Midland Bank PLC concluded a training workshop titled ‘Capacity Building of Textile and Apparel Businesses in Bangladesh under the Green Supply Chain Transition Programme’ at Hotel Bengal Blueberry, Gulshan – 2, Dhaka on Thursday.
The two-day event was supported by Global Supply Chain Support Fund, a joint initiative of Aavishkaar Capital, India and KfW, a German Development Bank.
Compliance officials of different Textile and Apparel clients of the Bank participated in the workshop conducted by Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) experts of Intellecap and Circular Apparel Innovation Factory (CAIF), an Intellecap initiative.
The workshop focused on environmental and social compliance, evolving brand requirements in the EU and the USA and reporting expectations under frameworks like the GRI and SBTi.
‘At Intellecap’s Circular Apparel Innovation Factory, we believe the future of Bangladesh’s textile industry lies in embracing circularity and sustainability.’ said AFM Shahed, principal, Intellecap.
The managing director and CEO of Midland Bank, Md Ahsan-uz Zaman, said, the future of the clothing and garment sector is not just about fashion—it’s about responsibility, transparency, and transformation.’
Md Zahid Hossain, deputy managing director; Mohd Javed Tarek Khan, head of institutional banking division; Khondkar Towfique Hossain, head of international division and NRB; Maruf Haider, executive vice president, Institutional Banking Division and Sushanta Sekhar Deb, head of treasury and market risk (front) and other officials of Midland Bank PLC were also present in the inaugural session.
‘This collaboration between Aavishkaar’s Global Supply Chain Support Fund, Intellecap, and Midland Bank is a timely step toward strengthening the ESG readiness of Bangladesh’s textile suppliers,’ said Abhishek Mittal, Partner -Credit, Aavishkaar Capital.
AFM Shahed, county manager, Intellecap; Dhiman Halder, manager, Intellecap; Hasan Monir, senior consultant, Engineering Resources International (ERI) Ltd.; Bayazid Bustami, senior manager, Engineering Resources International Ltd were present to organize the event and facilitate different sessions.
Sowmya Suryanarayanan, director, impact and ESG, Aavishkaar Capital and Siddharth Lulla, partner, business consulting and research, Intellecap Advisory Services Pvt Ltd, were also present to facilitate sessions virtually.
