Keynote Address - Climate Crisis
and the Challenge for Humanity
Session Brief: This keynote will briefly cover the causes of climate crisis, its urgency, impacts that we have seen already, and what we can expect under...business as usual and rapid decarbonisation scenarios. The address will present both global and local impacts, which will highlight the need for urgent action among all citizens in the world. Will highlight Paris agreement targets and current realistic scenario/status. The address will use impactful visuals to emphasise the message.
Session Brief: This presentation will be from the Government of Bangladesh, which will present the Bangladesh's actions to address the climate crisis...Will highlight climate vulnerability of Bangladesh, and its responses including low carbon development/energy, other decarbonisaiton efforts, adaptation and building community and infrastructure resilience. WIll also contextualise the work along with the needs of development.
11:10 AM – 11:30 AM
Coffee & Networking Break
11:30 AM – 11:40 AM
Keynote on Decarbonisation
Session Brief: This presentation will focus on the approaches towards decarbonization (and NetZero goals and timelines). Will discuss...the globally recognized pathways for electricity/transportation/industry decarbonization. Will contextualize how these bring additional benefits to the economy - such as better air quality and less dependency on imported fossil fuels - as well as challenges such as electrification/grid. Will highlight technology that is already available for utilization.
Panel 01: Decarbonisation -
Opportunities and Challenges for
Bangladesh RMG Industry
Session Brief: As a core industry for Bangladesh that is also carbon-intensive, the ready-made garment sector faces major decisions on its sustainability journey...This panel brings together experts spanning the garment value chain to outline practical pathways for decarbonization. While industrial decarbonization will be essential to achieving greenhouse gas mitigation goals in South Asia, the region faces several challenges to achieving emissions reductions in this sector. Compared to other sectors, the RMG industry is particularly difficult to decarbonize due to the sector’s heterogeneity and reliance on processes with high emissions intensity. Policy incentives and support mechanisms will be essential to accelerate progress. This session will explore the potential for carbon capture and storage, and other carbon reduction strategies, as well as the challenges and opportunities for decarbonization across the sector. Attendees will gain insights into best practices, financing options, policy levers, and technologies that can pave the way for a greener garment industry aligned with Bangladesh’s vision for a low-carbon future.
Panel 02: Policy Landscape and
Improvements to Facilitate Change
Session Brief: An enabling policy environment is essential for driving Bangladesh’s sustainability transition. This panel brings together policy experts and industry leaders to discuss ... the current landscape and explore policy adaptations that can accelerate climate action. The session will highlight existing policies related to renewable energy, efficiency, electric mobility, and emissions. Panelists will identify gaps, mismatches, and hurdles that constrain faster progress. Looking ahead, they will raise dialogues to potential policy reformation and new interventions needed across power, transport, industry, buildings, and finance. Attendees will gain insights into global best practices that can inspire national policies to incentivize green investments, phase out fossil fuel subsidies, establish carbon pricing, and support a just transition. The panel will also discuss improving institutional coordination and governance mechanisms to effectively facilitate these policies. This forward-looking session will examine how policy improvements can implementation of urgent and inclusive climate action in Bangladesh.
Presentation 02: Decarbonisation Best Practice from
Bangladesh RMG Industry
01:20 PM – 01:30 PM
Case Study 01: DB Schenker's Global Sustainability Endeavors and Impact
01:30 PM - 02:20 PM
Lunch Break
02:20 PM – 03:05 PM
Panel 03: Collective Action
Session Brief: Tackling the climate crisis requires unprecedented collaboration across all sectors of society. This panel will explore how collective action can drive more ambitious climate targets...and accelerate change in Bangladesh. The session brings together civil society, government, businesses, and academia to discuss the power of partnerships in spurring climate action. Panelists will highlight successful examples of multi-stakeholder initiatives for renewable energy expansion, sustainable infrastructure, resilient agriculture, and access to climate finance. They will also share insights into tools, incentives, and governance mechanisms that can enhance collaboration. Looking ahead, the panel will examine priorities for amplifying impact through new partnerships, particularly with vulnerable communities. Attendees will gain inspiration and models for how collective action can unlock climate solutions at scale while delivering socio economic benefits. This session underscores that no single institution can address the climate emergency alone.
