Our team leading the GIZ-funded project  “Services to strengthen capacities for sustainable management in the textile sector” recently joined with the Textile, Apparel, Footwear & Travel Goods Association in Cambodia (TAFTAC) to organise a workshop marking the end of the project. 

The workshop “Reporting on Human Rights Due Diligence (HREDD) and Sustainability Requirements for International Buyers” took place on 19 September. It lauded the efforts of forty-five TAFTAC member factories for the successful completion of the Model Green Factory Program.

The workshop, held in the headquarters of TAFTAC, hailed the success as a significant step forward for sustainable manufacturing in Cambodia for the garment, footwear and travel goods (GFT) sectors. It had the backing of the German-funded GIZ FABRIC Cambodia, GOPA Worldwide Consultants, in addition to TAFTAC.

The training had three main objectives:

• environmental data management, 
• energy efficiency, and 
• job and data management. 

These areas were identified as integral for international sustainability standards.

Find out more: 45 GFT factories receive awards for successful green initiatives - Khmer Times (khmertimeskh.com)