Factory

Profile
Func tional ity
Flexibility
Sustainability
 BE OUR BUSINESS
PARTNER AND BE
A CHANGEMAKER
By ignoring the importance of people and planet
any conventional business cannot have a
sustainable and sequential profit. Business as usual
is not an option anymore. From end consumer,
We are converting shops, traders and manufacturer everybody have
an ethical responsibility towards the people who
consumers’ purchasing are making our
power for a clothes and for the planet we call ‘home’. So be
a part of our drive and make a difference in
change you want fashion industry.
to see
 ENTREPRENEUR PROFILE
 Born i n 1978 and Bangladeshi national
 M.A. i n English Literature
 Professional Fellow of US Department of State
 Son of freedom fighter
 Chairman of Standing Committee on Sustainability at BGMEA (Bangladesh
Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association).
 Recognized as CIP (Commercial Important Person) by the Government of
People’s Republic of Bangladesh.
 Former Director of Bangladesh Knitwear Manufacturer and Exporter
SHEIKH H M Association (BKMEA).
MUSTAFIZ  Acting as industry leader on ‘Workforce Skills Development for
MANAGING DIRECTOR Industry 4.0’

BASIC INFO AND INFRASTRUCTURE

Head Office L-8 Arifabad Housing Society, Rupnagar, Knitting : Total 10 nos.
: Dhaka 1216, Bangladesh Dyeing : We don’t have own dyeing facilities. We sub-contract dyeing
Factory Address : Bathuli, Shaha Belisshor, Dhamrai, Dhaka 1800 from reputed Oeko-tex & GOTS certified dyeing mills.
Bangladesh Printing : We have digital printing and screen printing unit
Phone numbers : +880 2 58052109 Embroidery : Embroidery unit with plain stich, sequins etc.
Contact Person : Mr. Sheikh H M Mustafiz Laboratory : We have our own laboratory for basic wash tests, GSM,
Managing Director composition test etc.
Cell +880 1713 018790 CAD system : We have CAD system with plotters
mustafiz@cutedress.net Cutting : We have large cutting tables with fabric spreader
Website Total : www.cutedress.net Sewing : We have all kinds of sewing machine needed for cutNsew
Land Open : 200+ decimal knitwear production incl. light woven
Space Floor : 40% Finishing : We have full furnished finishing section along with spot
Space : 80000 sft (total 3 floors) removing section, tumble dryer, thread sucker etc.
Safety system : Automatic fire detection Packing : We have separate packing section along with needle detector,
Security system and hydrant pick-pack service, security controlled shipping process etc.
Utility and power : Public Addressing and Transportation : We have own transportation for all sorts of procurement
full CCTV coverage purpose
: - 6000 sft utility building WTP : We have our own Water Treatment Plant (ETP where
- 3 Generators: 460 kVa, rainwater and gray water treated for recycling purpose
200 kVa, 30 kVa ETP : We have our own ETP (Effluent Treatment Plant) to treat waste
Waste recycling - Own sub-station water from printing section and reuse them i n WTP
Current manpower - 250 kg boiler Certification : - Oeko-tex; GOTS; OCS; GRS; RWS,; LEED; BCI, US Cotton;
Day care - Air compressor audited by BSCI and ACCORD/RSC.
: Waste recycling storage : - In process of Fair Trade; WRAP & C-TPAT etc
4 rooms On boarded : HIGG [scoring process i n progress]
Medical care : 550+ (Women 56 : Men 44) Signatory : United Nation Fashion Charter for Climate Change (UNFCCC)
: - Full time Nannies
- Facilities with breast-feeding, child nutrition
and indoor-outdoor playground
BUSINESS ROADMA HEXA-PILLARS
MODEL P
SOCIAL JUSTICE
FUNCTIONALITY 2023 • Fair compensation
• Best workmanship Investment on automation and restructure on • Non-discrimination
• Best fitted apparel efficiency • Ensure human rights
• Fantastic touch and feel of fabric • Good working condition
• • Financial inclusion through fintech
Long lasting performance 2024 •
• High durability Inclusive jobs
Optimized production with full capacity and
50% reduction of GHG emissions ENVIRONMENT
FLEXIBILITY • Environmental management system
2025 • Energy efficiency
• Flexible Min imu m Order Quantity (MOQ) Smart factory 4.0 and 80% reduction GHG • Renewable energy
• Flexible fiber composition emissions • Water resilience
• Flexible product category • Water recycled and ZLD
• Flexible lead time • Reduction of GHG emissions
• Flexible on-demand service
2026
• Flexible option to choose sustainable Fully diverse high-end manufacturing CIRCULARITY
materials following the path of due diligence
• Resource optimization
• Recycling pre and post-consumer waste
2027 • Regenerate resources
SUSTAINABILIT Set example as world class manufacturing • Design out waste
Y company i n Bangladesh
• Less use of Energy GOOD GOVERNANCE
• Less use of Water 2028
• Reduced GHG emissions • Establish corporate governance
• Maximum recycled materials Super efficient production management • Corruption-free operation
• Ensure social justice system • Digitalization
• Ensure employees Health & Safety • Business continuity plan
• World class CSR Practices 2029
• Operational transparency Fully sustainable manufacturing, no more ECONOMIC RESILIENCE
• Traceable conventional raw materials conventional production • Cost optimization
• Certified and traceable sustainable products • Efficient production management
• Innovative and eco-friendly fabrics • Waste control
• Eco-friendly trims and application 2030 • Investment on technology
• Healthy financial growth Only export to sustainable premium global
• Alignment with SDG and NPIs brands and a net-zero RMG industry INNOVATION
• New fabric development
• Product development
• Product diversification
• Value added products
 TRANSPARENCY IN OPERATION

