Environmental Management System of Textile Industry in Bangladesh

The textile industries have become the backbone of the country's economy but it also possesses threats recently. There were several fire accidents in textile sector, which caused death of hundreds of workers and fires have become common incidents. The recent textile building collapse in Savar turned into a hot issue in Bangladesh as well as in the rest of the world due to its thousands of labour deaths. The question of safety and sustainability of the textile industries in Bangladesh arise for these incidents. Most of the factory owners do not follow the minimum safety regulations of the garments. Many regular foreign buyers of the readymade garment products have already declared not to have any deal with the country if they do not maintain its safety and proper environment. Moreover, most of the buyer companies demand more environment friendly products. To meet minimum environmental and social requirements with quantity, quality and price-cost requirements, large enterprises on the higher end of the value chain are increasingly putting pressure on small and medium enterprises.