Dhaka, July 4 -- Bangladesh has been well positioned in a global report for its leadership in sustainable apparel manufacturing, as decarbonisation momentum is underway in the readymade garment industry with ambitious environmental targets, rise of green manufacturing and a growing culture of industry collaboration.

The report titled "Bangladesh Country Report: Macroeconomic and Sustainability Analysis," by Cascale launched on June 26 highlights the significant potentials for Bangladesh to coordinate with the Industry Decarbonisation Roadmap (IDR), a sector-wide initiative to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 45 percent by 2030.

The report has also identified a number of challenges, including infrastructure bottlenecks especially...