Dr. Mohammad Abbas Uddin has more than 24 years of experience in industrial and environmental consultancy, providing technical advisory services, project management, team leadership, capacity development and policy support across the textile and manufacturing sectors.
His consultancy portfolio spans water and wastewater management, chemical management, hazardous waste, resource efficiency, energy efficiency, decarbonisation, circular economy, environmental performance, industrial transformation and capacity development. He has worked with international development organisations, government institutions, global brands, industry associations, universities and manufacturing enterprises in Bangladesh and internationally.
Technical Consultant – Textile Wet Processing and Production Process Enhancement Expert, Resilient Water Accelerator (RWA), UK, August–December 2026. Technical advisory services to strengthen the bankability and implementation of water-efficiency investments within Bangladesh's textile wet-processing sector.
Project Manager, Energy Audit for Textile Supplier Factories of Inditex in Bangladesh and Pakistan, Arup, UK, February 2026–December 2027.
Expert, SWITCH2CE Project, https://www.switchtocircular.eu/ Circle Economy, July 2024–November 2026; supporting circular economy capacity development and related technical activities.
OCEMS Performance Evaluation, GIZ STILE II, May 2025–September 2026.
ETP Cloud Monitoring / SAIDABAD Project, May 2025–February 2026.
Technical Expert, Hazardous Waste Management Rules, GIZ STILE II, December 2025–August 2026.
Technical Expert, Chemical Management Rules, GIZ STILE II, May–November 2026.
Chemical Expert (October 2025–Feb 2026), Capacity Development for RSC. SCAIP Project, in collaboration with adelphi.
Manufacturing Specialist, Baseline Study of SMART Project of PKSF (Package No. PKSF/SMART/S-02), DM Watch, 19 February 2025–18 February 2026
Team Leader (September 2025–March 2026), Technical Advisory for Strengthening Environmental Sustainability and Workplace Safety at the Bangla Poshak Factory.
Chemical Expert (March–November 2025), Development of Comprehensive Environmental Performance Assessment Framework for RSC. SCAIP Project, in collaboration with adelphi and Reed Consultancy Bangladesh.
National and Sector Expert (May–September 2025), Critical Assessment for the Circular Textile Combi-track – Bangladesh. ECORYS Nederland B.V., International Development Unit (IDU).
Circular Economy Expert (August–October 2025), Circular Economy Training for SMEs. SME Foundation; training delivered to five clusters.
Team Lead (July–November 2025), Water Saving in Textile & Garments Industries (WaSaTex) – Case Studies. SCAIP Project; development of case studies covering 16 factories.
Team Lead (2023–2024), Water Saving in Textile & Garments Industries (WaSaTex) – Technical Support. GIZ and H&M; technical support to 58 factories to improve water efficiency and achieve approximately 30% water reduction.
Team Leader (May–November 2024), Higher Education and Leadership Development for Sustainable Textiles in Bangladesh (HELD), Output 4: Academia–Industry Nexus. Supporting dialogue between academia and industry on sustainability in the textile sector, particularly sector-specific issues concerning women.
Team Leader (May–November 2024), Technical Support to Accompany Academia–Industry Network Events. GIZ HELD Project.
Manufacturing Specialist (August 2023–February 2024), Final Evaluation of Sustainable Enterprise Project (SEP). Palli Karma-Sahayak Foundation (PKSF), funded by the World Bank; for DM Watch.
Technical Expert (2023–2024), Upscaling the RMG Sector. Economic Relations Division (ERD), Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh.
Research Team Lead (Nov 2022– March 2023), Apparel Automation Pulse. Shimmy Technologies; study covering 20 apparel factories.
Expert (December 2021–February 2023), Advisory Service on Development of Decision-Making Tool for Textile Producers (Informed Choice Matrix). GIZ. https://www.informedchoicematrix.net/
Expert (2021–2023), GIZ Sustainability in the Textile and Leather Sector (STILE). Environmental management, with a focus on textile-sector audits, laboratory manuals and ETP operator training.
Team Leader (December 2021–December 2022), Programme for Improvement of Environmental Performance (PIE). GIZ; supporting improvement across 58 factories.
Team Leader (March–December 2022), Advanced Chemical Management Programme. Gueldenpfennig; implemented across six supplier factories.
Expert (January 2021–November 2022), FABRIC Project: Knowledge on Wastewater Recycling and Reuse in the Textile Industry. GIZ; covering wastewater recycling and reuse, workshops and manuals, waste management and ETP operator training.
Consultant (February–November 2021), Advanced Chemical Management Programme. Gueldenpfennig; implemented across five supplier factories.
Resource Efficiency Expert (Nov 2020 - March 2021), Resource Efficiency Assessment of Seven Factories under the Proposed CETP in Narayanganj. Bangladesh Knit Dyeing and Exporters Association and DOHWA, Korea.
Expert (October 2020–May 2021), Sound Chemicals Management E-Learning Concept. Adelphi and Beuth University of Applied Sciences Berlin, under the GIZ FABRIC programme.
Consultant (November 2020–March 2021), Online Learning on Chemical Management. Institute of Distance Learning, Beuth University of Applied Sciences Berlin; developed for Hawassa University, Ethiopia.
National ESIA Expert (November 2020–March 2021), Design Study to Promote Energy Efficiency in Industry in Bangladesh. Team of IPC and CES; supporting the design of an €80 million KfW credit line for energy-intensive industries.
Technical Expert (Nov 2020 - January 2021), Investment Opportunity in ETP Upgrading and ZLD Measures in the Ready-Made Garments (RMG) Sector Value Chain under the SREUP Credit Line. GIZ under the SSREU Project.
Technical Expert (Nov 2020 - January 2021), Investment Opportunity in Energy Efficiency Measures in the Ready-Made Garments (RMG) Sector Value Chain under the SREUP Credit Line. GIZ under the SSREU Project.
Technical Expert (2019–2020), Reduction of Volume and Hazardous Level of ETP Sludge. GIZ; implemented in five selected textile factories in Bangladesh.
Technical Expert (2014–2017), Promoting In-depth Cleaner Production in the Textile Washing/Dyeing/Finishing Sector in Bangladesh. IFC PaCT, funded by the World Bank; implemented across 35 factories.
50+ industrial projects
200+ factories engaged
1,000+ professionals trained
24+ years of technical experience
Multiple government, donor and international development assignments