The Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) and Spain-headquartered IVY Decarb Marketplace SL recently signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to strengthen collaboration on industrial decarbonisation, productivity improvement and sustainable machinery transition in Bangladesh’s textile and garment sector.

The MoU was signed by BGMEA vice president Vidiya Amrit Khan and Jose Manuel Caballero, managing director of the company.

BGMEA and Spain-headquartered IVY Decarb Marketplace SL have signed an MoU to strengthen collaboration on industrial decarbonisation, productivity improvement and sustainable machinery transition in Bangladesh’s textile and garment sector.
Both sides will work to introduce decarbonisation methodologies to BGMEA members, and support the sector in exploring advanced, energy-efficient industrial machinery.

Under the collaboration, both sides will jointly work to introduce decarbonisation methodologies to BGMEA member factories, and support the sector in exploring advanced, energy-efficient industrial machinery, BGMEA said in a Facebook post.

The partnership will also focus on validating and strengthening IVY Decarb’s methodology for measuring productivity and sustainability impacts from textile machinery replacement.

Through this collaboration, BGMEA aims at supporting its member factories in accessing knowledge, tools and practical pathways for machinery modernisation, improved efficiency and measurable climate impact.

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