Case Study 02: LafargeHolcim's Commitment to Climate Action
03:15 PM – 04:00 PM
Panel 04: Finance and Just Transition
Session Brief: Financing the low-carbon transition while ensuring it is just and inclusive is a critical challenge for climate action in Bangladesh. Enabling a just transition to a green economy ... necessitates comprehending the unique contexts of individual sectors and countries, pioneering financial instruments, and securing political commitment at the highest levels. Simultaneously, international financial governance frameworks must be reoriented to facilitate, rather than obstruct, equitable and sustainable development worldwide. This panel brings together financial institutions, policymakers, and civil society representatives to discuss innovative models and mechanisms for unlocking climate finance. The session will review gaps and opportunities in public budgeting, multilateral funds, development bank lending, private investment, carbon markets, and philanthropic capital. Panelists will outline strategies to mobilize finance for renewable energy, resilient infrastructure, regenerative agriculture, and community-led projects. A key focus will be exploring how climate financing instruments can be designed to serve vulnerable groups and ensure a just transition. Attendees will gain insights into emerging best practices for aligning investments with climate justice through governance, targeting, and monitoring. This forward-looking dialogue aims to match Bangladesh’s extensive climate financing needs with the growing global momentum for sustainable investment.
Presentation 03: Decarbonisation
Global Best Practice
Session Brief: The presentation will discuss the specific climate related impacts to Bangladesh using maps and visuals, indicating challenges such as flood... risk, mudslide risk, drought risk, cyclone risk and heatwave risk. The presenter will discuss how these will affect and/or disrupt RMG industry, including the risk for communities and associates of companies, transport & logistics, and factory associate comfort conditions during heatwaves etc.
Presenter : A Bangladeshi researcher on above topics
04:15 PM – 04:25 PM
Case Study 03: Team Group's Road to Decarbonization and Climate Resilience
04:25 PM – 04:40 PM
Coffee & Networking Break
04:40 PM – 05:25 PM
Panel 05: Climate Justice, Resilience, Equity and Just Transition
Session Brief: At the heart of societal decisions to invest in climate resilience lies an equity paradox, as climate change dramatically exacerbates inequalities, disproportionately impacting the marginalized... This panel convenes these voices, researchers, and policymakers to discuss equitable, resilient solutions to climate impacts. Panelists will present community-driven adaptation strategies and underscore integrating inclusion and participation in wider climate policies. A key focus will be outlining concrete steps to ensure Bangladesh’s net-zero transition is just – protecting livelihoods, creating green jobs, and supporting those impacted. Panelists will emphasize on the financial and policy mechanisms to manage an inclusive transition prioritizing underserved populations. Attendees will gain perspectives on centering climate justice, equity and a just transition in building resilience and mitigation. The session spotlights that climate action must not leave communities behind if it is to address the equity paradox.
Panel 06: Climate Justice, Equity and Just Transition
Session Brief: Climate justice and climate debt are important principles on which climate action should be built on. Climate debt is a recognizing that... that climate change is related to historical emissions, and countries like Bangladesh with very low emissions per capita (both current and historically) are bearing undue burden due to climate crisis. Those who were responsible for emissions does have a role to play to make amends. Just transition is a principle that ensures that as the world decarbonises it doesnt leave countries and communties behind, recognising not all countries have economically viable options to do so. Bangladesh, with its limited access to renewable energy is one of the most affected countries and a country that is likely to be left behind.
The panel will contextualise this to the RMG industry, and discuss how the apparel value chain should come together to support Bangladesh RMG industry quest to decarbonise.
Keynote Address – Climate Crisis
and the Challenge for Humanity
Session Brief: This keynote will briefly cover the causes of climate crisis, its urgency, impacts that we have seen already, and what we can expect under…business as usual and rapid decarbonisation scenarios. The address will present both global and local impacts, which will highlight the need for urgent action among all citizens in the world. Will highlight Paris agreement targets and current realistic scenario/status. The address will use impactful visuals to emphasise the message.
