Mostafiz Uddin

Mostafiz Uddin

RMG NOTES

Mostafiz Uddin is the Managing Director of Denim Expert Limited. He is also the Founder and CEO of Bangladesh Denim Expo and Bangladesh Apparel Exchange (BAE). Email: [email protected]

Sustainability must equal financial viability

What is more important: being a successful, financially viable business, or being a sustainable business?

4d ago

A wake-up call for sustainable supply chains

How many times have we heard that customers will pay extra for more sustainable—recycled, in this case—products?

2w ago

Bangladesh’s Garment Industry: Future growth in a changing world

Bangladesh has emerged as a significant player in the global garment industry, securing its position as the second-largest garment exporter worldwide. The country’s remarkable journey from economic struggles to becoming a key player in the textile and apparel sector is a testament to its resilience and adaptability.

How garment manufacturers can cut costs

And while cost reduction is essential, it should not come at the expense of product quality.

Responsible investors can transform fashion supply chains

Fashion and textile supply chains stand to benefit greatly from the rise of the responsible investor.

Five ways to raise garment worker wages

Advocacy efforts in Bangladesh have been part of the national dialogue centring wages for several decades.

Why buyers shouldn’t worry about Bangladesh’s unrest

International buyers can rest assured they can place orders here with confidence.

Fashion needs to support suppliers for green transition

If it’s left to garment suppliers, the green transition will take decades.

September 18, 2023
September 18, 2023

Rich countries can gain a lot by helping Bangladesh

Climate change is worsening the situation and the financial and humanitarian costs brought by this calamity are racking up.

August 14, 2023
August 14, 2023

Time to look into carbon capture and credit

Carbon capture and storage involves capturing CO2 emissions from industrial processes or power plants and storing them underground.

July 16, 2023
July 16, 2023

Automation’s role in RMG production remains uncertain

There is no doubt that automation can be both a threat and an opportunity for our garment industry and its workers, depending on how it is implemented and managed.

June 15, 2023
June 15, 2023

The circular economy requires nurturing

Governments have the power to promote and support textile recycling initiatives in several ways.

May 28, 2023
May 28, 2023

Bangladesh must prepare for shorter production runs

We are not geared for such runs in the same way that some manufacturers in Europe are.

May 21, 2023
May 21, 2023

Environmental compliance may weed out smaller garment factories

Will we see an industry which has fewer and larger players?

May 8, 2023
May 8, 2023

The complicated issue of paying 'living wages'

Better wages cannot be introduced by any one actor alone.

April 9, 2023
April 9, 2023

For the RMG industry, being sustainable is easier said than done

What happens when you have done all that you can, but your emissions continue to go in the wrong direction?

March 26, 2023
March 26, 2023

Collaboration is in our collective interest

Without fashion retailers and their suppliers working together, our industry as a whole will continue to see emissions rising.

March 6, 2023
March 6, 2023

The economic case for renewable energy

It is time to reduce our dependence on fossil fuels altogether.

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