Platform

About This Portal

A joint initiative by BGMEA and BIGD to make ESG performance data transparent and actionable for Bangladesh's ready-made garment sector.

Mission

The BGMEA–BIGD ESG Dashboard Portal provides a transparent, evidence-based view of environmental, social, and governance performance across Bangladesh's RMG sector.

By aggregating survey data from ~160 factories and presenting it through standardized ESG metrics, the portal enables factories, buyers, and policymakers to benchmark performance, identify gaps, and track progress toward sustainability goals.

Partner Organizations

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BGMEA

Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association — the trade body representing over 4,000 garment factories and 4 million workers in Bangladesh's largest export industry.

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BIGD

Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies — an autonomous research organization providing independent policy research and data analysis to inform evidence-based development decisions.

Data Coverage

~160

Factories

203K

Workers covered

51.9%

Female workforce

2025

Survey wave

Geographic coverage spans Dhaka (77 factories), Gazipur (59), and Narayanganj (16), with the remainder distributed across other districts.

Privacy & Anonymization

All public data is anonymized. Factory names, contact information, and precise GPS coordinates are never displayed in public views.

Factories are identified by anonymized codes (e.g. FAC-042). Individual factory profiles are only visible when a factory has opted in to public disclosure.

Benchmarking statistics require a minimum peer group of 10 factories to prevent re-identification through inference.

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