Session Brief: This presentation will be from the Government of Bangladesh, which will present the Bangladesh’s actions to address the climate crisis…Will highlight climate vulnerability of Bangladesh, and its responses including low carbon development/energy, other decarbonisaiton efforts, adaptation and building community and infrastructure resilience. WIll also contextualise the work along with the needs of development.
11:10 AM – 11:30 AM
Coffee & Networking Break
11:30 AM – 11:40 AM
Keynote on Decarbonisation
Session Brief: This presentation will focus on the approaches towards decarbonization (and NetZero goals and timelines). Will discuss…the globally recognized pathways for electricity/transportation/industry decarbonization. Will contextualize how these bring additional benefits to the economy – such as better air quality and less dependency on imported fossil fuels – as well as challenges such as electrification/grid. Will highlight technology that is already available for utilization.
Panel 01: Decarbonisation –
Opportunities and Challenges for
Bangladesh RMG Industry
Session Brief: As a core industry for Bangladesh that is also carbon-intensive, the ready-made garment sector faces major decisions on its sustainability journey…This panel brings together experts spanning the garment value chain to outline practical pathways for decarbonization. While industrial decarbonization will be essential to achieving greenhouse gas mitigation goals in South Asia, the region faces several challenges to achieving emissions reductions in this sector. Compared to other sectors, the RMG industry is particularly difficult to decarbonize due to the sector’s heterogeneity and reliance on processes with high emissions intensity. Policy incentives and support mechanisms will be essential to accelerate progress. This session will explore the potential for carbon capture and storage, and other carbon reduction strategies, as well as the challenges and opportunities for decarbonization across the sector. Attendees will gain insights into best practices, financing options, policy levers, and technologies that can pave the way for a greener garment industry aligned with Bangladesh’s vision for a low-carbon future.
Panel 02: Policy Landscape and
Improvements to Facilitate Change
Session Brief: An enabling policy environment is essential for driving Bangladesh’s sustainability transition. This panel brings together policy experts and industry leaders to discuss … the current landscape and explore policy adaptations that can accelerate climate action. The session will highlight existing policies related to renewable energy, efficiency, electric mobility, and emissions. Panelists will identify gaps, mismatches, and hurdles that constrain faster progress. Looking ahead, they will raise dialogues to potential policy reformation and new interventions needed across power, transport, industry, buildings, and finance. Attendees will gain insights into global best practices that can inspire national policies to incentivize green investments, phase out fossil fuel subsidies, establish carbon pricing, and support a just transition. The panel will also discuss improving institutional coordination and governance mechanisms to effectively facilitate these policies. This forward-looking session will examine how policy improvements can implementation of urgent and inclusive climate action in Bangladesh.
Presentation 02: Decarbonisation Best Practice from
Bangladesh RMG Industry
01:20 PM – 01:30 PM
Case Study 01: DB Schenker’s Global Sustainability Endeavors and Impact
01:30 PM – 02:20 PM
Lunch Break
02:20 PM – 03:05 PM
Panel 03: Collective Action
Session Brief: Tackling the climate crisis requires unprecedented collaboration across all sectors of society. This panel will explore how collective action can drive more ambitious climate targets…and accelerate change in Bangladesh. The session brings together civil society, government, businesses, and academia to discuss the power of partnerships in spurring climate action. Panelists will highlight successful examples of multi-stakeholder initiatives for renewable energy expansion, sustainable infrastructure, resilient agriculture, and access to climate finance. They will also share insights into tools, incentives, and governance mechanisms that can enhance collaboration. Looking ahead, the panel will examine priorities for amplifying impact through new partnerships, particularly with vulnerable communities. Attendees will gain inspiration and models for how collective action can unlock climate solutions at scale while delivering socio economic benefits. This session underscores that no single institution can address the climate emergency alone.
