Bangladesh home to half of top green factories

Top rating: A man counts taka banknotes on the streets of Dhaka. With the Leed initiatives, Bangladesh’s garment sector has taken to doing business in line with global environmental and safety standards. — Bloomberg

DHAKA: Bangladesh is home to half of the top 100 green industrial units worldwide, with KDS IDR Ltd, a garment factory in Kalurghat, receiving platinum certification from the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (Leed) programme.

Platinum certification is the highest category in the ranking system, with gold coming in second and silver coming in third.There is also a fourth category for industrial units that just meet the minimum requirements.