BANGLADESH SECURES SPOT AS HOME TO THE MOST CERTIFIED GREEN APPAREL FACTORIES

Bangladesh is the first country to have 150 US Green Building Council (USGBC) Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certified green apparel factories. It is also the second top readymade garment (RMG) exporting country with the world’s highest number of green RMG factories. This sector comprises nearly 85% of the total exports and 11.2 % of the real GDP, which significantly impacts its socio-economic development and is eventually considered…