BoardPAC qualifies as Carbon Neutral under Sri Lanka Climate Fund

Dr. Anil Jasinghe (4thfrom left) presenting the Carbon Neutral certificate to BoardPAC Chairman Vijendran Watson in the presence of (from left) Harshani Abeyrathna, Verification Manager SLCF, Chamara Ariyathilaka, CEO SLCF,  Buddhika Abeygooneratne, Head of Operations & Systems BoardPAC, Rajitha Kuruppumulle, Chief Operating Officer BoardPAC and Thusitha Jayanath, Operations Manager BoardPAC

BoardPAC, the Sri Lanka founded global leader in virtual board meeting automation, achieved a new milestone in its sustainability efforts becoming carbon neutral.

The new status is a key milestone in its Environment, Social and Governance (ESG) journey.
The operations of the award-winning multinational with a presence in more than 40 countries were audited to the specifications of the ISO 14064 - 1:2018 standard and certified carbon neutral in respect of 2021 by Sri Lanka Climate Fund (SLCF), which functions under the Environment Ministry.

A series of enterprise-wide initiatives undertaken by BoardPAC to minimise its carbon footprint included conducting a high percentage of meetings and events online, eco-friendly recycling of workplace waste, storage of files for client signups ranging from legal to administrative as soft copies to reduce paper consumption, and building awareness with team members, clients and other stakeholders, the company said. 

BoardPAC’s verified net Greenhouse Gas emissions were thereafter offset against an environment-friendly project.
Commenting on this latest milestone, BoardPAC Chairman Vijendran Watson said, “I am pleased that the management has undertaken this initiative and become the first to be carbon neutral in the board meeting automation space. 

Our users who are directors of top corporates will I am sure, be happy to be using a product that has a carbon neutral certification.”

BoardPAC Co-founder and CEO Lakmini Wijesundera said, “Our product is used by the boards of directors of most of the major global banks and corporations. We enable boards to have a paperless and secure method of conducting meetings and maintaining records. 

Currently boards are very focused on ESG and making their corporations sustainable. As a facilitator in that process, we felt it was important to be carbon neutral ourselves,” she said.

Dr. Anil Jasinghe, Secretary to the Ministry of Environment and Chairman of Sri Lanka Climate Fund congratulated BoardPAC for embarking on and successfully achieving carbon neutral certification using the globally-accepted ISO standard. 

“We encourage other companies in Sri Lanka to embark on this process, so we can build a sustainable IT industry,” he said.

The Sri Lanka Climate Fund is a government-owned company established under the Companies Act No. 7 of 2007 of Sri Lanka, for the purpose of building a new low-carbon business economy and promoting low-carbon life patterns. 

While optimising carbon emission performance in existing facilities, SLCF explores the potential for new effective low carbon solutions through innovative strategies and collaboration with local and international markets.