Lakdaru Scholarship Seminar at Rathnapura

SDB Bank organized an island wide Lakdaru Scholarship Seminar Series for Grade-five students.  This is carried out as a CSR project and few of the seminars are also in Tamil medium. The 31st 

Singer’s ‘Suraksha’ helps rebuild lives post-floods

The devastating floods, one of the worst in Sri Lanka’s recent history left thousands homeless and distraught.

Amãna Takaful conducts road safety workshop for Matara student traffic controllers

The rapid increase in road accidents often ending in fatalities is a matter that draws much attention from the media and the public alike. According to the statistics of the Sri Lanka Police at least seven to eight deaths are recorded by road accidents daily in the Island alone.

AIA plants saplings as part of their ‘Go Green’ initiative

AIA employees joined hands with non-profit organisation ReForest Sri Lanka and the Athuraliya Divisional Secretariat, in an initiative to expand forest coverage in Sri Lanka. 

CSR Lanka conducts first consultation: CSR 2.0 assessment tool for JIT

A team of members from CSR Sri Lanka conducted a workshop for the Just In Time Group (JIT) recently, to assess their current operations against systematic sustainability benchmarks. 

Peugeot and Carmart donate two cars for automobile engineering students

A social welfare project initiated during the tenure of former Finance Minister Ravi Karunanayake and former Skills Development and Vocational Training Minister Mahinda Samarasinghe.

Fonterra’s endeavour to ensure clean water and sanitation for Sri Lankan children

One look at history will reveal that the first great civilizations all flourished in river valleys. Yet water not only holds the power to create, but also to wipe out civilizations. With full knowledge of this, our ancestors learned to tame this force of nature, which eventually paved the path to the advances and innovations we enjoy today. 

NSB launches CSR initiative to help school children

A CSR project was launched by National Savings Bank (NSB) with the supervision of the Ministry of Education and the guidance of the Ministry of Public Enterprise Development.

Bank of Ceylon WPN donates to renovate ward in Welisara Chest Hospital

The staff of the Western Province North (WPN) of the Bank of Ceylon has volunteered to conduct a Corporate Social Responsible project at the Welisara Chest Hospital to refurbish the ward 13 through donations that were collected from the employees and through a fund raising campaign. 

ICCSL to create awareness among corporate sector to combat dengue

The International Chamber of Commerce Sri Lanka (ICCSL) has taken up several measures for the prevention of dengue by launching an awareness campaign in an effort to reduce the incidence of the disease. 

Lakdaru Scholarship Seminar Series 2017 at Anuradhapura

SDB bank has organized an island wide Lakdaru Scholarship Seminar Series for Grade-five students.  This will be carried out as a CSR project and few of the seminars will be in Tamil medium as well. The 34th seminar of the series was held on 15 July at Anuradhapura Youth Centre. 

Melstacorp initiative renovates Thammannawa Hospital, Mihinthale

Melstacorp, one of Sri Lanka’s largest conglomerates and renowned corporate citizens, completed their latest CSR initiative at the rural hospital of Thammannawa in Mihinthale, recently.  Thammannawa hospital provides medical assistance to thousands of people from surrounding areas and was in dire need of basic facilities. 

A pilgrimage to clean up a pilgrim’s plastic footprint

Every year over two million people make the 2,200 metre climb to the holy peak of Sri Pada and leave behind a mountain of trash. 

NDB wins Best Private Sector CSR Programme for Women Empowerment

At NDB, women are valued equally. The bank’s women empowerment initiatives go as far back as its inception in 1979. 

ComBank wins 4 CSR and Sustainability Awards from CMO Asia Council

The Commercial Bank of Ceylon won four awards at the Sri Lanka Marketing, HR and CSR Leadership Awards presented in Colombo last week by the CMO Asia Council.

Siddhalepa launches dengue management initiative

In an island wide initiative to protect and educate young victims of the deadly dengue disease now prevalent in epidemic levels across the country, the Siddhalepa Group has launched a dengue educational drive in schools, religious institutes and public places all around  the country.

Ratmalana Audiology Centre celebrates 10 years of excellence

The Ratmalana Audiology Centre, which was gifted to the nation by Dialog Axiata Plc in May 2007, celebrated its tenth year anniversary as a centre of excellence in hearing and speech.  

Overwhelming entries for Mom, Me and My Milo campaign

Building on the tremendous success of the Mom, Me and My Milo campaign in the last two years, Milo is once again bringing together the most important stakeholders at the heart of its brand - moms and kids - to bond and enjoy an active lifestyle together.  

Siddhalepa group’s dengue management initiative underway

In an island wide initiative to protect and educate young victims of the deadly dengue disease now prevalent in epidemic levels across the country, the Siddhalepa group has launched a dengue educational drive in schools, religious institutes and public places all around the country.

Commercial Bank presents school shoes to flood-affected children in Baduraliya

The Commercial Bank of Ceylon recently presented Rs.750,000 worth of footwear to 500 children who were affected by 

Insee Cement launches road safety awareness programme in Katunayake free trade zone

Sri Lanka’s premier cement manufacturer, Insee Cement has joined hands with the Board of Investment (BOI) and Sri Lanka Police to launch a road safety awareness programme targeting Katunayake Export Processing Zone (KEPZ). 

Serendib Flour Mills delivers first state-of-the-art tanker silo to Diana Biscuits

Serendib Flour Mills (SFML) recently delivered its first state-of-the-art tanker silo to Diana Biscuits and is set to offer this efficient and environmentally-friendly storage option to other customers as well. 

NTB hosts nature walk for kids; creates opportunity to reconnect with nature

Nations Trust Bank hosted children of its loyal customers and employees for an exciting activity based learning exercise involving a nature walk at the Biodiversity Study Park in Thalawathugoda recently. 

SLIM makes Avurudu cheerful for Sanhinda Children’s Home

The Sri Lanka Institute of Marketing (SLIM) engaged in a generous CSR initiative that involved less privileged children in the society, to coincide with the Sinhala and Tamil New Year.  

Unilever and Plan International to uplift Padaviya health and hygiene

Unilever Sri Lanka and Plan International partnered in a 1 year project aimed to wash away the poor hygiene issues in the Padaviya division, by ensuring school children inculcate the lifesaving habit of washing hands with soap. 

HNB partners with InterBalance to implement sustainability management framework

Hatton National Bank partnered with InterBalance to refine and upgrade its sustainability management framework to integrate sustainability within business strategy and operations. 

Insee Cement launches road safety awareness programme in KEPZ

Insee Cement has joined hands with the Board of Investment (BOI) and the Sri Lanka Police to launch a road safety awareness programme targeting the Katunayake Export  Processing Zone. 

HNB-InterBalance partner to implement sustainability management framework

Hatton National Bank (HNB), one of Sri Lanka’s leading banks, partnered with InterBalance to refine and upgrade its sustainability management framework to integrate sustainability within business strategy and operations. 

Green Energy Champion 2017 campaign launched

Increasing awareness for energy efficiency, becoming less dependent on fossil fuels and reducing carbon dioxide emissions – these are main targets of Sri Lanka’s current energy policy. 

Abans Service successfully completes CSR campaign in flood-affected areas

As of June 6, Abans Service performed an extensive corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiative that offered free services to communities residing in areas which had incurred adverse conditions due to the past torrential floods  and mudslides.