Aitken Spence PLC emerged victorious at the highly competitive Best Corporate Citizen Sustainability Award (BCCS) 2019, an award ceremony hosted by the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce in order to acknowledge and celebrate sustainability initiatives undertaken by the country’s corporate citizens.
Commercial Bank PLC and Hatton National Bank PLCwere the first and second runner up of the
competition, respectively.
The Awards ceremony was held at the Cinnamon Grand last Thursday (28th), and was graced by Sri Lanka’s top corporate leaders and executives.
Ceylon Chamber Chairperson Dr. Hans Wijayasuriya delivered the welcome address, while the High Commissioner for Australia, David Holly, delivered the keynote speech as the Chief Guest.
Top Ten Best Corporate Citizens Awards:
Access Engineering PLC
Aitken Spence PLC
Bank of Ceylon
Commercial Bank of Ceylon PLC
CBL Investments PLC
Citizens Development Business
Finance PLC
Hatton National Bank PLC
National Development Bank PLC
Peoples’ Leasing and Finance PLC
10.Sampath Bank PLC
Category ‘B’ Winners – Less than Rs. 15bn Annual Turnover
Oxford College of Business (Pvt) Ltd.
1st Runner Up - Standard Chartered Bank
2nd Runner Up - Sirio Ltd
Triple Bottom Line Awards
Planet : Aitken Spence PLC
People : Commercial Bank of Ceylon PLC
Profit : Hatton National Bank PLC
Sector Awards
Diversified : Aitken Spence PLC
Finance : Commercial Bank of Ceylon PLC
Other : Sri Lanka Telecom PLC
Manufacturing : CBL Investments Ltd
Construction : Access Engineering PLC
Knowledge Services : Oxford College of Business (Pvt) Ltd
Best Projects Sustainability Awards
Premium Exports Ceylon (Pvt) Ltd - Unilever Sri Lanka – Reaching the Pinnacle of Sustainability
Premium Exports Ceylon (Pvt) Ltd - Unilever Sri Lanka – T-Hues – Closing the Loop on Tea waste
Dynawash Ltd – T- Hues - Sustainable Natural Dye
MAS Intimates – Partnering Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR), Resilience and Preparedness
Standard Chartered Bank – Goal - Changing the world one Girl at a Time
Hatton National Bank PLC – Sustainable Development Goals Action Campaign
Link Natural Products (Pvt) Ltd – Siri Pada World Heritage Conservation ‘AsiriSurakimuSamanola.’
Award for Women Empowerment - Winner
Standard Chartered Bank – Goal - Changing the world one Girl at a Time
Certificates of Merit awarded to the following Best Sustainability projects:
MAS Intimates – Aloka - Breast Cancer Awareness Program
Hatton National Bank PLC– Thundola Conservation Project
Standard Chartered Bank – Financial Education - Investing in the Next Generation to learn, earn and grow
Consistent Commitment and Continuous Improvement
A certificate to recognize corporates who have demonstrated Consistent Commitment and Continuous Improvement in each category of awards whilst competing for the Best Corporate Citizen Sustainability Awards over the last 03 years.
Environmental Commitment - Aitken Spence PLC
Environmental Integration - Aitken Spence PLC
Environment Beyond the Business - Aitken Spence PLC
Employee Relations - Aitken Spence PLC
Customer Relations - Aitken Spence PLC
Community Relations - Aitken Spence PLC
Governance - Hatton National Bank PLC
Financial Performance – Sirio Ltd
Economic Contribution – Bank of Ceylon
Award for Best Presentation of the Application:
- Commercial Bank of Ceylon PLC
