RMG NOTES
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?
Five strategies for garment exporters to navigate geopolitical risks
Bangladeshi garment makers can mitigate risk in an uncertain world with foresight, resilience, and agility.
EU supply chain law is both a threat and an opportunity
How will it impact Bangladesh’s garment manufacturers?
We need to know more about Shein’s $9 jeans
First, is any of this even ethical? Second, how is Shein retailing clothing so cheaply?
Time for fashion brands, retailers to rethink green strategies
Over the past two or three years, we have seen a huge backlash against sustainability marketing in the West.
Sustainability must equal financial viability
What is more important: being a successful, financially viable business, or being a sustainable business?
We need consensus on climate goals
Garment makers, governments, NGOs and fashion retailers all agree on one thing: carbon emissions in the clothing production must be reduced. Our industry is one of the world’s most emissions-intensive, and it is simply not sustainable in its current format.
Let’s capitalise on the booming RMG business
Two years ago, garment order books were empty as Covid broke out and shut down the main global markets for Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: A blueprint for sustainable supply chains
Everywhere I go I hear the same maxim: sustainability is the only word forward for the fashion industry.
For real change, listen to RMG suppliers
We’ve spent so many years going round in circles on various issues impacting garment supply chains.
Creative policies needed to support RMG makers
While Covid-19 has sent shock waves through the ready-made garment (RMG) supply chains that continue to reverberate, there is also a broader issue that needs more attention: sustainability.
PR is the missing link in RMG sector
“Publicity is absolutely critical. A good PR story is infinitely more effective than a front page ad.” This quote is from Sir Richard Branson,
Sustainability’s biggest sell? It’s profitable
Sustainability should not be a hard sell. And yet, in our industry, so many garment makers continue to look at it as a financial burden—a potential drain for their businesses.
We must all share the pain of rising prices
A host of challenges await garment makers as 2022 progresses.
For RMG, digitisation is the way to go
New developments in technology, robotics, automation and digitisation are something all garment manufacturers need to be mindful of. Knowledge, as they say, is power.
Don’t let labour shortage derail our RMG momentum
Our RMG industry has been characterised by the phrase “feast or famine” these last two years. After Covid-19 broke out in early 2020, clothing orders were extremely hard to come by for a period of time.