SUSTAINABILITY REPORT KNOWLEDGE SHARE

We are committed to publish our With proper arrangement we are open to
sustainability report every year. Our first everybody to visit our facilities and we are
report published in 2019 and publishing delighted to share our knowledge and
every year onward. experience

COMPLIANCE STAKEHOLDER
We are wholehearted to comply ENGAGEMENT
national or international code of We are ready to collaborate with any
conduct. international and national agencies for
sectoral and individual improvement.

STRENGTH WEAKNES OPPORTUNITY THREAT

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 We do accept very low order quantities.  We are not perfect, we do  As a company Cute Dress has  The wa y Cute Dress wants to
 We can produce advanced fashion mistake and trying our best to huge opportunity i n terms operate the company i n terms of
garments whether it is asymmetric or improve from our learning. sustainable fashion production ‘fair trade’ and ‘sustainability’; if
symmetric pattern.  We wholeheartedly try to and ethical business practice. the brands are not cooperating in
 We can produce almost a n y kind provide our best service to all  The practices of business same way, the factory may face
of knit garments possible in our buyers. But sometime transparency, traceability, severe financial burden.

Bangladesh.
 We support to promote new
brand entrepreneur anywhere
i n the globe.
 We are always on development
of ne w kinds of fabric so that
our buyers can find ne w option
for next fashion trend.
 We have strong supply-chain
network for all sorts of raw
materials.
 Professional management staffs for
effective communication.
W O
different kinds of constraints
may interrupt our service
level. We always try to
identify the problems and
solving them.
 We are little too much flexible
and sometime ‘hardly
requested’ activities made us
failure. We are still learning
how to say ‘no’.
adaptability and flexibility can
be lifted to next level business
venture who would like to
showcase their brand as ethical
brand.
 Cute Dress obtain good
reputation i n textile
manufacturing and this can be a
good selling points for brands
whe n business collaboration
established.
 As per the Return of Investment
(ROI) calculation; factory invested
little too much money on
sustainability where
brands/consumers seem reluctant
to support the philosophy.
 ‘Sustainability’ doesn’t come for
free. If all stakeholders do not come
forward and contribute; we may
never become a ‘fully sustainable’
company.
ENVIRONMENTAL CONTRIBUTION (2019 – 2022)

Renewable Energy Ground Water GHG Emissions Waste Plastic Waste clothes Waste paper
Produced Saved Reduced Recycled recycled recycled
231,871 kWh 8,230,760 lit 203,930e kg 7,776 kg 487,355 kg 67,722 kg

SOCIAL CONTRIBUTION (2019 – 2022)

FISCAL YEAR EMPLOYMENT GENERATION FOR LAST 15 YEARS

1000
600 502 524 593
Working Employee
400
500
90 110 120 150
200 220 250 280 300 320 Condition Migration
0 Satisfaction Rate
2011

