CMA Sri Lanka. the National Professional Management Accounting body in Sri Lanka announced the 10th anniversary celebrations of the ‘CMA Excellence in Integrated Reporting Awards – 2024’ conducted with its strategic partner Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE).

The Excellence in Integrated Reporting Awards is held to promote Sri Lankan companies both listed, unlisted and state-owned institutions / companies to undertake integrated reporting which will be beneficial to investors and stakeholders. 

The primary purpose of an integrated report is to explain to providers of financial capital how an organization creates, preserves or erodes value over the short, medium and long term. An integrated report benefits all stakeholders interested in an organization’s ability to create value over time, including employees, customers, suppliers, business partners, local communities, legislators, regulators and policy-makers.

Since the inception of this competition in the year 2015, we have witnessed an increasing number of companies both quoted, unquoted, state owned enterprises and SMEs adopting integrated reporting and many of them with a high level of compliance from top conglomerates, banks, finance companies, insurance companies, manufacturing sector, plantation companies, hotel & tourism sector, apparel and over 20 sectors.  

The total awards include Overall Winner (Gold), 1st Runner up (Silver), 2nd Runner up (Bronze), Ten Best Integrated Reports
Over 20 Sector Awards, Eight Special Awards, Certificates of Merit.

The final judges panel will be chaired by Chow Yei Ching School of Graduate Studies Deputy Dean Prof. Ho Yew Kee and City University of Hongkong Professor of Practice Department of Accountancy College of Business and formerly Prof. of Accountancy National University Singapore and   Associate Provost Singapore Institute of Technology supported by local and foreign judges and a Senior Technical Panel. 

The closing date for entries will be 11 August 2024.