Sri Lanka’s Leading sustainability consulting firm The Carbon Consulting Company (CCC) announced today that it is strengthening it’s strategic expertise with an international partnership with leading global sustainability non-profit, Forum for the Future.

Reducing the carbon footprint in organizations and companies will have long-lasting environmental and economic benefits not only to individual organizations but to the nation at large, one of country’s pioneering carbon reduction consultancy firms – Somaratna Consultants announced on Tuesday (May 26, 2015).

A longtime sponsor of Sinhala and Tamil New Year celebrations (Avurudu Uthsawaya) across Sri Lanka, fan-favourite Elephant House took its involvement in these celebrations to a whole new level in 2015, supporting 35 national, regional and rural events, in conjunction with Shaa FM, Sirasa TV, ITN and Rythm FM.

In another Sri Lankan first, Shree FM recently offered up a unique treat, creating the first-ever Siv Maha Dansala, four mini alms giving stalls rolled into one large one, for visitors at the festive Colombo Port Shree FM Vesak Kalapaya (Vesak Zone), located at the never-before-witnessed venue of the Colombo Port.

DHL Express, the world’s leading international express services and logistics company, announced that Sri Lankan school boy Under 14 rugby player Harsha Samarasinghe received an opportunity of a lifetime to deliver a match ball at a Rugby World Cup 2015 (RWC 2015) game.

The European Union (EU) together with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) recently inaugurated a Youth Leadership Development Programme (YLDP) in the Vavuniya, Batticaloa and Mannar districts, where over 250 youth will commence a three-month long course conducted by the University of Jaffna (UoJ).

The Commercial Bank’s on-going initiative to promote entrepreneurship development across the country by empowering micro, small and medium enterprises with the knowledge they need to grow, was recently extended to Hingurakgoda, the largest division in the Polonnaruwa District.

Presenting to the nation as a gesture of gratitude, S-lon this year marked Vesak by adding value to their App for Pirith and Gatha.

Samaposha, the leading cereal brand of Plenty Foods (Pvt) Ltd., a subsidiary of Ceylon Biscuits Limited (CBL), organized “Samaposha Vasantha Udanaya” for the 8th consecutive year in Thalawa Mudunegama on the 19th April 2015.

When the Gallagés welcomed a new companion in to the family home at Mattegoda recently, their compassion had helped Embark reach another milestone of no little significance.

In keeping with its continuous commitment of a ‘Varna Pooja’ to places of religious worship in Sri Lanka, Lankem Paints Ltd, manufacturers and marketers of Robbialac Paints, recently donated a large consignment of paints and wood coatings for use at the Gangaramaya Temple and Seemamalakaya in Colombo in time for the National Vesak Festival 2015.