Workshop on 'Capacity Building of Textile Businesses'

Midland Bank PLC organised a training workshop titled 'Capacity Building of Textile and Apparel Businesses in Bangladesh under the Green Supply Chain Transition Programme' at a hotel in Dhaka on Wednesday.

The event was supported by Global Supply Chain Support Fund, a joint initiative of Aavishkaar Capital, India, and KfW, a German Development Bank, says a statement.

Compliance officials of different Textile and Apparel clients of the bank participated in the workshop conducted by Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) experts of Intellecap and Circular Apparel Innovation Factory (CAIF), an Intellecap initiative.

The workshop focused on environmental and social compliance, evolving brand requirements in the EU and the USA and reporting expectations under frameworks like the GRI and SBTi.

"At Intellecap's Circular Apparel Innovation Factory, we believe the future of Bangladesh's textile industry lies in embracing circularity and sustainability. Our partnership with Midland Bank PLC will equip suppliers with the tools to meet global brand expectations, adopt practical decarbonisation solutions, and build competitive, future-ready supply chains." said AFM Shahed, Principal, Intellecap.

Managing Director & CEO of Midland Bank Md. Ahsan-uz Zaman addressed the participants. He said the future of the clothing and garment sector is not just about fashion -- it's about responsibility, transparency, and transformation. Therefore, it is high time to invest in clean technologies and efficient systems, ensure fair, ethical labour conditions across our factories and embrace global standards like GRI and SBTi -- not as a burden, but as a roadmap to a sustainable and competitive future.

Md. Zahid Hossain, Deputy Managing Director; Mohd. Javed Tarek Khan, Head of Institutional Banking Division; Khondkar Towfique Hossain, Head of International Division & NRB; Maruf Haider, Executive Vice President, Institutional Banking Division and Sushanta Sekhar Deb, Head of Treasury & Market Risk (Front) and other officials of Midland Bank PLC. were also present at the inaugural session.