Through a wide range of programs aimed at the improvement of the lives of workers and the local communities and reducing the impact on the environment, Zahid regularly works with a broad range of stakeholders, including UN agencies and Development Financial Institutions. He has managed several sustainability projects, including the Partnership for Cleaner Textiles (PaCT) by IFC, Mothers@Work and Better Business for Children by UNICEF, and Gender Equity and Returns by ILO’s Better Work Program, Target Gender Equality of UN Global Compact and Female Leadership Development Program. Currently he is managing Transformation 4.0 related to Mission 2030 for DBL. Sustainability programs at DBL are aligned with SDGs.

Zahid has over 26 years of experience in different roles in the apparel, textiles, telecom, sporting goods, ceramic tableware, and electronics industries of which 23 years has been in DBL. He conducts all his work with the belief that “Reward of doing good, is nothing but good”.