Today, Bangladesh has the highest number of eco-friendly factories among the world's garment exporting countries, according to the BGMEA. GOING GREEN At Snowtex Group's pair of LEED-platinum-certified factories about 25 km west of Dhaka, workers now enjoy grounds set with a water-storing pond, nutritionist-approved free lunches, salaries paid online and well-ventilated factory floors. "We ensure the safety and security of workers," said S.M. Khaled, managing director of the firm, which sells to brands such as Colombia, Decathlon and C&A and has 19,000 workers and an annual turnover of $250 million.
Bangladesh now not only has the most green garment factories but yesterday also became home to a textile factory which scored the highest rating of United States Green Building Council.