Chemical Supplier Engagement Event: 1st of March 2023 in Dhaka, Bangladesh

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Details

  • Date: 1st of March 2023, 3:00pm - 5:30pm

  • Location: Dhaka Regency Hotel & Resort in Dhaka, Bangladesh

  • Audience: Chemical suppliers with customers from the textile and fashion industry.

 

Register for the event (it’s free of charge!)

  • This is a live event. Online participation will NOT be possible. Prior registration of each  participant is mandatory.

  • For local questions, get in touch with Mr. Monjurul Hoque (+ 880 1777792449) or Mr. Abuhasib Md. Abdullah (+880 1777719107) from TÜV Rheinland

Event Description

All stakeholders involved in producing textiles and fashion – from chemical suppliers, manufacturers to the brands and retailers – are facing higher expectations and stricter legislation for more transparent and sustainable use of chemical products. Chemical suppliers are invited to participate in this "Engagement Event" in Dhaka to jointly discuss the challenges and opportunities these industry developments present specifically for chemical suppliers. Based on an existing partnership, the event is jointly organized by the GIZ and GoBlu: During the first part, industry experts will share their insights on how chemical suppliers can collaborate with other stakeholder groups to accelerate a transparent use of sustainable chemistry. An open exchange among all participants to discuss possible synergies and opportunities will follow in the second half of the event.

Agenda

Please find below the agenda of the event. Scroll further down to find more detailed information on the speakers, guests of honor and panelists.

Time Agenda Point Speaker
3:00pm Registration
3:30pm                     Welcome and introduction of a local develoPPP project - Digital chemical management as a means to achieving a more sustainable and transparent use of chemical products                                       Mohammad Omar Faruq (GIZ)
3:45pm Requirements from global brands on transparency and sustainable chemistry Kazy Mohammad Iqbal Hossain (Lindex HK Ltd.)
4:00pm Connecting the industry: Utilizing digital tools to jointly fulfill requirements and drive transparency Lars Doemer (GoBlu International Ltd.)
4:15pm Fulfilling market expectations and profiting from greater transparency – experiences from a chemical supplier tbc
4:30pm Open exchange: challenges, experiences and opportunities

Speakers

Kazy Mohammad Iqbal Hossain

South Asia Regional Sustainability Manager, Lindex

Lars Doemer

Managing Director, GoBlu International Ltd

Mohammad Omar Faruq

Sr. Advisor Chemical management, GIZ, Bangladesh

  • Speaker | Kazy Mohammad Iqbal Hossain is a competent sustainability professionals with more than 18 years industry experience. He has been working as South Asia Regional Sustainability Manager for Lindex since 2016. In his current role, Mr. Hossain is responsible for driving Lindex sustainability agenda throughout its supply chain located at Bangladesh, India, Pakistan and Srilanka. He is also one of the key contributors within the company for developing strategy, roadmap and policy on boarder sustainability. Mr. Hossain is a Water Resources Engineer by profession and has deep expertise on chemical management, industrial wastewater treatment, energy and climate change.

  • Speaker | Lars Doemer has more than 20 years’ international experience in the fashion and textile industry, working with different brands, retailers and organizations in Hong Kong and Europe. He was involved in several cleaner production programs and took the lead for ZDHC roadmap implementation. As a co-founder of GoBlu, he developed The BHive, one of the leading digital chemical management platforms in the industry.

  • Speaker | Sr. Advisor - Chemical management at GIZ, Bangladesh. He is a pioneer in chemical management for manufacturing industries in Bangladesh, and a crucial contributor to the GIZ Toolkit on resource-efficient management of chemicals in textile and leather sector. Omar Faruq has been responsible for implementing several sustainable chemical and environmental management projects in textile sector for Deutsche Gesellschaft fuer Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH. He is a chemical engineer and holds Master in Environmental Science and Management.