Apparel Online Bangladesh Magazine January Issue 2019 | Page 55

GREEN EFFORTS - 2018
Genesis Fashions Ltd.

Yet another sister concern of M & J Group, this
platinum-rated woven unit received certification on
September 26, 2016.
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February 2018
Remi Holdings Ltd.

Having started operations in August 2015, this
platinum-rated unit of Bitopi Group is located in
Adamjee EPZ, Naryanganj.
Four leading garment manufacturers of Bangladesh –
Hams Garments, Mohammadi Group, Pioneer Knitwears
and Texeurop – have signed an MoU with the United
Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) to join its Better
Business for Children initiative.
SQ Birichina Ltd.

Four leading RMG companies
join UNICEF initiative for
children
Established in 2008, SQ Birichina Ltd. or Birichina,
which means ‘naughty’ in Italian, offers highly
distinguished intimatewear applying latest technology
like seam-free bonded products, ultrasonic laser cut
application with exquisite quality and design.
SQz ColBlanc Limited
Yet another part of the SQ Group, ColBlanc’s factory
is located in Mymensingh’s Valuka. It is a woven unit
producing quality garments with a capacity of 1.8
million units per month.
SQ Celsius Ltd.

This was the foundation business of SQ Group and
still forms its core business. Celsius currently operates
1,200 semi-auto and manual knitting machines,
producing about 4,50,000 pieces of apparel items
per month.
“We are delighted to welcome you to our Better Business for
Children programme. Now, you have become part of a group of
business pioneers in Bangladesh and around the world who see
their role in society in a broader way…”
Edouard Beigbeder Representative, UNICEF Bangladesh
Envoy Textiles Ltd.

Owned by Envoy Group, a 40-business enterprise-
owning company with an annual turnover of
US $ 400 million and a workforce of approximately
21,000, Envoy Textiles Ltd. received platinum
certification on March 31, 2016. Its prime product
is denim.
Vintage Denim Studio Ltd.

Owned by ABA Group, Vintage Denim Studio is
located in Pabna’s Pakshy and was platinum certified
on May 30, 2012.
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Bangladesh's factories will be
compliant by 2018: BGMEA
Bangladesh’s apparel factories will be fully compliant by
mid-2018, apparel makers say; hoping to drive out the
need for third-party compliance monitoring agencies like
Accord and Alliance.
“Hopefully, by May 2018, we will not need Accord and Alliance
any longer, because all our factories will be compliant by then…”
Mohammed Nasir Vice-President, BGMEA
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