More than 100 Aitken Spence staff volunteered to spread awareness of good waste management practices among businesses and residents, while cleaning up the Vauxhall Street neighbourhood in Colombo on Saturday, close to where the company is headquartered.
Several teams belonging to hotels, travels, maritime services and shipping, cargo, insurance, plantations, financial services, property management, elevator agency and aviation business sectors operating from Aitken Spence Towers on Vauxhall Street stretched across Vauxhall Street and the neighbouring Beira Lake boundary to clean up waste and educate local residents and businesses on best practices in waste management.
Aitken Spence is the reigning winner of the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce Best Corporate Citizen Sustainability award while being the only company in Sri Lanka to be ranked as a “Best Corporate Citizen” by Sri Lanka’s leading chamber for 12 consecutive years.
Staff of Aitken Spence engaged in conversations with residents and businesses in the area about methods to better manage waste. The volunteers distributed awareness posters and in some cases helped local businesses put up the posters at their premises.
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| Rishard Preena, Aitken Spence Hotels Assistant General Manager Sustainability, creating awareness about good waste management practices to the clerical staff at Aitken Spence PLC |
“As a business we continuously attempt to share our best practices with our neighbouring communities wherever we operate. It is evident in our longstanding relationships with local communities across Sri Lanka and beyond where we try to partner for greater good”, said Dr. Rohan M Fernando, Director and Head of Business Development & Plantations of Aitken Spence PLC.
“I would like to thank all the employees who took their valuable time on Saturday morning to emphasize the importance of waste management and clean neighbourhoods by engaging proactively with our neighbouring community in Colombo”, he added.
Sustainability professionals of Aitken Spence conducted awareness workshops for tenants and staff of the YWCA at its premises, as well as for contracted janitorial and security staff at Aitken Spence Towers office complex.
The initiative was in support of the “No Kunu” movement which aims to build better waste management practices in Colombo.
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