Bangladesh’s Top Regulators Just Said the Quiet Part Out Loud: Learn ESG Reporting Now
At a recent seminar in Dhaka, leaders from the stock exchange, the central bank, and the accounting profession delivered the same blunt message from four different podiums: sustainability reporting is no longer optional, and most companies aren’t ready for it. When regulators start speaking with one voice, it usually means the deadline is closer than it looks.
Shipbreaking Deaths Nearly Tripled This Year. But Some Yards Just Proved There’s a Better Way
A new half-yearly report shows workplace deaths in Bangladesh’s shipbreaking industry rose sharply in the first six months of 2026, nearly triple the fatalities recorded in the same period last year. The causes are almost entirely preventable, and a growing number of certified yards are already proving the fix is possible.
Bangladesh’s Garment Industry Needs $6.6 Billion by 2030, Nobody’s Written the Check Yet
A new industry analysis puts a hard number on Bangladesh’s green transition: $6.6 billion needed to cut RMG sector emissions in half by 2030. Rising energy costs, tightening buyer standards, and a widening compliance gap are turning sustainability from a nice-to-have into a survival requirement but the financing to get there still isn’t flowing at scale.
Bangladesh Could Qualify for GSP+ and Still Lose Duty-Free Access to Europe
Brussels has just rewritten the rulebook that will decide whether Bangladesh’s garment industry keeps tariff-free access to its biggest market after LDC graduation. The twist: even meeting every requirement for the EU’s preferential GSP+ scheme may not be enough — a single statistical threshold could push apparel exports back to full tariffs anyway. For an industry that sends more than half its exports to Europe, understanding the fine print has never mattered more.