Corporates and the private sector play a main part in plastic waste generation and the ensuing environmental, marine, and social damage. With this in mind, more and more global and local corporates are adopting the extended producer responsibility (EPR) policy that holds producers accountable for the collection and recycling of plastic volumes they produce and release to the market.
The Commercial Bank of Ceylon has announced that its Flash Digital Bank Account has been linked as a convenient mode of payment, to the online pharmacy Flash Health App to facilitate flash-fast home delivery of medicines to users.
Hayleys Fabric’s ‘WARNA by Mahogany’, the natural dye innovation behind a new line of organic, eco-friendly fabric, was listed among the Top 10 global innovations at the ISPO Textrends Spring/Summer 2024.
Sampath Bank recently inaugurated the ‘10,000 Trees Campaign’ in collaboration witht he Rotary Club of Colombo at the We Oya Estate of Kelani Valley Plantations in Yatiyanthota governed by the Hayleys group of companies.
Supporting the Lady Ridgeway Hospital (LRH) and Colombo South Teaching Hospital during this time of need, HNB PLC donated much needed medicine necessary for new born babies and pregnant mothers through its flagship ‘HNB Oba Venuwen Api’ initiative.
Sri Lanka’s fashion scene recently saw the addition of a unique brand – Tribe Ceylon, a design studio seeking to create fusion between the traditional Sri Lankan identity and the latest international fashion trends.
Fimco Estate is honoured to have been awarded as the winner for the Best Real Estate Marketing Company in Sri Lanka, at the Asia Pacific Property Awards for the year 2022-23, powering up its capacity to serve more in the fast-growing apartment industry.
Marina Square Uptown Colombo recently completed the topping off of the first of its five towers, marking the steady progress of the project during challenging times, with the resources, collective strengths and industry experience of the developers, Access Engineering PLC and China Harbour Engineering Company.
98 Acres Resort & Spa, a subsidiary of U.H.E. Group, was recently recognised as one of the ‘Best of the Best’ in the 2022 Travelers’ Choice Awards, under the category ‘Best Romantic Hotels - Asia’ by TripAdvisor.
SriLankan Airlines launched a Travel Agents Portal at its recently concluded Agents Appreciation Awards that provides comprehensive and up-to-date information on assorted topics that are essential to travel agents.
Remaining true to its promise of providing personalised services to leisure travellers from around the world, making their stay nothing short of remarkable, Reveal – the collection of boutique hotels across the island has been recognised once again for their excellence by TripAdvisor.
In an effort to provide emergency relief to the most vulnerable communities across the country impacted by the ongoing economic crisis, Sunshine Holdings PLC pledged their support to the ‘Manudam Mehewara’ humanitarian programme initiated by Dialog Axiata PLC, MAS Holdings, Hemas Holdings PLC, CBL Group, Citi, Sarvodaya Shramadana Movement, and PwC Sri Lanka.
The Commercial Bank of Ceylon recently donated two autoclaves to the Point Pedro Base Hospital, in response to a request. These units will be used for infection control at the hospital’s operating theatre. A ‘Type A’ Base Hospital, the Pedro Hospital serves about 150,000 people in the Vadamarachchi region of Jaffna.
People’s Bank organized a series of meritorious deeds in Anuradhapura. As a part of this programme, People’s Bank conducted an alms giving (Heel Dāna) to over twenty thousand devotees who observed sil in front of the Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi and the Ruwanweli Maha Seya.
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