Case Study 02: LafargeHolcim’s Commitment to Climate Action
03:15 PM – 04:00 PM
Panel 04: Finance and Just Transition
Session Brief: Financing the low-carbon transition while ensuring it is just and inclusive is a critical challenge for climate action in Bangladesh. Enabling a just transition to a green economy … necessitates comprehending the unique contexts of individual sectors and countries, pioneering financial instruments, and securing political commitment at the highest levels. Simultaneously, international financial governance frameworks must be reoriented to facilitate, rather than obstruct, equitable and sustainable development worldwide. This panel brings together financial institutions, policymakers, and civil society representatives to discuss innovative models and mechanisms for unlocking climate finance. The session will review gaps and opportunities in public budgeting, multilateral funds, development bank lending, private investment, carbon markets, and philanthropic capital. Panelists will outline strategies to mobilize finance for renewable energy, resilient infrastructure, regenerative agriculture, and community-led projects. A key focus will be exploring how climate financing instruments can be designed to serve vulnerable groups and ensure a just transition. Attendees will gain insights into emerging best practices for aligning investments with climate justice through governance, targeting, and monitoring. This forward-looking dialogue aims to match Bangladesh’s extensive climate financing needs with the growing global momentum for sustainable investment.
Presentation 03: Decarbonisation
Global Best Practice
Session Brief: The presentation will discuss the specific climate related impacts to Bangladesh using maps and visuals, indicating challenges such as flood… risk, mudslide risk, drought risk, cyclone risk and heatwave risk. The presenter will discuss how these will affect and/or disrupt RMG industry, including the risk for communities and associates of companies, transport & logistics, and factory associate comfort conditions during heatwaves etc.
Presenter : A Bangladeshi researcher on above topics
04:15 PM – 04:25 PM
Case Study 03: Team Group’s Road to Decarbonization and Climate Resilience
04:25 PM – 04:40 PM
Coffee & Networking Break
04:40 PM – 05:25 PM
Panel 05: Climate Justice, Resilience, Equity and Just Transition
Session Brief: At the heart of societal decisions to invest in climate resilience lies an equity paradox, as climate change dramatically exacerbates inequalities, disproportionately impacting the marginalized… This panel convenes these voices, researchers, and policymakers to discuss equitable, resilient solutions to climate impacts. Panelists will present community-driven adaptation strategies and underscore integrating inclusion and participation in wider climate policies. A key focus will be outlining concrete steps to ensure Bangladesh’s net-zero transition is just – protecting livelihoods, creating green jobs, and supporting those impacted. Panelists will emphasize on the financial and policy mechanisms to manage an inclusive transition prioritizing underserved populations. Attendees will gain perspectives on centering climate justice, equity and a just transition in building resilience and mitigation. The session spotlights that climate action must not leave communities behind if it is to address the equity paradox.
Panel 06: Climate Justice, Equity and Just Transition
Session Brief: Climate justice and climate debt are important principles on which climate action should be built on. Climate debt is a recognizing that… that climate change is related to historical emissions, and countries like Bangladesh with very low emissions per capita (both current and historically) are bearing undue burden due to climate crisis. Those who were responsible for emissions does have a role to play to make amends. Just transition is a principle that ensures that as the world decarbonises it doesnt leave countries and communties behind, recognising not all countries have economically viable options to do so. Bangladesh, with its limited access to renewable energy is one of the most affected countries and a country that is likely to be left behind.
The panel will contextualise this to the RMG industry, and discuss how the apparel value chain should come together to support Bangladesh RMG industry quest to decarbonise.
Keynote 01: Climate Crisis & Fashion - Road for Bangladesh
Session Brief: This keynote will briefly cover the causes of climate crisis, its urgency, impacts that we have seen already, and what we can expect under...business as usual and rapid decarbonisation scenarios. The address will present both global and local impacts, which will highlight the need for urgent action among all citizens in the world. Will highlight Paris agreement targets and current realistic scenario/status. The address will use impactful visuals to emphasise the message.
