The ‘RMG Sustainability Council’ or RSC is an “unprecedented” national supply chain initiative, the Accord and BGMEA said in a statement after the signing on Tuesday. The council will be governed by a board of directors consisting of an equal number of representatives from industry, brands and trade unions. It will retain all health and safety inspections and remediation, safety training and complaints handling functions currently carried out by the Accord, the statement said. The Accord was set up by European brands to improve factory safety in Bangladesh after a garment factory complex collapsed in 2013, killing more than 1,100 people. The Accord, signed by brands including H&M and Benetton, has been credited with improving factory safety in Bangladesh through inspections and funding.

Source: bd News24 January 15, 2020 14:26 UTC