Brandix factory in Bangladesh achieves eco- milestone

Fourteen months after it commenced commercial production, the Brandix Group's maiden venture in Bangladesh has received an 'Eco Factory Attribute' from Marks and Spencer (M&S), becoming the first apparel factory in that country to achieve this honour.

Brandix Casualwear Bangladesh Ltd., which operates a five-acre, 350,000 garments a month capacity plant at the Comilla Industrial Zone, scored 93 percent at the M&S Eco factory audit conducted recently.

M&S is supplied by about 50 factories in Bangladesh. To secure the M&S honour, the factory reduced energy consumption by 27 percent and its carbon footprint by an estimated 60 percent, achieved a 45 percent saving in potable water, recycles or re-uses 95 percent of its solid waste and complies with Global Sourcing Principles (GSP) ethical standards.