‘A Pathway to Managing Private Sector Impact on Bangladesh’s National Priority Indicators and Sustai

The collaboration between GRI South Asia, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exports Association (BGMEA) explores in great detail the impact of the readymade garments (RMG) sector on the National Priority Indicators (NPIs), established by the Government of Bangladesh, and the SDGs which comes from businesses’ sustainability reporting. [...] In collaboration with the Government and development partners, BGMEA has been implementing skills development training in dierent parts of the country, especially in the most disadvantaged areas, to enable an inclusive approach to skills development and a diverse work force in garment 10 To tailor SDGs to the needs of Bangladesh and ensure a concrete approach to the achievement of their targets, o. [...] Furthermore, while WHY factories look at their individual company data, to understand and communicate the value added of the industry to the achievement of NPIs and SDG targets, it is key to both translate sustainability reporting data into the language of NPIs and SDG and consolidate the data from multiple companies in order to understand industry trends and contributions. [...] It is important that the aggregated sustainability data of the sector is communicated to the Government, buyers and other stakeholders, demonstrating the overall contribution by the industry and it is also important for understanding how the nancial drivers behind sustainability could be further stimulated to generate both better business performance and stronger NPIs and SDGs achievements. [...] Management Approach For The Social Aspects The management of social aspects is driven by the Social Compliance policy as required by the Labor Law 2006 and its amendment in 2019, the Company Code of Conduct (CoC) and the Buyer Code of Conduct, and is led by the Human Resources and Compliance Department.