Another RMG factory gets LEED Gold certification

Another garment factory in Bangladesh has earned Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification from the United States Green Building Council (USGBC).

APS Knit Composite Limited located in Kamargaon, Pubail, in Gazipur achieved the Gold LEED certification by USGBC with 71 points, reports BSS.

This brings the total number of LEED-certified factories in Bangladesh to 214, with 80 achieving the Platinum status and 120 attaining Gold status.

So far this year, some eight RMG factories earned the LEED certification, of which four are platinum and four are gold. The country has been receiving the certificate since 2001.

The council honours factories based on several criteria such as transformation performance, energy, water and waste management.