Compliance policies to up productivity, export
Roundtable told
Star Business Report
Speakers at a seminar yesterday stressed the need for implementing compliance policies in all industrial units of the country including readymade garment (RMG), shrimp and pharmaceutical sectors to enhance productivity and export.Through carrying out the compliance policies, production as well as export of manufactured products can be increased by several folds, they said at the roundtable on 'CSR Practices and Challenges in Bangladesh'. Bangladesh Enterprise Institute (BEI) organised the seminar at Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Centre of BEI in Dhaka as part of a dialogue series on 'CSR in Action', initiated by the BEI. "Your business, export and productivity depend on practising CSR," said BEI President Farooq Sobhan. "Complying with CSR is a way that reflects commitment, social responsibility and sensitivity for employers," BEI president said referring to RMG, shrimp and pharmaceutical sectors. He also told the roundtable that BEI has prepared a code of conduct regarding CSR for banking sector while the CSR policies for the RMG and shrimp sectors are under process. Three different papers on CSR issues and its practices were presented at the seminar, which was participated by some 30 representatives who have expertise in practice and implementation of CSR issues.
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(From left to right) Edward Probir Mondol, faculty and coordinator, College of Business Administration, International University of Business, Agriculture and Technology (IUBAT), Ronald E Berghuys, chief technical adviser to International Labour Organisation (ILO), Bangladesh, Farooq Sobhan, president of Bangladesh Enterprise Institute (BEI), and Muhammad Abdul Moyeen, director of Pride Group, are seen at a roundtable held yesterday in Dhaka. Photo: BEI |
