30 institutions to get ‘Green Factory Award’ marking Mujib Year

A total of 30 institutions from six sectors will be given the ‘Green Factory Award’ this year for the first time, commemorating the birth centenary of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is expected to handover the award as the chief guest at a function on December 8, said an official handout on Monday.

The Ministry of Labour and Employment has introduced the ‘Green Factory Award, 2020’ aiming at building Bangabandhu’s ‘Sonar Bangla’ and encouraging the local industrial institutions for competitive participation in the global arena.

From this year, the award will be given every year, the handout said, adding that under the policy formulated for the award, 30 institutions from six sectors have been selected considering some criteria related to labour quality such as essential compliance, environmental compliance, institutional compliance and innovative activities.

The institutions are 15 factories from garment sector, three institutions from food processing sector, and four from tea industry sector, two from leather industry sector, three from plastic sector and three from pharmaceutical industry sector.

The 15 garment factories are Remi Holdings Limited, Tarasima Apparels Limited, Plummy Fashions Limited, Mithela Textile Industries Limited, Vintage Denim Studio Limited, AR Jeans Producer Limited, Karooni Knit Composite Limited, Designer Fashion Limited, Kenpark Bangladesh Apparel Private Limited (Kenpark Unit 2), Green Textile Limited (Unit-3), Four H Dyeing and Printing Limited, Wisdom Attires Limited, Mahmuda Attires Limited, Snowtex Outerwear Limited and Auko-Tex Limited.

The institutions from food processing sector are Habiganj Agro Limited, Akij Food and Beverage Limited and Ifad Multi Products Limited.

Four institutions from tea industry sector are Gazipur Cha Bagan (Gazipur tea garden), Laskarpur Cha Bagan (Laskarpur tea garden), Jagchara Tea Factory and Neptune Cha Bagan (Neptune tea garden).

Two factories from leather industry sector are Apex Footwear Limited and Edison Footwear Limited.

Three institutions from plastic sector are Banga Building Materials Limited, Allplast Bangladesh Limited and Durable Plastic Limited. Three institutions from pharmaceutical industry are Square Pharmaceuticals Limited, Beximco Pharmaceuticals Limited and Incepta Pharmaceuticals Limited.