“The world today, doesn’t foster intelligence or intellectuals, it now produces a generation of creatures with qualifications” was a statement made by a recognized professor, says Dr. Anuruddha Padeniya, president of the Government Medical Officers Association.
Coca-Cola Beverages Sri Lanka Ltd. (CCBSL) recently entered into a partnership with Lions Club International (Multiple District 306) to conduct an Environment Programme implemented together with the Central Environmental Authority (CEA) to enhance awareness amongst school students, the private sector and the general public island-wide on environment conservation.
In a country that is rich in biodiversity and marine ecosystems, today the stunning natural reserves of Sri Lanka face considerable threat due to the issue of plastic pollution.
The Commercial Bank of Ceylon has announced a partnership with the Sri Lanka Army to financially support the second phase of the ‘Thuru Mithuru Nawa Ratak’ initiative designed to transform Sri Lanka into a country self-sufficient in essential food.
SLT & Mobitel partnered with Manusath Derana on a national level CSR project that aims to convert decommissioned SLTB buses into fully-fledged libraries.
Mobilizing key pillars of the community for a worthy cause, and engaging with people from all walks of life to embrace a commitment to PET plastic recycling, Coca-Cola, along with implementing partner SEVANATHA Urban Resource Center and its official recycling partner Eco-Spindles Pvt. Ltd (subsidiary of BPPL Holdings PLC) launched the first-ever PET plastic recycling programme in temples across Sri Lanka.
Strengthening the nation’s ability to respond to the COVID-19 global pandemic, Sampath Bank PLC, CBL Group and WSO2 jointly donated a fully equipped PCR laboratory to the Army Hospital in Colombo, recently.
Continuing to empower and uplift the livelihood of farmer co-operative societies in its loyalty network, Dipped Products PLC (DPL) invested Rs. 2.1 million towards the distribution of fertiliser for 1,500 smallholder rubber producers in the Monaragala District under its flagship sustainability initiative: DPL Firstlight.
Moving towards a ‘Circular Economy’ is an action that many world business leaders, policy makers, academics and NGOs argue is necessary to help solve global environmental and economic challenges which directly link to Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 12- sustainable production and consumption.
Anverally & Sons, one of the largest tea exporters in Sri Lanka, gave physical expression to the phrase ‘tea and sympathy’ when it donated a consignment of tea to the people of Beirut following the explosion that killed more than 220 people in the Lebanese capital.
In an effort to bolster national fish production as well as to improve the livelihoods and food security initiatives of smallholder farmers in Sri Lanka, Oceanpick (Pvt) Ltd. - South Asia’s spearheading oceanic farming operator-, recently distributed free fingerlings to small-scale fish farmers across the island.
