DHAKA : International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) – Bangladesh, The world business organization, organized a workshop on Find and pursue the right standards for your business: A Hands-on workshop with the SME Toolkit in collaboration with the Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) trade supply chain finance program (TSCFP) and international trade centre (ITC) in Dhaka recently, according to a press release.
The workshop was supported by Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) Trade Supply Chain Finance Program(TSCFP). ICC Bangladesh Vice President A. K Azad inaugurated the Workshop as Chief Guest and Secretary General Ataur Rahman moderated the session. International Trade Centre (ITC) Associate Programme Officer DANG Tuan Ducand and Software Engineer Niklas Anders ANDERSSON have made their presentation in different topics during the Workshop. ICCB Vice President A. K. Azad in his augural address said that SMEs are the backbone of any economy for its growth, development and employment generation. With the graduation to middle income country in 2026, Bangladesh will be facing tight competition from its competitors. Strengthening the SMEs will make immense contribution in the entire supply chain process. We have also to be compliance and ensure sustainability for export growth. As such today’s workshop has been organized to engage textile, apparel, and footwear manufacturers in the pilot testing of the ITC/ADB Sustainability Standards Navigation.
Toolkit. The Toolkit has developed to help SMEs enhance their awareness of sustainability standards, assess their readiness for certification, and receive actionable recommendations for sustainable practices and compliance for export. Azad thanked ADB TSCFP and ITC for taking the imitative in developing the toolkit and ensure that ICC Bangladesh will continue to organize workshops for strengthening the capacity of the SMEs to increase their exports. About 40 participants from SMEs including apparels, textiles leather industries and other corporate houses attended the workshop.
