NDB Bank, which has always made an effort to ensure gender equality within the workplace, received an honourable mention at the first-ever Women Friendly Workplace Awards (WFWP Awards) 2021, jointly pioneered by Satynmag.com and CIMA Sri Lanka.

Speaking on this recognition received, the bank’s Group Human Resources Vice President Lasantha Dasanayake said, “We are honoured to have been among the top corporates named as women-friendly workplaces. As a bank, we take every effort to further the professional development of all staff irrespective of gender and for the financial guidance of Sri Lankans, who devote themselves to growth.”

The awards were judged by a distinguished panel of judges – leading corporate personality Ravi Abeysuriya FCMA CGMA, CIMA – UK Council Member for South Asia Manohari Abeysekera FCMA CGMA, Suvaseriya Chairman Dumindra Ratnayaka, University of Colombo HR Department Head Prof. Arosha Adikaram, Northern Province Governor Jeevan Thyagarajah, CIMA Country Manager Zahara Ansary  FCMA CGMA and www.satynmag.com Founder/Editor Nayomini R. Weerasooriya.

Research shows that banks with a diverse workforce tend to have a better understanding and reach of the women’s consumer market, translating to women’s higher financial inclusion. In this regard, the bank has made significant progress in positioning itself as both the ‘Bank of Choice’ and ‘Employer of Choice’ with a female workforce of up to 39 percent at the top management and 33 percent of overall staff. Further, seven out of the 18 top leadership positions are held by women in critical functions such as compliance, risk, legal, finance, etc. Meanwhile, NDB is also the first organisation in Sri Lanka to obtain EDGE Gender certification - the leading global standard for gender equality.