Sustainability | Raidha Collections Ltd

About Sustainability:

Sustainability is most often associated with being Green. Sustainability, to us, is a fundamental component that sets the basic premise of our business operations and guides us towards achieving our long-term business objectives. Our present and future business priorities are essentially grounded in our sustainability initiatives towards core business operations as well as in environmental and social issues. This section highlights some of those activities that are contributing towards our business sustainability. Established recently, the purpose of the Centre is to explore and develop new technologies, methods, and ideas, which can be incorporated into the design and delivery of our programs related to its business, environment and social aspects. These are essentially an adoption of innovation new to us but may not necessarily to the industry. The Innovation Centre is an HR driven initiative fashioned with the famous saying that you can’t do today’s job with yesterday’s method and be in business tomorrow.

Green Initiative:

With a mission to go Green in all existing and new facilities, including the corporate head office at Dhaka, we have undertaken a determined plan for speedy execution. While ideas are evolving some of the key features of the inventiveness are here.

Water Management :

Water consumption at our sites is judiciously managed as demand for it is ever increasing particularly with the surge of population density. Buildings are built vertically to minimize the amount of ground used and thereby allow the rain and storm water to soak through and recharge the underground aquifers. Likewise, the hard paved road surfaces are kept to a minimum and replaced with permeable surfaces. Low water-usage toilet and plumbing fixtures are used and harvested rainwater is applied for flushing the toilets. The Station ultimately aims to be water neutral. All water withdrawn from the underground aquifer for human use as well as industrial processes is treated in the sewerage and ETP. It is then allowed to permeate back in the ground through the porous surface and specially built constructed wetlands.

Energy Efficiency:

Facilities are sensibly designed for low energy consumption by reducing power demand and by using efficient equipment. As a design strategy, separate power transmission systems are employed for lighting, equipment and ventilation systems and these are carefully monitored through a building management system. All regular fluorescent bulbs are being decommissioned and replaced with energy efficient T5 tubes and needle point LED lamps. The older clutch and plate motor machines are being replaced with energy efficient direct drive and servo motor driven machines. These latest machines consume around five times less energy.

Materials And Resources:

Energy expended to process and transport materials to the sites has been the primary selection criteria for sourcing of construction materials apart from price and quality. Majority of the construction materials are being sourced from within a 500 kilometer radius. Almost all steel used in the buildings, both in the form of rebar as well as for the steel structural elements, are recycled or reprocessed steel. Many of the other materials are also from recycled sources.

Indoor Environmental Comfort:

Efficiently designed ducted ventilation system and evaporative cooling system are used to keep indoor air always fresh. All interior finishes, such as, flooring system paints, coatings and wood products conform to the ASHRAE standards for low emitting. Windows are maximized and further use of skylights and light shelf as well as strategically located windows allow for greater indirect daylight penetration and uninterrupted views to 70% of the space.

Green Vegetation:

Raidha Collections Ltd is located in an area with green grass and other rich vegetation. Same can be said of the homes of most of our employees. There is a natural affinity to this type of a setting compared to a sterile factory type setting that exists now. With that in view and keeping in line with our Green mandate, a massive plantation program of trees, shrubs, and grass is currently underway. The uniquely selected plants and trees will significantly enhance the serenity and the overall eco-friendliness of the Station through their cooling properties and carbon seizure habits. Extensive use of canopied trees will cover the hardscapes and road surfaces and will help reduce the heat island effect. Some buildings will also have grass roofs that provide insulation from the day heat, reduce the heat island effect of bare roof surface and will act as carbon sink. Trees are being collected from both home and abroad based on their sizes and utilities. Few such trees will bear special fruits that can attract different type of birds. The result of the vegetation will also have an aesthetic impact to the area for which we have a long empathy. In few years, when these newly planted trees will spread out and flourish, Raidha Collections Ltd Station would be remarkable to behold.

Sustainable Sites:

We are mindful in locating our facilities in zones that are not known to be fertile and arable. All sites selected are mostly devoid of trees and eroded lands. Cutting trees during construction phases were restricted and where it could not be avoided, were relocated. Carefully designed erosion and sedimentation control plans were executed at all construction sites to prevent the loss of topsoil as well as the pollution of air with dust and particulates. Our workforce generally resides in the neighborhood and most of them walk or ride bicycles to the plant. The management staff and those who live in the main city are transported to the sites using shared vehicles. These vehicles run on CNG rather than petrol. Special reserved parking is provided for pool vehicles. Substantial bicycle parking spaces together with changing rooms and shower facilities are also provided.