The Bangladesh garment export industry is expected to get a boost with the signing of an agreement to introduce blockchain-based transparency and Digital Product Passport (DPP) in the sector.
The Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) and AWARE, a Dutch supply chain traceability platform signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on the same.
From 2027, every textile and garment product entering Europe must carry a verified Digital Product Passport which is a scannable, tamper-proof record of the product’s material origin, production journey, and environmental footprint.
The Bangladesh garment industry depends on imported fibres and yarns originating from India, China and other countries that are turned in to apparels.
Under the EU’s DPP regulation, brands need verified proof of those materials’ origins. Without cross-border traceability, that proof simply does not exist.
This is precisely where AWARE’s technology becomes transformative. When fibres and yarns are produced at origin, AWARE creates a blockchain-anchored Data Token for each production batch.
That token carrying verified data about the material’s origin, composition, and sustainability credentials, travels with the physical shipment across borders.
The Bangladeshi textile mill or garment factory then adds its own production data to the token, building a continuous, unbroken chain of evidence from fibre origin to finished garment.
For European brands sourcing from Bangladesh, this solves a critical compliance risk. Brands receive from the garment factory a complete, independently verifiable data package with every order.
Material origins are confirmed, production steps recorded and environmental footprint is calculated from real data.
For Bangladeshi textile mills and garment factories, the benefit goes further than compliance. Every factory that generates verified data through AWARE becomes a lower-risk, higher-value sourcing partner for every European brand.
Pilot projects with selected spinners and garment manufacturers are planned to commence immediately, building the first cross-border, fibre-to-garment DPP supply chains from Bangladesh to European brands.
Under the MOU, BGMEA will actively promote and facilitate the adoption of AWARE technology among its member factories through newsletters, seminars, workshops, road shows, and official communications.
AWARE will offer member factories a preferential pricing scheme along with comprehensive onboarding, training, and technical support tailored specifically to the Bangladesh RMG sector.
