SUSTAINABLEAPPAREL FORUM 2019 ENABLING SUSTAINABILITY THORUGH POLICY AND LEADERSHIP

5 T H N OV E M B E R 2 0 1 9(SIDE EVENTS ON 4TH & 6TH NOVEMBER)

INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION CITY BASHUNDHARA, DHAKA

AGENDA

This conference will bring the RMG sector together to shape a more sustainable future for apparel industry. Join industry leaders, government o�cials, and experts for an interactive oppurtunity and experience on 5th November, 2019

Prior to the main conference, the Kingdom of the Netherlands Embassy, Bangladesh and the Sweden Embassy in Bangladesh will co-host two roundtable discussion in collaboration with Bangladesh Apparel Exchange (BAE) & in association with BGMEA on 4th November, 2019.

And on its final day Bangladesh Apparel Exchnage will organize the Green Factory Tour on 6th November.

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Venue: Hall 3 - Rajdarshan Hall , International Convention City Bashundhara ( ICCB), Dhaka.

09:00 AM - 09:30 AMRegistration

09:30 AM - 10:00 AMOpening PlenaryAll attendees are welcome to join the welcome notes of the Sustainable Apparel Forum 2019.

Chief Guest: Md. Atiqul Islam Honorable Mayor, Dhaka North City Corportaion (DNCC) & Former President, BGMEA

Guest of Honor: Md. Shahriar Alam, MP. Honorable State Minister, Ministry of Foreign A�airs, Govt. of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh

Special Guests: H. E. Benoit Préfonatine High Commissioner, High Commission of CANADA, Bangladesh

Md. Mohiuddin Rubel Director, BGMEA; Managing Director, Bangladesh Apparel Exchange (BAE)

Pierre Börjesson Head of Sustainabil ity - Global Production, H&M Group

Sheikh Fazle Fahim President, Federation of Bangladesh Chamber of Commerce & Industries (FBCCI)

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10:15 AM - 11:00 AM

Plenary Session 01 - Human: Redefining Industrial Relation in Bangladesh RMG Indus-try for Sustainable Growth.Discussion in this session will focus on redefining industrial relations with a view to ensure sustainable growth of the industry & facil itating action towards turning the exemplary good practices into common ones. This session will also provide manufacturers insights into redesigning human resource management practices so that we can develop mid-level & lower-level ski l led workforce that wi l l ensure decent work environment & sustainable development of the industry.

Moderated by: Tuomo Poutiainen, Country Director, Interntaional Labour Organization (ILO). Prof. Mohammad Abdul Momen, Director, BGMEA & Pride Group. Nazma Akter, President, Sommilito Garments Sramik Federation & Executive Director, Awaj Foundation. Peter McAll ister, Executive Director, Ethical Trading Initiative (ETI) . H. E. Winnie Estrup Petersen, Ambassador, Embassy of Denmark, Bangladesh

11:10 AM - 11:25 AMPresentation 01: Driving Sustainable Change in the Bangladesh Garment Industry.

11:30 AM - 11:45 AMTea / Co�ee Break

This session would try to analyze whether standardizat ion of transparency is possible in cross-country sett ings? How level playing field can be ensured from transparency perspective in global apparel supply chain? How technology can play support ing role in col lect ing, analysing & comparing data so that al l the competit ive ent it ies come under same transparency scrut iny.

Moderated by: Andrew Olah, Owner / CEO, Olah Inc. & Founder, Kingpins Show. Amol Mehra, Managing Director - North America, The Freedom Fund. Han Bekke, Chairman, MODINT & President, International Apparel Federation (IAF). Reaz Uddin Al Mamoon, Managing Director, Epyll ion Group. Sabine KÜhnl, Editor-in-Chief, Sportswear International. Sharif Zahir, Director, BGMEA & Managing Director, Ananta Group.

11:50 AM - 12:35 PM

Plenary Session 02 - Transparency: Emphasizing on Globally Standardized Transparency Reporting.

Anne-Laure Henry-Gréard, Country Programme Manager, Better Work Bangladesh.

12:45 PM - 01:00 PMPresentation 02 - Global Collaboration for Sustainable Manufacturing.

An Zhou, Sr. Technical Director, Apparel Impact Institute.Bryant LaPres, Program Director, Apparel Impact Institute.

01:00 PM - 01:45 PMLunch Break

02:00 PM - 02:45 PMPlenary Session 03 - Water : Can Water Conservation be Business factor for Bangladesh RMG Industry?This session wi l l help industr ial ists to get a guidel ine on developing their own plan to scale up water conservation in it iat ives at factory level over a certain per iod of t ime. Entrepreneurs would also understand the importance of report ing of their factory’s water conservation status. Government policy makers would get guideline for developing their roadmap for helping RMG industry to get more water e�cient.

Moderated by: Asif Ibrahim, Director, BGMEA & Vice Chairman, NEWAGE Group. Anshul Chawla, Country Manager - India & Bangladesh, Sweden Texti le Water Initiative(STWI) H. E. Charlotta Schlyter, Ambassador, Embassy of Sweden in Bangladesh Faruque Hassan, Honorary Consul General, Consulate of Greece in Dhaka, Bangladesh & President, Dutch Bangla Chamber of Commerce (DBCCI). Kiran Gokathoti, Sustainability Manager - Bangladesh, H&M Md. Fazlul Hoque, Managing Director, Plummy Fashions Limited.

02:55 PM - 03:10 PMPresentation 03 - Sustainability Reporting: A Driver for Sustainable Economic Growth?Carol ine Freidrich, Consultant, GFA / GIZ.

This session wil l analyze the trends of purchasing practices in operation in Bangladesh, impact of the such practices on the sustainabil ity of the industry & labor r ights situation in Bangladesh. The session would also describe how good purchasing practices can benefit both apparel manufacturers & apparel purchasing counterparts.

