MAS Intimates, the largest division of Sri Lanka’s leading apparel manufacturer MAS Holdings (Pvt) Ltd, established an Intermediate Care Centre consisting of 450 beds which was opened on July 1st.
Kalana Hewamallika, Chairman, Interpharm (Pvt) Ltd and Gamma Pharmaceuticals (Pvt) Ltd handed over a neonatal/pediatric ventilator, a prime requirement at the Lady Ridgeway Hospital (LRH) to Dr. Duminda Samarasinghe, Pediatric Cardiologist in response to his request, at a recent ceremony.
People’s Bank in commemoration of its 60th anniversary, People’s Bank joined hands with the Gamunu watch of Rathnapura, Kuruwita Regimental Centre of the Sri Lanka Army to assist the grief stricken family of a retired and deceased Officer of the Sri Lanka Army by offering financial assistance to completethe construction of their house in Udawela, Opanayake, Pelmadulla.
Staff of Ceylinco Life engaged in a humanitarian operation in June to provide dry rations to daily wage earners who were unable to find adequate food for their families due to the travel restrictions imposed to curtail the spread of COVID-19 in the Colombo District.
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Currently, more than 28,000 species are threatened with extinction according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species - the world’s most comprehensive information source on the global conservation status of animal, fungi and plant species.
Just hours after the high court dismissed petitions against cutting trees in a heavily wooded area in suburban Mumbai for a metro rail depot, hundreds of protesters swarmed the site, crying and clinging to trees as the felling began.
Students of two rural schools whose classrooms were in temporary shelters have been provided purpose-built classrooms buildings under Ceylinco Life’s on-going community initiative that supports disadvantaged schools around Sri Lanka.
Arpico Finance Company PLC (AFC) will put its mark on Sri Lanka’s most historic cricketing venue, the Sinhalese Sports Club (SSC), by sponsoring the construction of a pavilion that will have a 1,000 seat capacity spread over three levels.
Premium International (Pvt.) Ltd recently organised a blood donation campaign at the Lady Ridgeway Hospital (LRH) for children in Colombo. This was a voluntary blood donation drive organised by Premium International in order to strengthen the national campaign, which has been initiated by the National Blood Transfusion Services (NBTS).
In an effort to further reiterate its strong commitment to being a responsible corporate citizen, JAT Holdings carried out several corporate sustainability-related projects throughout 2017. The projects focused on a wide spectrum of areas including commitment to business sustainability, environmental sustainability, employee recognition and welfare, sports and recreation and community service.
Over 7,600 children of associates of the Brandix family ushered in the new school year on a positive note, receiving gifts of stationery, a school bag each and other school essentials from Brandix, under the company’s employee welfare initiative, ‘Ran Daru Thilina’.
As part of its sustainable approach to business, the Sri Lankan apparel manufacturer, Hirdaramani Group, partnered with US retailer, Patagonia, to plant 4,000 trees to aid the ‘Hiniduma Bio-Link Project’ in the south-west of Sri Lanka.
Sirio, a leading export oriented apparel company in Badalgama engaged in a massive CSR programme, where the company offered financial assistance to restore 65 houses of Sirio Ltd employees and people in the vicinity who suffered heavy losses due to the recent tornado in Badalgama, which caused heavy damage to houses.
Biodiversity Sri Lanka in partnership with Forest Department, IUCN Sri Lanka and Private sector partners have decided to initiate a pilot project to reforest a 10 hectare block in the Kanneliya Conservation Forest that has been completely degraded due to human activity by applying an ecological restoration modelling approach.
SDB bank organised a special award ceremony for Lakdaru account holders who have qualified grade five scholarship examinations in 2017, G.C.E. O/L examinations in 2016 and Facebook Art Competition winners and the grand felicitation was held at the National Youth Centre, Maharagama on January 27th 2018, which gathered over 1,500 participants.
Puritas, a subsidiary of Haycarb Group and a member of Hayleys PLC was announced the world winner in the category of Water, for its acclaimed Hayleys’ Puritas Sathdiyawara project for providing clean drinking water to people with chronic kidney disease through its reverse osmosis water purification systems and comprehensive strategic village upliftment.
The leading telecommunication in the country, Sri Lanka Telecom celebrated its 160th anniversary by conducting programmes to share knowledge and technology with schools in rural areas, enhance the well-being and protect the environment.
Habitat for Humanity Sri Lanka (HFHSL) President and Chairman of the National Board of Directors Lakshan Madurasinghe’s unique Habitat journey started with him volunteering at a Habitat Build event, and thereafter led to over a decade long partnership with HFHSL.
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