The USGBC or the United States Green Building Council has recently recognised two more apparel manufacturing units of Bangladesh as green, thereby raising the total number of environment-friendly units in the country’s readymade garment sector to 155.
AM Design Limited has received Gold rating, while Sharmin Apparels and Sharmin Fashions Limited were rated with Platinum, claimed reports adding the BGMEA has informed the media about the achievement while underlining the factories received the LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certificates from the USGBC on 12 December 2021.
It may be mentioned here that worldwide Bangladesh has the highest number of green garment buildings even if many more are, reportedly, in the process of achieving LEED certification.