
Businesscafe - Mimi Nicklin, world-renowned empathetic leader, CEO and best-selling author, has emphasized the importance of empathy and highlighted several noteworthy points as the world marks International Women’s Day (IWD) on 8th March.

Businesscafe - Sri Lanka’s most awarded plantations company, Hayleys Plantations, recently hosted the U.S. Ambassador to Sri Lanka, Julie Chung, on an exclusive tour of its Pedro estate in Nuwara Eliya.

Businesscafe - The Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) and the International Finance Corporation (IFC) in association with the World Federation of Exchanges, the Sustainable Stock Exchanges (SSE) Initiative, UN Global Compact Network, the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) of the Australian Government, UN Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women), and the Sri Lanka Institute of Directors (SLID) rang the market opening bell for gender equality, in line with the International Women’s Day 2023, for the eighth consecutive year, with several top Sri Lankan Companies, pledging to increase women representation in corporate leadership.

Businesscafe - In an effort to uplift the sanitary standards of lavatories in girls’ schools and raise awareness on the importance of proper hygiene habits for young girls, Sri Lanka’s leading hygiene brand and household name ‘Harpic’ embarked on a series of programs through its ‘Suwa Jana Meheyuma’ social responsibility campaign, in collaboration with the Ministry of Education, and girls’ schools from the Western Province.

Businesscafe - Committed to ushering an innovative mindset and encouraging the budding entrepreneurs, SLT-MOBITEL, the National ICT Solutions Provider powered the IEEE Innovation Nation Sri Lanka’s (INSL) grand finale competition and awards ceremony 2022 as the ‘Innovative Partner’.

Businesscafe - SANASA Life PLC recently inaugurated its 96th location in Sri Lanka, adding the hub of Kuliyapitiya, to its growing Island wide network.

Businesscafe - International Women’s day has been marked annually on March 8, in remembrance of the initial protest in the 19th century, and is focused on spreading awareness on female centric issues and celebrating the women in our lives.

Businesscafe - Fairfirst, a passionate advocate of Sri Lanka’s sporting fraternity extends its support to the Mercantile Cricket Association (MCA) for the 5th consecutive year as the sponsor to the MCA “F” Division 25-Over League Tournament 2023.

Businesscafe - ‘Inside a Hacker’s Mind’ was the intriguing theme of an awareness programme conducted recently by Aion Cyber Security (Pvt) Ltd., a subsidiary of the Sierra Group.

Businesscafe - For the 22nd successive year, Ceylinco Life has begun the countdown in its search for another 160 talented young Sri Lankans eligible to win ‘Pranama scholarships’ under the life insurance leader’s flagship rewards programme.