New manufacturing methods that are cleaner than older ones are motivated by environmental imperatives, Brandix Casualwear Managing Director A J Johnpillai said.
But they also make economic sense as they could increase production efficiency while minimising waste and emissions.
Cleaner production increases the productivity of a business by ensuring a more efficient use of raw materials, energy and water and also promotes environmental compliance," Johnpillai said in a statement.
The Brandix Green Plant at Seeduwa, north of Colombo, which has won a national cleaner production award, has been recognized internationally as a model, he said.
The plant clinched the Gold Award at the National Cleaner Production Awards 2008, in recognition of its environment-friendly production practices.
The factory which won the top award in Large Organization category, also received an award for energy efficiency and a Merit certificate for excellence in resources efficiency, the company statement