AFC’s Sustainability approach to protect the environment

Alliance Finance Company PLC, (AFC), Sri Lanka’s oldest finance company with 65 years of expertise in offering affordable and inclusive Sustainable Finance solutions to empower the nation has a shared vision to foster growth and prosperity of its customers while building trust and enduring relationships with them. Environmental and social Sustainability initiatives are at the centre of AFC’s Sustainability agenda, which embeds the company’s drive

Sri Lanka’s Obligations in Implementing of Montreal Protocol

Biodiversity degradation and climate change that relate with the Ozone layer depletion have become first place among the global environment problems today.

THE WORLD’S FIRST AND ONLY OZONE-FRIENDLY TEA - CEYLON TEA

Tea was introduced to Sri Lanka (then Ceylon) on a commercial scale by the British in 1867. Commercial tea planting in Sri Lanka took root due to the collapse of the coffee industry as a result of leaf disease.

KEEPING IT COOL

Acting as a shield from harmful radiation, the Ozone layer protects all life on Earth by preventing ultraviolet (UV) radiation from reaching the planet and absorbing infrared radiation emitted from the Earth’s surface.

ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATION IN REFRIGERATION EQUIPMENT

Today, both these factors are considered meticulously as the world is in crisis due to overpopulation and therefore unsustainable consumption. Almost all countries are now working continuously to find better solutions to these concerns.

Montreal Protocol boost energy efficiency in the cooling sector

The Montreal Protocol is one of the most successful environmental agreements to date. A united global effort to phase out ozone-depleting substances contributed for healing the hole in the ozone layer and in turn protecting human health,

PROTECT THE OZONE LAYER AND SAVE PLANET EARTH WITH LG ECO-FRIENDLY APPLIANCES ONLY FROM ABANS

Dominant South Korean electronics brand, LG, has always ensured that their promise of Life’s Good is fulfilled for all consumers across the globe. LG home appliances and electronics are prudently devised with the aim of protecting your health, improving your home environment, and preserving Earth’s ecosystems.

National Cooling Policy (NCP) insights

Featuring Dr Erandathie Pathiraja, Research Economist, Institute of Policy Studies of Sri Lanka.

SINGER continues to champion the preservation of the Ozone Layer

The ozone layer acts as a shield for life on earth, absorbing most of the sun’s ultra violet radiation to protect the human beings from harmful rays.

Message from the Hon. Minister of Environment

Since adopting the Vienna Convention in 1985 and its Montreal Protocol, the Government of Sri Lanka has been celebrating World Ozone Day on September 16 each year. As the Minister of Environment, I consider this as a privilege to add my greetings to the World Ozone Day Celebrations under theme of “Montreal Protocol – Keeping Us, Our Food and Vaccines Cool”.

Message from the Secretary of Ministry of Environment

Being the Secretary to the Ministry of Environment and the national focal point of the Montreal Protocol on substances that depletes the ozone layer, I am pleased to extend my greetings on World Ozone Day, 16 September.

Ozone Layer, the life protective cover of the Earth

The ozone layer was discovered by the French physicists Charles Fabry and Henri Buisson in 1913. This life protective ozone layer contains a high concentration of Ozone (O3) in relation to other parts of the atmosphere. This region of the upper atmosphere between roughly 15 km and 35 km above Earth’s surface also called ozonosphere. Though Ozone is harmful at ground level, ozone layer in higher atmosphere plays a vital role in the protection of a