Technical Seminar 10: E-learning based blended training for increased efficiency and sustainable chemical management

Monitoring environmental impacts and good chemical management are a pivotal part of contributing to sustainability in the textile and garment sector.

GIZ developed the e-REMC, a newly e-learning based blended training approach to address the needs of textile and garment manufacturers to improve their chemical management and being compliant with international sustainability standards. The training, focusing on the Resource Efficient Management of Chemicals (REMC), is already tested and implemented within the Programme for Improvement of Environmental Performance of Factories (PIE) by GIZ FABRIC in more than 290 factories in Bangladesh, Pakistan and Vietnam.  

The training is aligned with international standards and can be accessed through GIZ’s e-learning platform atingi and is available in seven languages. By equipping factory personnel with capacities to conduct chemical management risk control and evaluate the environmental performance status, factories and brands are in compliance with occupational safety and support a sustainable management of chemicals!  

The self-paced training modules, free of costs, allow factories to learn in their own speed and availability. Trained master trainers may support participants in paid online tutored courses and enable peer-to-peer learning among participants upon request.  

This online seminar wants to focus on the importance of environmental performance for responsible business and how the impact on environment by sustainable management of resources can minimised. Practical experiences from the PIE program will demonstrate the usability of the e-REMC. Speakers from factories, service providers and brands will share their experience of using the e-REMC for the improvement of chemical management.  

If you would like to participate in this online seminar, please register here. 

Speakers

Mohammad Wasiuzzaman Shohan - Manager Environmental Sustainability PUMA / Bangladesh

As part of PUMA's environmental sustainability team, Mohammad Wasiuzzaman Shohan serves as the Manager of Environmental Sustainability and is responsible for overseeing the performance of the SA (South Asia) and SEA (Southeast Asia) regions. Having worked in the field of sustainability for more than a decade, he is currently based in Bangladesh.

Raffay Bin Rauf – Senior Manager Sustainability (Nishat Chunian Group) / Pakistan

Raffay Bin Rauf is a sustainability and compliance professional with 8 years’ experience. He is an expert with a wide range of knowledge in the field of industry compliance, social and environmental standards and HR standard requirements in large scale manufacturing firms. As a representative of the management, he has undertaken multiple lean manufacturing methodologies to drive sustainability in factories.

Raffay has an educational background in industrial engineering and work experiences with international standards and certifications such as GOTS, ZDHC, Higg Index, BHive amongst others. 

Dr Mohammad Abbas Uddin Shiyak – Assistant Professor (Department of Dyes and Chemical Engineering at the Bangladesh University of Textiles (BUTEX)) / Bangladesh

Dr Mohammad Abbas Uddin Shiyak has over 20 years of experience in the textile and garment industry, academic research, environmental sustainability, and project management. He has completed his PhD from the University of Manchester, the UK, under Commonwealth Scholarship and is a Chartered Fellow of Textile Institute UK. He has published more than 15 academic papers and has been a reviewer of more than ten international journals. Currently, Dr Abbas is the Assistant Director in the Skills For Employment Investment Program (SEIP) project for developing skills for executives in the Textile and RMG sector to build world-class managers in association with the Ministry of Finance, the Government of Bangladesh.

Gundolf Klaehn – Project Manager (GIZ SCAIP) / Bangladesh

Gundolf Klaehn has been instrumental with the implementation of capacity development programs of GIZ focusing on chemical and environmental management within textile industry. His experience across Pakistan, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, and Germany has allowed him to address the sustainability priorities for both, producers and brands/retailers. As of January 2023, he is the head of the newly started project Skills for Self-Monitoring for Compliance with clean and fair Production (SCAIP), the RMG Sustainability Council supporting in Bangladesh, the successor organisation of the Bangladesh Accord.

Moderator

• Rakesh Vazirani - Head of Sustainability Services, Business Stream Products (TÜV Rheinland Group)