Securing
Green
INFOGRAPHIC 1
May 2023
Transition of the
TEXTILE & READYMADE
GARMENTS SECTOR IN
BANGLADESH
WHAT MOTIVATES FACTORIES TO ATTAIN
GREEN BUILDING/PRODUCTION/PROCESS
CERTIFICATION
HOW FACTORIES
ARE ADOPTING
GREEN INITIATIVES
A SNAPSHOT
Factories with green building certificate
CPD carried out a nationwide survey which
covered owners and managers of 403 factories
in Bangladesh. Of these, 182 were RMG and
221 were textile factories. Additionally, a total
of 4,541 workers and supervisors were
interviewed as part of this survey.
16.87%
56.47%
67.66%
Increased
Competitiveness
Self-Motivation
Factories that do not have any green building
certificate but want to obtain in the future
Self-Motivation
Marketing Strategy
Increased Competitiveness
RMG
43.53%
32.34%
SMALL & MEDIUM
17.5%
3.0%
15.3%
Sustainability Practice
Factories with green product/ material/
resources/production process certificate
Increased
Competitiveness
MICRO
WHETHER FACTORIES KNOW ABOUT
GREEN BUILDING CERTIFICATION?
80.7%
Marketing
Strategy
Buyer’s Requirement
83.13%
LARGE
Buyer’s
Requirement
Textile
SIZE AND TYPE OF SURVEYED FACTORIES
Sustainability
Practice
Marketing
Strategy
SelfMotivation
Buyer’s
Influence
Buyer’s
Requirement
Factories that want to obtain green product/
material/resources/production process
certificate in future
Self-Motivation
Increased Competitiveness
Marketing Strategy
Buyer’s Requirement
LARGE
SMALL & MEDIUM
MICRO
TOTAL
Buyer’s Influence
10.6%
8.9%
LARGE
SMALL & MEDIUM
MICRO
EMBEDDEDNESS OF GREEN POLICIES
WITHIN FACTORIES
26.1%
90.4%
DO FACTORY EMPLOYEES RECEIVE
GREEN-RELATED TRAINING?
TOTAL
MAJOR FACTORS INFLUENCING
FACTORIES’ GREEN INVESTMENT DECISIONS
WHETHER
OWNERS OR
MANAGERS HAVE
TRAINING OR DEGREE
RELATED TO
SUSTAINABILITY OR
GREEN PRACTICE
25.6% 26.8% 28.0%
factories’ strategic
objectives mention
environmental
sustainability issues
to prevent future
health and
environmental
damage
factories have
clear policies
promoting
environmental
sustainability or
awareness in all
functional areas
factories
identify
environmental
protection as its
corporate social
responsibility
GREEN INVESTMENT OUT OF TOTAL
INVESTMENT IN LAST FIVE YEARS
WHETHER ENVIRONMENTAL
SUSTAINABILITY HAS
BEEN SET AS A
STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE
WHETHER
ENEGY CONSERVATION
TARGETS HAVE
BEEN SET
Green
LARGE
FACTORIES
37.0%
SMALL & MEDIUM
FACTORIES
44.8%
MICRO
FACTORIES
54.0%
Investment
MAJOR AREAS OF GREEN INVESTMENT BY FACTORIES
ENERGY CONSERVATION TECHNOLOGY
AIR POLLUTION CONTROL TECHNOLOGY
RENEWABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGY
Energy
BUILDING LEVEL ENERGY METER
Water
Green
Transition of the
TEXTILE & READYMADE
GARMENTS SECTOR IN
BANGLADESH
DUST POLLUTION CONTROL TECHNOLOGY
SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT
BUILDING LEVEL WATER METER
Securing
Air
Waste
Management
Technology
WASTEWATER MANAGEMENT
FOR DETAILS
Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD)
House 40/C, Road 11 (new)
Dhanmondi, Dhaka-1209, Bangladesh
Telephone: (+88 02) 48118090, 55001185, 58156979
E-mail: info@cpd.org.bd
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