Tuesday, November 27, 2018

Aitken Spence wins ‘Best Corporate Citizen Sustainability Award

Deputy Chairman Rajan Brito, Aitken Speance receving the Best Corporate Citizen Sustainability Award 2018 from Speaker Karu Jayasuriya who was the chief guest of the occasion. Picture by Chaminda Niroshana

Aitken Spence PLC won the coveted ‘Best Corporate Citizen Sustainability Award 2018’ at the annual awards ceremony organised by Ceylon Chamber of Commerce. Hatton National Bank PLC and Nestlé Lanka PLC became the first and second runner respectively at the Cinnamon Grand Hotel, Colombo.

In addition CBL Investments Limited, People’s Leasing & Finance PLC, Mas Intimates (Pvt) Ltd, Sampath Bank PLC, Citizens Development Business Finance PLC, Bank of Ceylon, and Access Engineering PLC, were recognized as the top ten corporate citizens of the year.

Citizens Development Business Finance Plc won the Less than Rs. 15 billion Annual turn over ‘Best Corporate Citizen Sustainability Award 2018’ offered under ‘Category B’, while Link Natural Products (Pvt) Ltd became the first runner up Category B.

MAS Intimates (Pvt) Ltd won a Triple Bottom Line Award for its work on Environmental Sustainability, Aitken Spence PLC was recognized for its contribution made towards Social Sustainability, while Hatton National Bank PLC was awarded for its actions on Economic Sustainability.

Under Category Awards, MAS Intimates (Pvt) Ltd won category awards for Environmental Commitment,Environmental Integration and Community Relations. Aitken Spence PLC was awarded for Environment Beyond the Business, Employee Relations, and Customer Relations. Sirio Ltd was recognized for Financial Performance, and Hatton National Bank PLC for its efforts in Economic Contribution. Further, there was a tie between Sampath Bank PLC and National Development Bank Plc for the Governance category award.The sector awards were won by Access Engineering for the Construction Sector, Hatton National Bank PLC for Finance Sector, Nestlé Lanka PLC for Manufacturing sector, Aitken Spence PLC for Diversified Holdings while Sri Lanka Telecom PLC won a sector award under the ‘Other’ category. Under the Best Sustainability Project Awards, Camso Loadstar (Pvt) Ltd was awarded for its project on ‘2.8MWp Solar PV Installation in Camso Loadstar (PVT) Ltd’, CBL Foods International (Pvt) Limited was awarded for its Bio Fertilizer Production Using Effluent Sludge project, and Elpitiya Plantations PLC - Haritha Shakthi was recognized for the Formulation of the Company’s Sustainability Strategy Embedded in the Company’s Strategic Business Plan. HJS Condiments Limited was recognized for uplifting the Living Standards of the Eastern Province.

For Consistent Commitment and Continuous Improvement, Aitken Spence PLC was recognized in Environmental Commitment, Environmental Integration, Customer Relations, and Community Relations. Hatton National Bank PLC was awarded this certificate under the Environment Beyond the Business category, Ceylon Biscuits Limited/CBL Investments Limited for the Employee Relations category, National Development Bank PLC for the Governance category, People’s Leasing & Finance PLC for Financial Performance, and Sri Lanka Telecom PLC for the Economic Contribution category.

The award for the Best Presented Application was won by Nestlé Lanka PLC.

 

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