Saiful Millat

Background

About Saiful Millat

20 years of corporate responsibility / sustainability / compliance experience with top US and European brands Prior to that worked in hospitality industry & with government Expert in development & implementation of innovative, collaborative, budget conscious, supplier driven programs Stakeholder analysis & engagement to supplier complex capacity building and integration of sustainability Extensive knowledge of corporate responsibility trends, current events, initiatives Conversant with Higg Index, SAC, FLA, Fair Trade, GSCP, GOTS & other textile standards, BSCI, ETI, ICS, SA WRAP, Accord & Alliance Building & Fire Safety Inspections etc. led, delivered and coordinated 300 + capacity Building workshops and trainings for brands, buyers and their suppliers Performed as key/ plenary Speaker at numerous conferences in country and abroad Arranged, led and managed many conferences, workshops & seminars compliance audits conducted in 10 countries at around 20 industries Conversant in the areas of responsible purchasing practices, chain of custody, traceability, C-TPAT, product safety & country of origin Brand reputation and strategic planning - for social and environmental supply chain, brand and product responsibility and obtaining executive buy in Crisis management - communication to stakeholders, investigation and program improvement Child Protection- worked on different projects to protect child rights and safety from various capacity, that includes developing remediation policy and ensure implementation Living Wage - worked on special projects like living wage calculation and development of a comprehensive report based on extensive field research Ran Women Empowerment Project for 2 & 1/2 years Rolled out pilot phase and continued BEPI 2.0 and Speak For Change (Grievance Mechanism) programs in Bangladesh