Moderated by: Jil l Tucker, Head of Labour Rights, C&A Foundation Fiona Gooch, Senior Policy Adviser, Traidcraft Exchange, UK. Dr. Frank Ho�er, Executive Director, ACT (Action , Collaboration, Transformation). Jef Winterman, Coordinator, Dutch Agreement on Sustainable Garments & Textile (ATG). Koen Oosterom, Country Manager - Bangladesh & Myanmar, Fair Wear Foundation (FWF) Miran Ali ,Director, BGMEA & Managing Director, Remi Holdings Ltd. Shwapna Bhowmick, Country Manager, M&S.

03:15 PM - 04:00 PMPlenary Session 04 - Purchasing Practice and their Impact on Suppliers.

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04:10 PM - 04:25 PMPresentation 04 - Responsible Manufacturing through Sustainable Chemical Management.Prasad Pant, South Asia Director, ZDHC Foundation.

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04:30 PM - 04:45 PM

Presentation 05 - Higg Index, the Solution in Your Sustainability Journey.Dhawal Mane, Senior Manager - Training & Verification, Sustainable Apparel Coalit ion.

04:50 PM - 05:05 PMTea / Co�ee Break

05:10 PM - 05:25 PM

Presentation 06 - Materials in Apparel Supply Chain: Waste or Business opportunity.

05:25 PM - 06:10 PMPlenary Session 05 - Delivering Fashion of the Future: What Roles for Government, Brands & Supplier Towards Ambitious Climate Action?This session wil l focus on Bangladesh Apparel Industries prepardness of acheiving the goals stated in the The Fashion Industry Charter for Climate Action. Experts at the session wil l explore the readiness and capacity of governments, manufacturers and brands active in Bangladesh to respond to the needs of decarbonization and adaptation including the positive role that these actors can play to address existing challenges.

Moderated by: Jens Radschinski, Head of Regional Collaboration Centre (RCC) for Asia Pacific,UNFCCC Abul Kalam Azad, Principal Coordinator (SDGs), Prime Minister‘s O�ce. Pierre Börjesson, Head of Sustainabil ity - Global Production, H&M Group. René Van Berkel, O�cer in Charge / UNIDO Representative, United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). Dr. Rubana Huq, President, Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers’ and Exporters’ Association (BGMEA). Dr. Tawfiq-e-Elahy Chowdhury, Bir Bikrom, Energy Adviser to the Hon’ble Prime Minister, Prime Minister’s O�ce.

06:10 PM - 06:25 PMPresentation 07 - Financing the Implementation of Sustainable and Circular Production Technologies

Dr. Abbas Uddin Shiyak, Assistant Professor, Bangladesh University of Texti les (BUTEX).

Tanvi Karambelkar, Investment Manager, Good Fashion Fund.

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06:40 PM - 07:15 PM

Closing Remarks

All attendees are welcome to join the closing speech of Sustainable Apparel Forum 2019.

Chief Guest: Tipu Munshi, MP. Honorable Commerce Minister, Min istry of Commerce, Government of the Peoples’ Republ ic of Bangladesh.

Special Guests: Dr. Rubana Huq President, Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers’ and Exporters’ Association (BGMEA).

H. E. H. G. J. Harry Verweij Ambassador, Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Bangladesh.

Ziaur Rahman Regional Country Manager Production (Bangladesh, Pakistan and Ethiopia), H&M.

06:25 PM - 06:40 PMPresentation 08 - What is Next for Sustainable and Green Bangladesh?Gopalakrishnan Padmanabhan, Managing Director, APAC, ME, GBCI.

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Venue: Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Bangladesh.

Venue: Hall 3 - Rajdarshan Hall , International Convention City Bashundhara ( ICCB), Dhaka.

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Roundtable 01 - The impact of Purchasing Practices on Working Conditions in the Garment Sector.

Join us on the discussion on Purchasing Practice, at the Kingdom of the Netherlands Embassy. Brands can and should balance the twin goals of responding to consumer demands and protecting workers rights in factories that produce for them. This can only happen if they invest in a variety of human rights due dil igence tools also needed to monitor and rectify their sourcing, purchasing and adopt key industry good practices.

Host: Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Bangladesh.

Discussion will be followed by Lunch organized by the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Bangladesh.

10:00 AM - 05:00 PM

Higg Index Manufacturer Forums 2019.

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08:00 AM

Green Factory Tour

Venue: Factories Nearby Industrial Areas of Dhaka, Bangladesh

To let di�erent interest groups including buyers, sustainabil ity advocates experience the challenges, achievements of Bangladesh apparel industry in achieving sustainabil-ity, Bangladesh Apparel Exchange wil l organize Green Factory Tour withinthe scope of our main event Sustainable Apparel Forum 2019. We welcome you al l to participate at the green factory tour & experience the real scenario of apparel manu-facturing in Bangladesh, its green achievements & challenges.

*Pre-registration required

Venue: Residence of H. E. Ambassador, Embassy of Sweden, Bangladesh.

06:00 PM - 08:00 PM

Roundtable 02 - Developing Actionable Roadmap for Water Conservation in Apparel & Textile Industry.

Join the roundtable discussion on Water Conservat ion, at the Sweden Embassy in Bangladesh. The major stakeholders of the industry needs to find act ionable roadmap so that Bangladesh apparel & texti le manufacturers can have more consolidated e�ort to develop their water conservat ion capabi l i t ies. In addit ion to that pol icy agenda of incentivizing apparel manufacturers to scale up their water e�ciency measures by developing favorable policy & infrastructure wil l be brought forward.

Host: Embassy of Sweden, Bangladesh.

Discussion wil l be followed by Dinner organized by the Sweden Embassy in Bangladesh.

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