While Bangladesh’s textile industry is an important driver of the national economy, it is also a heavy consumer of water, and a major polluter of water bodies around it. Suboptimal use of chemicals and inadequate effluent treatment is contaminating surface waters, negatively affecting the lives of nearly 12 million people. Competitiveness and further growth in Bangladesh’s apparel industry will critically depend on achieving efficiencies in water...
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INFORMATION
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2014/02/28
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Fiche
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135360
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1
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2019/03/18
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Disclosed
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Bangladesh : Partnership for Clean Textile (PaCT)
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consumer of water