People

Process

Product

Community

Environment

Our Pillars of Sustainability

DBL Group defines Sustainability as “the ability to survive and grow”. DBL’s Sustainability is based on five pillars: People, Process, Product, Community, and Environment; thus, integrating a holistic approach towards Sustainability. If any of these pillars are missing, the organization will not survive.

Different initiatives, whether they be with our various knowledge partners or of our own, are taken to address these five pillars. People development focus on empowerment, health, and hygiene. Process encompasses the machineries used in the production processes, interventions to improve efficiency, and even skill development. Products refer to innovations and the responsible use of materials in production. Community concentrates on the various development needs of the local community including education, health, hygiene, and even safety. Environment requires to be addressed to preserve the natural resources such as water, carbon emissions, etc. so that the future generations can avail them. DBL believes in voluntary doing to understand the needs and requirements and act accordingly to fulfill them.

DBL’s practices integrate the values “Learning is growing” and “Sharing is caring”. Through existing and future practices and programs, DBL wishes to learn and adopt globally recognized standards and encourage other to do the same.

Sustainability Report 2021

Sustainability Report 2020

Sustainability Report 2019

Sustainability Report 2018

Sustainability Report 2017

Sustainable Development Programs

DBL Group has implemented Social & Environmental standards in all its business units and is working with Development Partners like IFC, DEG, GIZ, CARE, Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, UNICEF, CSR Centre, etc., for its sustainability programs. DBL is a member of The United Nations Global Compact. DBL’s activities are in alignment with the SDGs.

The foundation of DBL’s Sustainability is based on five pillars: People, Process, Product, Community, and Environment; thereby having a holistic approach towards environmental and social impacts. Our sustainable action programs are diversified accordingly and some of them are:

Cleaner Production & PaCT – IFC, Dutch Embassy
Corporate & Family Corporate Governance – IFC
Let’s Work, Technical and Vocational Education Training (TVET) – DEG
CPI2, Chemical Management, Electrical Safety Management, SAVE – DEG
Social Fingerprint – SAI, Danish Institute of Human Rights (DIHR) & CSR Centre
Occupational Health & Safety Assessment Series (OHSAS), Mini Fire Brigade – GIZ, BFSCD
Women Empowerment Program – CARE
Zero Discharge of Hazardous Chemicals – H&M, Puma, G-Star

9. Lean Manufacturing – Wal-Mart

8. “Bandhan” Fair Price Shop

11. Women Health Initiative

12. Environmental Management System

13. Community Education Development Program

14. Breastfeeding in the Workplace Initiative – UNICEF

Case Studies

“Bandhan” Fair Price Shop

Economists say that the financial crisis of 2007-08 was one of the worst financial crises since the Great Depression of the 1930s. The impact hit all economies and Bangladesh was not an exception. Prices of goods increased significantly and for the workers who were...

Community Engagement and Development

Primitive societies flourished through collective effort and bartering, which was based on a simple “give-and-take” mechanism. Then for generations, focus was on the individual drivers of success: passion, hard work, talent, and luck. But in today’s dramatically...

Family Planning Corner: Promoting Well-being

“A healthy place is a happy place” is an old saying but something which will always remain. “Healthy” refers not just to the physical attributes but the psychological issues as well. For women, the cases are more sensitive than men. The garments manufacturing units of...

No Water, No Life: Water saving practices of DBL Group

71% of the Earth’s surface is covered by water. An adult human body has on the average 50% to 65% water; in infants, this is up to 78%. Relating to water, the famous poet W. H. Auden once stated: “Thousands have lived without love, not one without water”. The...

Advancing with SDG 5: Gender Equality

A continuously growing industry, DBL Group is a diversified business entity which has vertically integrated textile and apparel manufacturing facilities. DBL started business in 1991 and today has 22,595 employees with a turnover of US$ 320 million for 2014-15. DBL...