Global apparel buyers give priority to the environment-friendly LEED-certified green factories that also ensures smooth flow of work orders throughout the year.
"And flow of such all the year round work orders is more important than price as it offers long-term payback," Mirza Shams Mahmud Shakti, CEO of SM Sourcing, said on Monday.
He was speaking at a certificate awarding ceremony held in the city.
United States Green Building Council (USGBC) awarded SM Sourcing the LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environment Design) platinum certificate as the export-oriented garment factory located in Gazipur scored the world's highest 106 points out of 110.
Bangladesh has eventually turned into a major source of inspiration for many countries as the country is currently the global leader in setting green garment factories, Santanu Dutta Gupta, USGBC Faculty and Associate Director-Market Development from Green Building Council Institute (GBCI) in Dhaka said.
At present, Bangladesh has 209 USGBC LEED-certified green factories that include 79 platinum, 116 gold, 10 silver and rests are only green certified.
Bangladesh is also the leader in green garment factories as 54 out of the top 100 green and 18 of the top 20 LEED green factories are located here in the country.
Bangladesh's achievement in green building segment is not only well discussed on Southeast Asia and South Asia, but also in the Western world, Mr Gupta said while handing over the certificate to SM Sourcing.
With becoming the global champion in green garment factories, global buyers are now placing high volume of work orders here shifting from other countries, he noted.
"LEED is not just a certificate, it is the most effective business management system if we understand and follow. Benefits are very high and could not be ignored" Ananta Ahmed, International Green Building Expert, USGBC Faculty and the Principal LEED Consultant of 360 Total Solution Limited, said.
"If we understand LEED Green Building concepts in a factual way, the cost is not an issue and if we analyse the costs and benefits in a meaningful way, we will find that LEED green building cost is lower than regular buildings," he added.
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