Keynote 02: Decarbonisation Pathways for Bangladesh
Session Brief: This presentation will be from the Government of Bangladesh, which will present the Bangladesh's actions to address the climate crisis...Will highlight climate vulnerability of Bangladesh, and its responses including low carbon development/energy, other decarbonisaiton efforts, adaptation and building community and infrastructure resilience. WIll also contextualise the work along with the needs of development.
11.20 AM - 12.10 PM
Panel 01: Unblocking Decarbonisation Roadblocks
12.10 PM - 12.20 PM
Keynote 03: Funding Decarbonization
Session Brief: This presentation will focus on the approaches towards decarbonization (and NetZero goals and timelines). Will discuss...the globally recognized pathways for electricity/transportation/industry decarbonization. Will contextualize how these bring additional benefits to the economy - such as better air quality and less dependency on imported fossil fuels - as well as challenges such as electrification/grid. Will highlight technology that is already available for utilization.
Presentation 01: NL Strategy to Enhance Circularity in RMG Supply Chain
Session Brief: As a core industry for Bangladesh that is also carbon-intensive, the ready-made garment sector faces major decisions on its sustainability journey...This panel brings together experts spanning the garment value chain to outline practical pathways for decarbonization. While industrial decarbonization will be essential to achieving greenhouse gas mitigation goals in South Asia, the region faces several challenges to achieving emissions reductions in this sector. Compared to other sectors, the RMG industry is particularly difficult to decarbonize due to the sector’s heterogeneity and reliance on processes with high emissions intensity. Policy incentives and support mechanisms will be essential to accelerate progress. This session will explore the potential for carbon capture and storage, and other carbon reduction strategies, as well as the challenges and opportunities for decarbonization across the sector. Attendees will gain insights into best practices, financing options, policy levers, and technologies that can pave the way for a greener garment industry aligned with Bangladesh’s vision for a low-carbon future.
Presentation 02: Solar Rooftop System Optimisation
Session Brief: An enabling policy environment is essential for driving Bangladesh’s sustainability transition. This panel brings together policy experts and industry leaders to discuss ... the current landscape and explore policy adaptations that can accelerate climate action. The session will highlight existing policies related to renewable energy, efficiency, electric mobility, and emissions. Panelists will identify gaps, mismatches, and hurdles that constrain faster progress. Looking ahead, they will raise dialogues to potential policy reformation and new interventions needed across power, transport, industry, buildings, and finance. Attendees will gain insights into global best practices that can inspire national policies to incentivize green investments, phase out fossil fuel subsidies, establish carbon pricing, and support a just transition. The panel will also discuss improving institutional coordination and governance mechanisms to effectively facilitate these policies. This forward-looking session will examine how policy improvements can implementation of urgent and inclusive climate action in Bangladesh.
Keynote 04: Paving the Way for Corporate Renewable Energy: The Role of Corporate Power Purchase Agreements in Bangladesh's
Decarbonization Journey
Session Brief: An enabling policy environment is essential for driving Bangladesh’s sustainability transition. This panel brings together policy experts and industry leaders to discuss ... the current landscape and explore policy adaptations that can accelerate climate action. The session will highlight existing policies related to renewable energy, efficiency, electric mobility, and emissions. Panelists will identify gaps, mismatches, and hurdles that constrain faster progress. Looking ahead, they will raise dialogues to potential policy reformation and new interventions needed across power, transport, industry, buildings, and finance. Attendees will gain insights into global best practices that can inspire national policies to incentivize green investments, phase out fossil fuel subsidies, establish carbon pricing, and support a just transition. The panel will also discuss improving institutional coordination and governance mechanisms to effectively facilitate these policies. This forward-looking session will examine how policy improvements can implementation of urgent and inclusive climate action in Bangladesh.
