81270864-Scaling up of DfS Methodology for Multipliers

Tasks to be performed by the contractor The contractor supports the project ‘Improvement of labour-, social- and environment standards in the Pakistani textile industry’ (TextILES) with eight work packages. The project supports selected producers in the Fashion Industry in Punjab (textile, garments, leathers, shoes, sports, and other subsectors) with capacity development measures to link improvements in the area of labour standards with progresses in production processes, and, by this, to indirectly contribute to sustainable growth. Textile companies in Pakistan were struggling to achieve the commitment and involvements of workers and managers to improve and maintain sustainability. The problem was reliance on audit approach instead of owning the process which affects sustainability. This is where GIZ brought a methodology with the name of ‘Dialogue for Sustainability’ (hereafter referred as DfS). DfS is a methodology based on change management approach, jointly developed by GIZ and its partners. DfS at heart is a ‘dialogue’ methodology developed to bring positive change in organizations. It is a self-help methodology leading to a solution, created by the process owners themselves. The idea of DfS is to create an environment of effective dialogue where top management, middle management and workers can collectively work towards a sustainable solution to the organizational problems. The implementation of DfS methodology since 2014, at pilot scale in textile and garment industries of Punjab, has received overwhelming results which has been acknowledged by the German Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ). Till date GIZ has implemented this methodology at around 50 partner textile industries of Punjab. Focus has now shifted towards institutionalization of DfS methodology at a broader level. As part of institutionalization of DfS, TextILES project of GIZ seeks to develop the capacities of multiple consulting and training partner organizations to deliver commercial services to the private sector. These organizations, known as ‘multipliers’, will use the DfS methodology to play the role of service providers (just like GIZ). The goal of this activity is to develop training modules, trainings on these modules and marketing material for multipliers. These 12 new modules on different topics will standardize the DfS methodology and serve as guidelines and a knowledge product for GIZ's DfS methodology.