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The government is going to honour 30 firms with the Green Factory Award for their outstanding contribution to saving the environment and creating jobs.
The awards will be given in six categories to green factories in recognition of their efforts to keep carbon emissions low, tackle global warming and address the impact of climate change locally and globally, said the labour ministry yesterday.
The move comes as an increasing number of companies in Bangladesh are turning their factories into green production units.
Bangladesh is already the global leader with 150 green garment factories. Of them, 44 are platinum-rated, 93 gold-rated and nine are silver-rated.
Of the top 10 green garment factories, nine are in Bangladesh, which has brightened the image of the country.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is expected to hand over the awards to the winners on December 8 in Dhaka, marking the celebration of the birth centenary of the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, said the labour and employment ministry.
The ministry introduced the green award in 2020 to encourage more investment in the industrial sector while protecting the environment.
Of the recipients, 15 will be in the readymade garment category, four in the tea industry category, three each in the plastic, pharmaceuticals and food processing categories, and two in the leather and leather goods sector.
The garment factories are Remi Holdings, Tarasima Apparels, Plummy Fashions, Mithila Textiles Industries, Vintage Denim Studio, AR Jeans Producer, Karooni Knit Composite, Designer Fashion, Kenpark Bangladesh Apparel (Kenpark Unit 2), Green Textile (Unit -3), Four H Dyeing & Printing, Wisdom Attires, Mahmuda Attires, Snowtex Outwear, and Oeko-Tex.
The three food processing industries are Habiganj Agro, Akij Food & Beverage, and Ifad Multi Products.
The winners in the tea gardens category are Gazipur Tea Garden, Laskarpur Tea Garden, Jagchhara Tea Garden, and Neptune Tea Garden.
Apex Footwear and Edison Footwear are two companies that will be honoured in the leather sector category.
The three plastic industries are Bongo Building Materials, Allplast Bangladesh, and Durable Plastic.
Square Pharmaceuticals, Beximco Pharmaceuticals, and Incepta Pharmaceuticals will win the award in the pharmaceuticals category.
(TDS)
