Bangladesh apparel supplier Centro Tex Limited and Textile Innovation Exchange have signed a strategic partnership agreement aimed at advancing circularity, improving production efficiency and strengthening innovation-driven manufacturing in the countryโs ready-made garment sector.
The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed on May 19 at Centroโs headquarters in Dhaka under TIEโs flagship initiatives, Partnership for Implementation of Innovation Circles (PIIC) and Partnership for Implementation of Applied Research Circles (PIARC).
The agreement was signed by Eng. Ehsanul Karim Kaiser, chairman of TIE, and Dewan Sazzadul Karim, director of operations and merchandising at Centro, according to officials from both organizations. Senior executives from Centro and Textile Today Innovation Hub (TTIH), the implementation partner of TIE initiatives, attended the ceremony.
The partnership seeks to institutionalize innovation practices inside supplier factories through structured research, collaborative problem-solving and factory-level implementation systems. The initiative will focus on enhancing operational efficiency, reducing waste, and supporting sustainable industrial transformation as global brands increasingly demand circular and low-impact production models.
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Bangladeshโs garment sector, which accounts for the bulk of the countryโs export earnings, has been under growing pressure to improve sustainability performance, energy efficiency, and circular production capabilities to remain globally competitive. Recent industry collaborations, including agreements involving the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association and international partners, have highlighted rising momentum toward green transformation in the sector.
TIE, launched to promote evidence-based and measurable innovation across Bangladeshโs textile ecosystem, works with factories, technology providers and research institutions to scale industrial innovation practices. Its PIIC framework embeds innovation circles within factories, while PIARC focuses on applied research solutions for production and sustainability challenges.
Officials said the Centro-TIE collaboration is expected to strengthen industry-research linkages and encourage innovation-led value creation across Bangladeshโs apparel manufacturing landscape as the industry faces increasing international scrutiny over environmental compliance and resource efficiency.