Pathways to Sustainable Development, Seventeenth Sustainable Development Conference

09 Dec 2014 - 11 Dec 2014 Islamabad, Pakistan

SANDEE and SDPI co-organised a panel on "Environmental Compliance and the Textile Industry in South Asia" at the 7th Sustainable Development Conference, Islamabad, Pakistan (December 7-11, 2014). Presenters included, Kinkini Hemachandra, Waseem Gulzar, Muhammad Khan and a number of policy makers.

The textile and garment sector is an important labor intensive industrial sector in Bangladesh, Pakistan, India and Sri Lanka. The sector provides employment to millions but also contributes to both water and air pollution. Researchers from SANDEE discuss this issue in this short documentary produced by SDPI Television during 7th SDC Conference.

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