Bangladesh has 152 LEED-certified Green factories.

Of these, 44 are platinum-rated, 94 gold-rated and 10 are silver-rated.

A total of 15 readymade garment factories have been privileged with the Green Factory Award in respect of their determination and contribution to saving the environment and creating occupation.

Bangladesh, the second largest readymade garment exporter in the world, has taken a leading position in sustainable green industrialisation with the world’s several top ranked green factories.Indonesia is the second largest, with 40 green factories, followed by India with 30 and Sri Lanka with ten.After independence in 1971, Bangladesh was held up as an example of a failed state. People were used to thinking of the Bangladesh readymade garment industry as a place of forced labor, child labor and small factories.In recent years a silent revolution has taken place in the garment industry of Bangladesh. In South Asia, Bangladesh has taken the lead in green initiatives. The world’s highest rated LEED platinum denim factory, knit factory, washing plant and textile mill all are situated in Bangladesh.

It’s hoped that about ten per cent of the total readymade garment sector in the next decade will use green technology.Bangladesh’s readymade garment sector is a 28 billion dollar industry.