The Bangladesh Responsible Sourcing Initiative for the Textile Industry seeks to promote cleaner production and energy efficiency in Bangladesh's textile industry, by simultaneously reducing the environmental impacts associated with industrial pollution in local watersheds and increasing the economic access to key global markets. Building on lessons from the China initiative, the Bangladesh RSI will also aim to develop closer synergies with government who can help provide a more enabling policy framework and play a key role in monitoring environmental management practices down the supply chain. The Government of Bangladesh (GoB) has expressed a specific interest in promoting green growth/environmental best practices in the textile industry by replicating the highly innovative China Responsible Sourcing Initiative (RSI) led by the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), an NGO based in the US, in partnership with multinational corporations (Wal-Mart, H&M, GAP and Li Fung) and local textile producing factories. Experience in China showed that the ten best practices that were identified, could save approximately 25 percent of the water and 30 percent of the energy used in a typical cotton fabric dyeing mill— all with initiatives that pay themselves back in less than eight months. May 8, 2011: Day 1 Time | Session/Topic | Presenter |  | 09:00-09:30 | Registration |  |  | 09:30-09:45 | Welcome and Opening Remarks | §  Catherine Tovey, Senior Water Resources Specialist (World Bank) | §  PPT | 09:45-10:15 | Description of Responsible Sourcing Initiative and the South Asia Enterprise Development Facility Programs | §  Susan Keane, Senior Environmental Analyst (NRDC) §  Naureen Chowdhury, Operations Analyst (IFC) | §  PPT | 10:15-10:45 | Textile Associations: Activities on Cleaner Production in the Bangladesh Textile Sector | §  Bangladesh Garments Manufacturers & Exporters Association (BGMEA) §  Bangladesh Textile Mills Association (BTMA) §  Bangladesh Knitwear Manufacturers & Exporters Association (BKMEA) |  | 10:45-11:00 | Coffee Break |  |  | 11:00-12:00 | Best Practices: Preliminary Results | §  Derko Kopitopoulos (Ecopsis) §  Syed Nayeem Emran & Naureen Chowdhury, Operations Analyst (IFC) | §  PPT  § PPT  | 12:00-12:30 | Q&A and Discussion |  |  | 12:30-1:30 | Lunch Break |  |  | 1:30- 2:30 | Best Practices: Preliminary Results Factory Perspective  | §  Mizanur Rahman, Executive Director (Libas Textiles Ltd.) §  Shahin Miah, Manager-Admin & Compliance (Niagara Factory) §  Maj. Moin Millat Chowdhury (Retd), GM (Sinha Dying & Finishing Ltd.) §  Sayed Sayeed Munir, GM, Textile Operation (Epyllion) §  Monzer Hossain, Executive, EMS (DBL) | §  PPT  §  PPT  §  PPT  §  PPT  §  PPT | 2:30- 2:45 | Q&A and discussion |  |  | 2:45-3:00 | Coffee Break |  |  | 3:00-3:45 | Preliminary Reflections: Implications of Sustainability for Multi-National Corporations  (MNC) Sourcing | §  Iyantha Tennakoon/ Krishantha Rajapaksha (Wal-Mart)  §  Najeeb Sayed (Marks & Spencer) §  Pankaj Kapoor/ Swapan Paul (Levi’s) §  Payal Jain (H&M) | §  PPT §  Speech  §  PPT §  PPT §  PPT | 3:45-4:30 | Round Table Challenges for Implementation | §  MNC’s §  Textile Associations §  Factories §  World Bank §  NRDC/Ecopsis §  IFC |  | 4:30- 5:00 | Next Steps & Wrap Up | §  Catherine Tovey, Senior Water Resources Specialist (World Bank) §  Susan Keane, Senior Environmental Analyst (NRDC) |  | 5:00-7:00 | Coffee and Snacks |  |  |
 May 9, 2011: Day 2 Time | Session/Topic | Presenter |  | 9:00-9:30 | Welcome and Opening | §  Tasheen Sayed, operations Advisor, Country Director (World Bank) §  Monwarul Islam, Director General, Department of Environment (DoE) §  Dr. Nasir Chowdury, Joint-Secretary, Ministry of Environment and Forest (MoEF) §  Faruque Hasan, Vice President (BGMEA) |  | 9:30-9:45 | New Strategies for Sustainable Green Growth | §  Catherine Tovey, Senior Water Resources Specialist (World Bank) | §  PPT | 9:45-10:15 | Opportunities for Cleaner Production in the Bangladesh Textile Industry: Preliminary Results of the World Bank/NRDC’s Responsible Sourcing Initiative | §  Susan Keane, Senior Environmental Analyst (NRDC) | § PPT | 10:15-10:45 | Opportunities for Cleaner Production in the Bangladesh Textile Industry: Preliminary Results of IFC’s South Asia Enterprise Development Facility | §  Naureen Chowdhury, Operations Analyst (IFC) | §  PPT | 10:45-11:00 | Coffee Break |  |  | 11:00-11:30 | Importance of Environmental Sustainability in the Textile Supply Chain | §  Iyantha Tennakoon / Krishantha Rajapaksha (Wal-Mart)  §  Najeeb Sayed (Marks & Spencer) §  Pankaj Kapoor/ Swapan Paul (Levi’s) §  Payal Jain (H&M) | § PPT §Speech   § PPT § PPT § PPT   | 11:30-01:00 | Panel Discussion  Scaling Up Cleaner Production: Opportunities and Challenges | §  Government of Bangladesh officials §  MNC’s (buyers) §  Industrial Associations §  Factory representatives §  World Bank representatives §  NRDC representatives §  Ecopsis representatives §  IFC representatives |  | 01:00-01:30 | Closing Remarks and Next Steps | §  Catherine Tovey, Senior Water Resources Specialist (World Bank) |  | 01:30-3:00 | Lunch |  |  |
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