Expert Plenary in the theme of ‘Sustainable textile production in Bangladesh’ at the Faculty of Business and Economics

On 11. and 12.10.2018 international experts will meet in the Festsaal of the Faculty of Business and Economics to discuss the theme of “Sustainable Textile Production in Bangladesh”

This expert plenary is organised by the Chair of Environmental Management and Accounting and PRISMA – The Centre for Sustainability Assessment and Policy, and concludes a 10-day workshop with eight project partners from Universities in Bangladesh. The workshop is part of a DAAD-funded project which aims to introduce the theme of sustainability into the curriculum of University-level textile courses in Bangladesh. The main objective is to build skills for curriculum development and mentoring partners in Bangladesh to raise awareness of sustainability issues for future leaders in the textile industry. More information about the project can be found here.

The following experts will give insights into different aspects of sustainability along the value chain of the textile industry and will encourage discussions on the topic:

• Dr. Rashed Chowdhury (University College Dublin, Ireland)
• Enrico Fontana (Stockholm School of Economics, Sweden)
• Prof. Dr. Björn Ivens (Bamberg Universität)
• Dr. Nora Lohmeyer (Freie Universität Berlin)
• Prof. Dr. Peter Lund-Thomsen (Copenhagen Business School, Denmark)
• Dr. Bishawjit Mallick (Technische Universität Dresden)
• Dr. Lauren McCarthy (Royal Holloway, University of London, UK)
• Dr. Vivek Soundararajan (University of Birmingham, UK)
• Tim Zahn (Textilbündnis)

When: Thursday 11.10.2018 and Friday 12.10.2018, between 08:30-18:30

Where: Festsaal Hülsse-Bau, 3^rd floor, Helmholtzstr. 10, 01069

A detailed schedule will be published here shortly.

The event is open to all who are interested, however prior registration is required (by email to or )