Next week in Dhaka it's all about denim: The Bangladesh capital will again host Bangladesh Denim Expo. This time, the trade show is dedicated to 'Responsibility.'
On November 5-6, 2019, the 11th edition of Bangladesh Denim Expo (BDE) will take place at International Convention City in Bashundhara, Dhaka. It will host around 100 exhibitors from 11 countries such as China, Japan, Italy, India, Singapore, Brazil, Spain, Pakistan, Turkey, Germany and Bangladesh, including companies such as Bossa, Diamond Denim (Sapphire Group), Deyao, Foshan Foison Textile, Jeanologia, Tencel, Officina+39, Orta Anadolu, Pacific Jeans, Pioneer Denim, Prosperity Textile, Siddiqsons, Square Denims, Tonello, US Denim Mills and YKK.
Through a series of product displays, presentations, seminar sessions and panel discussions, the Expo will encourage constructive debate and interaction among exhibitors and visitors to champion a more responsible denim industry.
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Visitors at BDE in May 2019
Special collaborations will be highlighted at the event, including a partnership with H&M Group. Thanks to it, various guest speakers from the fast fashion giant will participate including Pierre Borjesson, head of sustainability and global production. Other speakers will be Alice Tonello, R&D director, Tonello Group, Piero Turk, renowned denim designer, and Jordi Juani, Asia regional director, Jeanologia.
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Panel discussion during BDE's last edition in May
Also on stage will be Andrew Olah, founder of the Kingpins Show, who has recently started a special collaboration with BDE. The US trade show organization that hosts denim supply chain shows in New York, Hong Kong, China and Amsterdam has recently started the process of requiring all exhibiting denim mills participating its Kingpins Amsterdam show to meet or exceed standards in corporate social responsibility, environment and chemical usage (
read more here). Starting with this November edition also BDE will ask its exhibitors to adopt the same standards that Kingpins Amsterdam is requesting.
Mostafiz Uddin, the organizer of BDE, explains why he chose to focus on responsibility for this edition of the show: "The way that business and product development is conducted can have far reaching consequences on the environment, on workers and the product’s end use and lifespan. It is the duty of all stakeholders in the apparel industry to acknowledge this responsibility and to analyze our business practices, for the benefit of all."
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