RMG NOTES
We must stop the infighting to retain buyers
To maintain its position as a global leader in the garment industry, Bangladesh must prioritise unity and stability.
It’s time to look forward with our fashion partners
We need to look at what the business community needs from our state and non-state institutions.
How our RMG industry empowered women
The RMG industry has provided lakhs of women, with their first formal employment opportunities.
Opinion / Bangladesh on the renewable energy race track
A country’s energy mix may even one day override all other issues given the climate crisis we face.
Why are gas prices so volatile?
The invasion of Ukraine by Russia in 2022 had significant implications for the global gas supply chain, and caused what many termed a gas crisis. The reduction in supply led to a dramatic rise in gas prices globally. .Indeed, gas prices in Europe reached unprecedented levels, impacting ene
To cut CO2 emissions, let’s tackle over-production
We live in a world where approximately 9.2 percent of the global population lives on less than $2.15 per day according to figures from 2019.
SBTi debate has major implications for RMG suppliers
The carbon offsetting schemes that have been discredited in the past could be improved
How fashion is future-proofing by investing in technology
Are fashion brands becoming more than retailers of clothing?
What does the second wave of Covid-19 mean for the apparel industry?
During the past few months, I had worked on a documentary for the BBC which looks at the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the apparel industry of Bangladesh.
Circular economy is here to stay, so embrace it!
In the past 12 months, we have seen overwhelming commitments made by the global apparel industry towards circular economy and making fashion circular.
A crisis like no other: But what have we learned?
We are still here and still fighting, even though the past few months have been tough. Myself, and many of my contemporaries running garment factories in Bangladesh are well qualified, experienced, we have the training and we have the knowledge. But absolutely nothing could have prepared us for the past few months.
Putting consumers at the centre of green buying
In the discussions around climate impacts and business, a missing link is often the consumer.
For a better planet, we must all do our part
One of my favourite quotes goes something like this: “The world will not be destroyed by those who do evil but by those who watch them without doing anything.” The quote is by Albert Einstein and was made with reference to how easy it is for tyrannical leaders to take power and wreak havoc.
Bangladesh must be in the premier league of a new apparel industry
A new study by the International Labour Organisation (ILO) suggests that the impact of the coronavirus pandemic will be deep and long-lasting.
Small can be beautiful in a post-Covid world
The huge changes we are seeing in the global apparel industry right now are bewildering and unsettling for many of us. A tsunami has swept through the Bangladesh apparel sector and it is hard to believe that things will ever be quite the same again in our industry.
Climate change is the real challenge, not coronavirus
The coronavirus pandemic has wreaked havoc within the global apparel industry and its supply chains and continues to have a devastating impact on sourcing hubs such as our own.
Supplier crisis shows why retailer bankruptcy laws need reform
Running a business is a hard slog. It involves long hours, lots of stress, lots of responsibility and rarely a time to switch off and relax. I am not complaining—that is the life I have chosen, and I feel blessed I have been given the privilege to run my own company.
Harnessing the power of partnerships
One of the most disappointing aspects of the Covid-19 crisis, which has done so much damage to our industry, was with regard to some of the emails and letters businesses received from their apparel brand customers.