Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) and Cascale have discussed collaboration to make garment industry sustainable.
Different codes of conduct from various buyers and multiple audits in garment factories not only waste time and money for factories but also complicate the audit process and hinder compliance.
To foster sustainability in the industry, it is crucial to establish unified codes of conduct and standardized protocols for factory audits.
In this context, a meeting was held between Colin Browne, CEO of Cascale (formerly the Sustainable Apparel Coalition), and leaders of the BGMEA. The objective was to collaborate on harmonizing protocols for developing and auditing unified codes of conduct within the apparel sector.
The meeting, held at the BGMEA Complex in Uttara on Monday was chaired by BGMEA President S. M. Mannan (Kochi) and attended by Vice President Abdullah Hill Rakib, Directors Ashikur Rahman (Tuhin), Shams Mahmud, Abrar Hossain Sayem, Md Mohiuddin Rubel, and Barrister Shehrin Salam Oishee.
Key topics of discussion included the necessity of formulating a unified code of conduct universally accepted for social and technical audits in the industry. BGMEA president S. M. Mannan (Kochi) urged Cascale to lead the effort in formulating a unified code of conduct that would benefit all stakeholders, including buyers, manufacturers, and workers worldwide.