2012

2016

2021
2015

2018
2013
2010

2017

2019
2014

2022
2008

2020
2009

Persons
92 5.39
ECONOMIC CONTRIBUTION (2019 – 2022)
% %
FISCAL YEAR REVENUE TREND FOR LAST 15 MARKET SHARE FROM 2019 TO 2022
YEARS
8 6.67
6 40%
4.8
4.2 4.5 4.6
4 3.2 3.5 20% 2019
2.8
2 2.2 2.5
2 0.8 1 1.2 1.5 0% 2020

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Net

nds
Canada

China

France

Indonesia
Australia

Denmark

Germany

Japan

Saudi
Arabia
Norway
Sweden
Switzerland
Finland

USA
0 2021

U
K
2010
2011

2016
2015

2018
2019
2013
2012

2017

2021
2014

2022
2020
2008
2009

2022

USD in Million EXPORT COUNTRIES

 MANUFACTURING EXPERIENCE

CERTIFICATION AND PRODUCT

TRACEABILITY
 INNOVATION OF FABRICS
RIB TERR SYNTHETIC VALUE
JERSE INTERLOCK
Y ADDITION
Y – – Jersey – Spandex
– Single Jersey from 1x1 Rib – Interlock from 130 – French terry from
– 2x1 Rib – Rib – Enzyme washed
90 gsm to 400 gsm gsm to 300 gsm 140 gsm to 500 gsm
– 2x2 Rib – Interlock – Silicon washed
– Bubble jersey – Drop needle – Fleece from 160 gsm to
– Verigated Rib – Pique – Pre-shrunk
– Pattern jersey interlock 550 gsm
– Flat back – Pattern – Peach/Sueded
– Mesh jersey – Jacquard – Velour
– Pointelle Rib – Stripe – Vintage
– Crepe jersey – Both side brush
– Twill jersey – Double face PIQUE fleece – Jacquard – Space dyed
– Waffle – Polar fleece – Anti-bacterial
– Feeder stripe – Jacquard
– – Pique from 140 – UV protected
– Auto stripe Feeder stripe
– Jacquard – Auto stripe
gsm to 350 gsm 12 GG – Water repellent
– Single Lacoste – Insect repellent
– Jacquard
– Double Lacoste – Plain Jersey – Soil repellent
– Drop needle – Pattern jersey – Dischargeable
– Jacquard – CutNSew Sweater – Hydro-flex
– Allover printed
– Digital AOP
– Allover embroidery

VALUE ADDITION ON GARMENT

PLACEMENT ALLOVER PRINT EMBROIDERY SUSTAINABLE
PRINT
– Digital – Pigment ACCESSROIES
– Flat stitch
– 2D / 3D – Recycled polyester sewing thread
– Pigment – Rubber
– Chenille – Recycled polyester embroidery thread
– Plastisol – Reactive
– Sequins – GRS certified recycled polybag
– High density – Digital
– Patchwork – Recycled polyester woven label
– Puff – Discharge
– Cotton thread – Organic cotton woven label
– Foil – Puff
– Emb with print – Recycled cotton paper hangtag
– Flock – Burn-out
– Cut hole – FSC certified paper hangtag
– Glitter – Glitter
– Felt – Eco-friendly desiccant
– Metallic – Metallic
– Cording – Recycled polymer button
– Cracked – Recycled metal button
– Sublimation WASHING/PIECE – Recycled polymer zipper
– Transfer DYED HAND WORKS – Recycled metal zipper
– Spray
– – Washed look – Hand embroidery
Discharge
– – Pigment dyed – Hand stich
Burn-out
– – Enzyme wash – Sequins
Sublimation
– – Uneven wash – Beading works
Aroma
– – Destroy wash – Stone works
Sunlight
– Crinkle wash – Hotfix
– Tie-dye
– Dip-dye
 CHOOSE YOUR SUSTAINABLE MATERIALS
COTTON & BLENDS
– Organic cotton
– BCI Cotton
– Pima/Supima cotton
– African cotton
– USA cotton
– Conventional cotton
– Cotton melange
– Cotton blend with spandex
– Cotton blend with polyester
– Cotton blend with viscose
– Cotton blend with modal
– Cotton blend with tencel
– Cotton blend with bamboo
– Cotton blend with wool
– Cotton blend with linen
– Cotton blend with hemp
– Cotton blend with inject polyester
– Cotton blend with cloud polyester
– Cotton blend with neps
– Cotton blend with recycled poly
– Open end cotton yarn
–
EXCLUSIVE FIBERS
Merino wool and melange
– Wool blend with bamboo
– Wool blend with cotton
– Wool blend with silk
– Vegan wool blend with cotton
– Lyocel and blend with cotton
– Lyocel and blend with linen
– Viscose and melange
– Modal and melange
– Tencel and melange
– Bamboo and melange
– Linen and blend with cotton
– Linen and blend with viscose
– Hemp and blend with cotton
– Hemp blend with bamboo
And man y more …
SUSTAINABLE FIBERS
‘organic’
– 100% Organic Cotton (GOTS)
– Upto 95% Organic Cotton blend with elastane
/ recycled polyester / viscose / modal / tencel
/ bamboo / linen / hemp / wool / kapok / silk
‘made with organic’
– Upto 70% Organic Cotton blend with elastane
/ recycled polyester / viscose / modal / tencel
/ bamboo / linen / hemp / wool / kapok / silk
– 100% Organic Cotton (OCS)
– Upto 5% Organic cotton blend with elastane /
recycled polyester / viscose / modal / tencel /
bamboo / linen / hemp / wool / kapok / silk
– Recycled cotton blend with organic cotton /
recycled polyester / recycled wool /
– Recycled polyester blend with elastane /
cotton/ viscose / modal / tencel / bamboo /
linen / hemp / wool / kapok / silk
– Recycle wool and blend with recycle fiber

