Underlining that Bangladesh readymade garment sector needs to speed-up recovery from the impacts of coronavirus pandemic while also improve sustainability and global competitiveness, the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Embassy of Denmark in Bangladesh and PUMA have renewed their commitment for IFC’s partnership for Cleaner Textile (PaCT II) programme to support decarbonisation of the apparel industry of the country (Bangladesh).
Media reports maintained this adding, Danish Ambassador to Bangladesh Winnie Estrup Petersen has maintained, “The latest UN IPCC report on climate change has reminded us once again to take climate action now to keep the global average temperature to well below 2°C,” while adding PaCT is supporting cleaner production and green growth in the RMG sector towards a sustainable Bangladesh, while Deputy Ambassador of the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Bangladesh, Paula Schindeler, reiterated that the embassy is delighted to continue to assist Bangladesh’s RMG sector in its sustainability efforts and address efficient use of resources through the IFC-PaCT Programme even as Veronique Rochet, senior head of sustainability at PUMA, said, “At PUMA, we are committed to climate action in alignment with the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals and Science Based Target Initiative…,” while adding that Bangladesh is an important sourcing market for PUMA and the PaCT Programme helps the supplier factories to minimise their environmental impact and optimise their resource consumption.
Meanwhile, speaking to the media, Asia regional lead for manufacturing advisory of IFC, Tuyen Nguyen, said that IFC’s PaCT programme has already delivered impressive results even as further decarbonisation can, reportedly, contribute to a green recovery from the pandemic, create new jobs and ultimately help Bangladesh rebuild better.