News source: Prothom Alo

Mr. Faruque Hassan, a member of Bangladesh 2030 WRG’s Steering Committee, was recently appointed by the Government of Greece as the Honorary Consul General of Greece in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Mr. Hassan, who is currently the Managing Director of Giant Group, is an iconic figure in Bangladesh’s garment industry. He aspires to make Bangladesh’s readymade-garment (RMG) industry a role model of green industrialization and has played a crucial role in promoting sustainability in the RMG industry in Bangladesh.

As the co-chair of the Steering Committee of Partnership for Cleaner Textile (PaCT)—a joint project of the International Finance Corporate (IFC) and BGMEA—Mr. Hassan has been working to help reduce the water footprint of the textile industry in Bangladesh.

Since the time Mr. Hassan became a member of Bangladesh 2030 WRG’s Steering Committee, he has been a strong supporter of 2030 WRG’s work to improve water resources management in Bangladesh.

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