Can multinational buyers help curb river pollution by Bangladesh’s garment industry?

As the fashion industry faces mounting scrutiny over its environmental footprint, evidence from Bangladesh shows that exporting to multinational brands is linked with measurable improvements in river water quality. This highlights how responsible sourcing practices and appropriate incentives, driven...

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Autores principales: Iqbal, Kazi, Mahzab, Moogdho, Motohashi, Kazuki, Takayama, Haruka
Formato: Opinion Piece
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: International Growth Centre 2025
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/179025
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author Iqbal, Kazi
Mahzab, Moogdho
Motohashi, Kazuki
Takayama, Haruka
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description As the fashion industry faces mounting scrutiny over its environmental footprint, evidence from Bangladesh shows that exporting to multinational brands is linked with measurable improvements in river water quality. This highlights how responsible sourcing practices and appropriate incentives, driven by consumer demand for sustainable brands, can enhance environmental compliance in developing countries.
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spelling CGSpace1790252025-12-19T15:55:27Z Can multinational buyers help curb river pollution by Bangladesh’s garment industry? Iqbal, Kazi Mahzab, Moogdho Motohashi, Kazuki Takayama, Haruka pollution water pollution wastewater industrial wastewater textile industry multinational firms As the fashion industry faces mounting scrutiny over its environmental footprint, evidence from Bangladesh shows that exporting to multinational brands is linked with measurable improvements in river water quality. This highlights how responsible sourcing practices and appropriate incentives, driven by consumer demand for sustainable brands, can enhance environmental compliance in developing countries. 2025-09-30 2025-12-18T21:46:10Z 2025-12-18T21:46:10Z Opinion Piece https://hdl.handle.net/10568/179025 en https://www.theigc.org/publications/does-trade-multinationals-induce-greener-production-evidence-bangladesh-fashion-0 Open Access International Growth Centre Iqbal, Kazi; Mahzab, Moogdho; Motohashi, Kazuki; and Takayama, Haruka. 2025. Can multinational buyers help curb river pollution by Bangladesh’s garment industry? IGC blog post published 30 September 2025. https://www.theigc.org/blogs/bangladesh-garment-industry-river-pollution
spellingShingle pollution
water pollution
wastewater
industrial wastewater
textile industry
multinational firms
Iqbal, Kazi
Mahzab, Moogdho
Motohashi, Kazuki
Takayama, Haruka
Can multinational buyers help curb river pollution by Bangladesh’s garment industry?
title Can multinational buyers help curb river pollution by Bangladesh’s garment industry?
title_full Can multinational buyers help curb river pollution by Bangladesh’s garment industry?
title_fullStr Can multinational buyers help curb river pollution by Bangladesh’s garment industry?
title_full_unstemmed Can multinational buyers help curb river pollution by Bangladesh’s garment industry?
title_short Can multinational buyers help curb river pollution by Bangladesh’s garment industry?
title_sort can multinational buyers help curb river pollution by bangladesh s garment industry
topic pollution
water pollution
wastewater
industrial wastewater
textile industry
multinational firms
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