Showing posts with label CSR. Show all posts
Showing posts with label CSR. Show all posts

Monday, October 25, 2010

Inditex Spanish Language Chair at the University of Dhaka

A ceremony on Oct 13 marked the presentation of the Inditex Spanish Language Chair at the University of Dhaka, with the Bangladesh Minister of Education, Inditex's General Counsel and Secretary of the Board and the rectors of the universities of Dhaka, A Coruña and Santiago in attendance. Courses will be held at a newly-built university building designed and financed by Inditex. The minister and top university officials officially opened the facility yesterday. The building will house a Spanish Language Library, whose materials were also provided by Inditex.
 
The Inditex Spanish Language Chair was created following an agreement signed in May between Inditex, Dhaka University, the University of Santiago de Compostela (USC) and the University of A Coruña (UDC).Thanks to this agreement, the aforementioned universities in Spain's Galicia region will provide teaching staff to the University of Dhaka for classes in Spanish language and culture. Additionally, the project calls for Dhaka University professors and researchers to travel to Spain for educational enrichment in these subjects. Inditex will also implement a grant programme for graduate and post-graduate students of the Bangladeshi university.

The Dhaka University academic chair is just one of the social investment and revitalisation projects Inditex carries out worldwide, with academic initiatives in countries such as Chile, Peru, Panama, Guatemala, Honduras, Haiti or Nicaragua, and the International Professorship for Corporate Social Responsibility matters in Northumbria (UK).

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Monday, May 17, 2010

Viyellatex Sets Up IT Lab on DU Campus

Viyellatex Group, countries leading apparel manufacturer has once again set an example as responsible business to the society. The export-oriented apparel maker has set up an IT Lab on Dhaka University (DU) campus at Tk 50 lakh - a bright example of corporate social responsibility (CSR).

News: The Daily Star

The IT Lab is equipped with 30 computers and broadband Internet.

On 16 May 2010, at a function DU Vice Chancellor AAMS Arefin Siddique has launched the information technology (IT) lab. Chairman of Viyellatex Group K. M. Rezaul Hasanat and Chairman of the department Khondoker Bazlul Hoque among others were present at the programme.


AAMS Arefin Siddique, vice chancellor of Dhaka University, inaugurates an IT lab on the university campus yesterday. David Hasanat, chairman of garment maker Viyellatex that has set up the lab, is also seen. Photo: The Daily Star

The Viyellatex chairman said his company will continue its efforts for the development of the country's education sector.

We the Apparel Makers Blog believe that countries businesses and corporate houses should come forward to help the country's education sectors to build efficient human resources for the future business of Bangladesh. We hope that, like Viyellatex, other business people will invest more in the IT sector as part of their Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). 

Viyellatex in Brief:

The Viyellatex Group (VTG) is one of the pioneers of textile products in Bangladesh, which produces yarn to garments. In their continuous effort to diversified investment, Viyellatex group has taken initiative to plant 10 Million trees in next 6 years to its Ruthna Tea Estate, on the target of Carbon offsetting from the nature.

Garments Division of Viyellatex Group
The target market of Viyellatex comprises of 100% European Market focusing on School & Kids wears; Man’s wear and Ladies wear.

The company received National Export Trophy 2010.

Viyellatex Group Chairman K. M. Rezaul Hasanat has got a CIP (commercially important persons) status for the year 2009 in recognition of companies outstanding performance in line with the 2008 industrial policy.

Viyellatex, for the first time in Bangladesh has accredited as fair trade manufacturer of yarn fabric and finished garment products by FLO-CERT GmbH, a Germany -based fair trade certification body, and they are also the first company to implement SAP in Textiles and Apparels industry in Bangladesh.

Company Facts:

Company Name: Viyellatex Group
Location: Gazipur, Bangladesh
Industry: Mill products – textiles and garments
Products and services: Yarn, fabric, print-ing, embroidery, accessories, and finished garment products
Revenue: US$108 million (2007)
Employees: 10,195
Website: www.viyellatexgroup.com

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