Sustainable Manufacturing and Environmental Pollution Programme

South Asia

Improving environmental and social conditions in the Tannery Industrial Estate in Savar, Bangladesh

The tanneries sector is critical to Bangladesh’s economy, but the industry has many environmentally destructive practices, such as the dumping of toxic waste into water sources, that lead to detrimental environmental and health impacts. The Ethical Trading Initiative, and consortium partners, are aiming to address these challenges by working with 40 tanneries in the Savar Tannery Estate to mainstream environmental and human health considerations into their operations.

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Pakistan Leather Sector: Traceability, Cleaner Production and Circularity

The project aims at addressing pollution and human impacts associated with Pakistan leather sector by enhancing the manufacturing process and  building capacity of public sector and value chain players through a three-pronged approach. It includes the development of a digital traceability toolkit, creating circular products from waste and decreasing pollution in wastewater by utilising enzymes.

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Zero Liquid Discharge installation for purifying and reusing up to 95% of textile wastewater at key Bangladesh suppliers

This project aims to create a business case for sustainable practices in Bangladesh’s RMG/Textile factories. By showcasing innovative technologies, including a modular Zero Liquid Discharge (ZLD) system, the initiative will demonstrate technical viability and pilot a 1% surcharge business model.

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Optimising a textile manufacturing facility as demonstration site to reuse water and enhance wastewater management

The textile industry faces environmental challenges such as excessive water consumption and wastewater pollution. Bangladesh’s textile manufacturing industry has announced sustainability goals, including reducing its blue water footprint and meeting wastewater guidelines. This project aims to showcase that this goal can be realised and address social and environmental water impacts in textile manufacturing.

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Reverse Resources – using data to revolutionise textile waste management and recycling

Reverse Resources provides a digital traceability solution to the current mismanagement of textile waste through tracing the waste and connecting it with textile-2-textile recyclers. The platform furthermore enables real-time data and statistics of waste flows to encourage evidence-based decision making and to support the growth of this new market.

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