Two more garment factories—Saadatia Sweaters Ltd in Dhaka’s Ashulia and Executive Greentex Ltd in Gazipur’s Sreepur—recently received LEED certification by the United States Green Building Council (USGBC), raising the total number of green factories in the country to 226, the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) said.
Bangladesh hosts 60 out of the top 100 highest rated LEED-factories across the world.
Two more—Saadatia Sweaters Ltd (Platinum) and Executive Greentex Ltd (Gold)—recently got the certification by the US Green Building Council, raising the number of such factories in the country to 226.
There are 89 Platinum and 123 Gold-certified factories in the country.
Saadatia Sweaters earned Platinum certification with a score of 91, while Executive Greentex earned Gold certification with 69. There are 89 Platinum and 123 Gold-certified factories in the country, domestic media outlets reported.
The council honours factories based on criteria like transformation performance and energy, water and waste management.
Fibre2Fashion News Desk (DS)