Panel 02: Navigating the Future of CPPAs in Bangladesh
01.20 PM - 02.00 PM
Lunch Break
02.00 PM - 2.10 PM
Presentation 03: Thermal Energy System Optimisation
Session Brief: Tackling the climate crisis requires unprecedented collaboration across all sectors of society. This panel will explore how collective action can drive more ambitious climate targets...and accelerate change in Bangladesh. The session brings together civil society, government, businesses, and academia to discuss the power of partnerships in spurring climate action. Panelists will highlight successful examples of multi-stakeholder initiatives for renewable energy expansion, sustainable infrastructure, resilient agriculture, and access to climate finance. They will also share insights into tools, incentives, and governance mechanisms that can enhance collaboration. Looking ahead, the panel will examine priorities for amplifying impact through new partnerships, particularly with vulnerable communities. Attendees will gain inspiration and models for how collective action can unlock climate solutions at scale while delivering socio economic benefits. This session underscores that no single institution can address the climate emergency alone.
Session Brief: Financing the low-carbon transition while ensuring it is just and inclusive is a critical challenge for climate action in Bangladesh. Enabling a just transition to a green economy ... necessitates comprehending the unique contexts of individual sectors and countries, pioneering financial instruments, and securing political commitment at the highest levels. Simultaneously, international financial governance frameworks must be reoriented to facilitate, rather than obstruct, equitable and sustainable development worldwide. This panel brings together financial institutions, policymakers, and civil society representatives to discuss innovative models and mechanisms for unlocking climate finance. The session will review gaps and opportunities in public budgeting, multilateral funds, development bank lending, private investment, carbon markets, and philanthropic capital. Panelists will outline strategies to mobilize finance for renewable energy, resilient infrastructure, regenerative agriculture, and community-led projects. A key focus will be exploring how climate financing instruments can be designed to serve vulnerable groups and ensure a just transition. Attendees will gain insights into emerging best practices for aligning investments with climate justice through governance, targeting, and monitoring. This forward-looking dialogue aims to match Bangladesh’s extensive climate financing needs with the growing global momentum for sustainable investment.
Session Brief: At the heart of societal decisions to invest in climate resilience lies an equity paradox, as climate change dramatically exacerbates inequalities, disproportionately impacting the marginalized... This panel convenes these voices, researchers, and policymakers to discuss equitable, resilient solutions to climate impacts. Panelists will present community-driven adaptation strategies and underscore integrating inclusion and participation in wider climate policies. A key focus will be outlining concrete steps to ensure Bangladesh’s net-zero transition is just – protecting livelihoods, creating green jobs, and supporting those impacted. Panelists will emphasize on the financial and policy mechanisms to manage an inclusive transition prioritizing underserved populations. Attendees will gain perspectives on centering climate justice, equity and a just transition in building resilience and mitigation. The session spotlights that climate action must not leave communities behind if it is to address the equity paradox.
Presentation 06: Clean By Design Lessons from Bangladesh and Impact
Session Brief: Climate justice and climate debt are important principles on which climate action should be built on. Climate debt is a recognizing that... that climate change is related to historical emissions, and countries like Bangladesh with very low emissions per capita (both current and historically) are bearing undue burden due to climate crisis. Those who were responsible for emissions does have a role to play to make amends. Just transition is a principle that ensures that as the world decarbonises it doesnt leave countries and communties behind, recognising not all countries have economically viable options to do so. Bangladesh, with its limited access to renewable energy is one of the most affected countries and a country that is likely to be left behind.
The panel will contextualise this to the RMG industry, and discuss how the apparel value chain should come together to support Bangladesh RMG industry quest to decarbonise.
Session Brief: Climate justice and climate debt are important principles on which climate action should be built on. Climate debt is a recognizing that... that climate change is related to historical emissions, and countries like Bangladesh with very low emissions per capita (both current and historically) are bearing undue burden due to climate crisis. Those who were responsible for emissions does have a role to play to make amends. Just transition is a principle that ensures that as the world decarbonises it doesnt leave countries and communties behind, recognising not all countries have economically viable options to do so. Bangladesh, with its limited access to renewable energy is one of the most affected countries and a country that is likely to be left behind.
The panel will contextualise this to the RMG industry, and discuss how the apparel value chain should come together to support Bangladesh RMG industry quest to decarbonise.
