Brandix lauded at House of Lords
Lord Sheikh commends Brandix Green Factory as a role
model for the industry:
Sri Lanka's top apparel exporter Brandix has been commended as a role
model for environment and employee friendly ethical manufacture at the
House of Lords, the 'Upper House' of the British Parliament.
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Lord Sheikh during his visit to the Brandix Eco Centre |
During a debate on 'Ethical and Sustainable Fashion', Lord Sheikh,
Conservative, a prominent personality in the House of Lords, said: "I
was recently a member of the parliamentary delegation to Sri Lanka,
where we were taken to a factory belonging to Brandix, which makes
garments for Marks and Spencer. The factory was eco-friendly, the
working conditions were excellent and the staff were well paid. Such a
factory is a role model for others to emulate."
Lord Sheikh (Life Baron Mohamed Iltaf Sheikh of Cornhill) was one of
11 members of a high-profile Commonwealth Parliamentary Association
(CPA) delegation that toured the Brandix Green Factory at Seeduwa during
a visit to the country last year at the invitation of the Parliament of
Sri Lanka.
Among the other members of this contingent were British
Parliamentarians Paul Murphy - head of the delegation, Stephen Hammond,
David Amess and Fiona O'Donnell. The visit was arranged due to the
interest expressed by the members of the group to visit a garment
factory in Sri Lanka during their visit.
"The Brandix Eco Centre is representative of the best practices and
processes of the Group and therefore Lord Sheikh's statement regarding
the plant as a model for the industry is more than just a commendation
of that facility," Brandix Director AJ Johnpillai said. "It is an
endorsement of our enterprise-wide environment and employee friendly
corporate agenda. We are gratified by the commendation of a highly
respected member of the House of Lords," he said.
The Brandix Green Plant was also previously commended by the United
Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) as a global
benchmark for sustainable production.
In his speech, Lord Sheikh also stressed on the importance of not
sacrificing decent working conditions and polluting the environment in
the pursuit of cost reductions in the production of garments, the
concept at the core of the business ethic of the Brandix Group.
The Group has invested substantially on the welfare of its employees
and on initiatives that promote sustainability, Johnpillai said. |
