American & Efird Lanka Named Winner at Sustainability Reporting Awards
American & Dfird Lanka (Pvt.) Ltd. won the ACCA Sustainability reporting award 2014 under “General Services & Utility” Category.
Pls find below link for paper publication on ‘Sunday Leader’:
http://www.thesundayleader.lk/2015/03/08/american-efird-lanka-named-winner/
Wildlife Wonders! It’s Everyone’s Mission to Save Unique Species from Extinction
An article as appeared on “Daily News” newspaper dated on 03rd of March 2015
Today is World Wildlife Day: Conserve Wildlife- Heritage for the Future
An article as appeared on the “Daily Mirror” Newspaper
China’s Wild Panda: Population up nearly 17 Percent
An article as appeared on “Daily News” paper dated on 03rd of March 2015
Emerging Food Standards: A Cause of Concern for Sri Lankan Tea Industry
An article as appeared on Daily Mirror Newspaper dated on 02nd of March 2015
Green Principles in Lending- Banking and Finance Sector Networking and Learning Event 2015
The Sri Lanka Business and Biodiversity Platform, in partnership with its Patron Members Hatton National Bank PLC (HNB) and People’s Leasing and Finance PLC organized a networking and learning event for Banking and Financial Sector organizations in Sri Lanka on the topic of ‘Green Principles in Lending’ on the 27th of February 2015 from 09:00 to 16:30hrs at the 22nd Floor, HNB Tower, 479, T. B. Jayah Mawatha, Colombo 10. Forty professions from 14 institutions attended the event.
Session I of the event delivered an explanation of biodiversity principles having a bearing on the banking and financial services sector, by Prof. Devaka Weerakoon of the Faculty of Science, University of Colombo. A second session on green lending principles from the customer and client base, supply chain and within the institutions themselves were elaborated through presentations and practical examples by Dr. Manitha Weerasuriya, Technical Director, EML Consultants (Pvt.) Ltd., Mr. Vidhura Ralapanawa, General Manager, Environmental Sustainability of MAS Intimates (Pvt.) Ltd., and Ms. Chiranthi Cooray, Chief Human Resources Officer of HNB. The event concluded with the presentation of the 2015 Road Map on Environmental and Social Management Systems for the Financial Services Industry in Sri Lanka by Mr. Jonathan Alles, CEO/ MD of HNB.
The event proved to be a huge success with participants requesting for more exposures of this type. The presentations were followed by lively and interactive discussions.
More information can be obtained from www.business-biodiversity.lk.
Networking Event on Green Principles in Lending
An article as appeared on the “Daily News” paper dated on 17th February 2015
A Worthwhile half hour with the Young Leopard
An article as appeared on the Daily Mirror Newspaper dated on 10th February 2015
New Freshwater Fish Species Found
An article as appeared on Daily News newspaper dated on 30th January 2015