Desk Report: Bangladesh based one of the sustainable ready made garments manufacturer and exporter, KDS IDR Ltd sister concern of KDS Group received the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Platinum Certificate from the US Green Building Council (USGBC).
The United States Green Building Council (USGBC) has recognized one more readymade garment factories in Bangladesh as green – raising the total number of environment-friendly establishments in the apparel sector to 187.
According to the BGMEA, the latest,KDS IDR LTD:
15 (P) – 16, Mohora I/A, Kalurghat, Chattogram, Bangladesh, 04209
Rating system: LEED O+M: Existing Buildingsv4.1 – LEED v4.1
Last certified on: February 01, 2023
Certification level: Platinum, Points: 84
KDS Group is one of the most renowned businesses and industrial conglomerates of Bangladesh, established in the port city of Chittagong but have now extended operations throughout the world.
Having established offices and agencies in Singapore, Hong Kong and the UK, with plans of expanding into the USA, the group thereby is paving the path into becoming a Bangladeshi based multinational.
Now Bangladesh has 50 top factories of the top 100 industrial projects of the world. Bangladesh is the global leader having the highest number of green garment buildings, where 63 are platinum rated, 110 gold rated, 10 silver, and four have no rating.
The country has been receiving the certificate since 2001. In the recently concluded year, 30+ RMG factories were recognized as LEED Certified.
The council honours factories based on several criteria – transformation performance, energy, water, and waste management. The best performers are rated with platinum, followed by gold and silver.
In this crisis moment, Bangladesh is the global leader in green factories having the highest number of green garment buildings. Due to the green buildings still, global buyers are very confident in our factory on sustainability said, Mohiuddin Rubel, Director, BGMEA.
