Swisscontact Bangladesh has recently teamed up with Geocycle Bangladesh, the waste management wing of LafargeHolcim Bangladesh Limited, to implement a green initiative in micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in the leather goods sector of Bhairab, Kishoreganj, a press release said Thursday.
The agreement is also endorsed by the Bhairab Municipality and Bhairab Paduka Karkhana Malik Somobay Somity Limited.
Under this multi stakeholder agreement, Swisscontact will deploy innovative solid waste management solutions as initiatives of B-SkillFUL Phase II and Prabriddhi, two programs funded by Switzerland.
This initiative will address environmental pollution, caused by the enormous volume of solid waste generated by Bhairab’s leather goods sector, by establishing a safe and environment-friendly process of waste collection, disposal and recycling.
This partnership further strengthens Switzerland’s increased focus on climate change and environment in Bangladesh.
B-skillful programme is a four-year skills and enterprise development programme of Swisscontact, which not only aims to improve the productivity and competitiveness among workers by creating better jobs but also promotes more environmentally sustainable practices among participating MSMEs.