TRACEABLE MAN-MADE CELLULOSIC

FIBER
– Lenzing ECOVERO, TENCEL, Refibra etc.
– FSC/PEFC certified viscose
83.73%
67.54%

90.00%
80.00%
46.65%

70.00%

35.93%
60.00%
Year on year

33.46%
25.96%
50.00%

20.39%
17.40%
17.40%

40.00%

14.07%
12.65%
Sustainable
9.72%

30.00%
5.91%

3.34%

2.00%
1.56%

1.02%
0.94%

0.06%
0.05%
0.07%
0.00%
20.00%

0.16
materials
10.00%

%
0.00%
Conventional GOTS Certified BCI Cotton GRS Certified OCS Ecovero
demand Certified Certified
Oeko-tex Certified
(Organic
2019 2020 2021 2022 yarn only)
 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Capacity? BULK PRODUCTION
Bulk production: Average 10000 pcs per day
Basic style volume order: 14000 pcs per day
SAMPLE PRODUCTION
Proto sample : Average 20 styles per day
Sales Sample : Average 200 pcs per day
Minimum Order MOQ always depends on several facts like fabric
quality, style, delivery time etc. In general, products
Quantity (MOQ)? made of cottons can be as low as 200 pcs. Some items
MOQ can be as higher as 2000 pcs per colour.
Sea Shipment: Chittagong / Chattogram
Departure Port? Air Shipment : Dhaka Airport [DAC]

FABRIC PRODUCTION Payment Terms? Telegraphic Transfer (T/T):

Knitting Capacity: Average 4000 kg/day All kinds of invoices can be paid through bank to
Dyeing Capacity: Average 3000 kg/day bank Telegraphic Transfer (T/T) as per agreement.
Finished Fabric: Average 3000 kg/day Letter of Credit (L/C):
L/C as per below terms:
Product category % (a) Irrevocable (b) Transferable (c) Partial shipment
allowed (d) Third party documents acceptable
(d)Negotiation of document with in 21 days (e)Payment
at sight
42.43% Accessories
Home Tex
Lead Time? SAMPLE
0.07% Proto/First sample : 4 to 7 working days
Kids Sales sample : 6 to 10 weeks
Ladies PP sample : 5 to 10 working days
23.09% Size-set Sample : 10 working days
0.10% Mens [after bulk fabric received]
Unisex BULK
ORDER 30 days ~ Maximum 120 days
Minimum
[Maximum depends on order size
15.56% 18.74% and number of styles]

Major Buyers? Available upon request

KNOWLEDGE AND STRATEGIC

PARTNERS
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