Aitken Spence wins Best Corporate Citizen Sustainability Awards

Aitken Spence PLC walked away with the coveted Grand Slam Award at the 21st Best Corporate Citizen Sustainability Awards organised by the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce, at the Cinnamon Grand Hotel yesterday.

Aitken Spence also claimed the Best Corporate Citizen Sustainability Award 2024, to clinch the prestigious Grand Slam, awarded to companies that have achieved the impressive feat of winning the Best Corporate Citizen Award in five different years. Nestlé Lanka Ltd. and Sampath Bank PLC were adjudged first and second runners up respectively.

The annual BCCS Awards is the premier corporate citizenship award, and highlights sustainability champions in the national corporate arena. Talawakelle Tea Estates walked away with the Category B ‘Best Corporate Citizen Sustainability Award 2024’, awarded to companies with an annual turnover below Rs. 15 Billion, while Kelani Valley Plantations and Elpitiya Plantations were awarded as the respective first and second runners-up in this category.

Aitken Spence, CBL Investments Limited (CBL Group), Dilmah Ceylon Tea Company, Hatton National Bank, Haycarb, Hemas Holdings, Kelani Valley Plantations, Nestlé Lanka Ltd., Sampath Bank and Talawakelle Tea Estates were adjudged the Top Ten Corporate Citizens of 2024. The eight projects awarded under this category are; B Braun Lanka (Pvt) Ltd, Surgical Instruments Repair Nationalized Project; Driving Savings in Sri Lanka’s Operating Rooms, Supporting the Healthcare Sector, Bodyline (Private) Limited, ReLeaf Knuckles, Ceylon Biscuits Limited, CBL Senehasin Jayamaga, Cinnamon Hotels & Resorts, Cinnamon Rainforest Project, Hatton National Bank, Gal Oya Farmer Upliftment, Haycarb PLC, Puritas Sath Diyawara and Puritas Sath Diyawara, Going Beyond, Link Natural Products (Pvt) Ltd, ‘Saara Osu’, Sustainable Approach in Medicinal Planting of Link Natural Products, and MJF Charitable Foundation, Small Entrepreneur Programme. Nestlé Lanka Ltd won the Award for Environmental Sustainability, while MAS Active PVT LTD, MAS KREEDA and Hatton National Bank were awarded the Social Sustainability and Economic Sustainability Awards respectively. Winners of the Category Awards were; Dilmah Ceylon Tea Company for Corporate Environmental Commitment, Haycarb for Environmental Integration, and Governance, Sampath Bank for Environment Beyond the Business, MAS Active, MAS Kreeda for Customer Relations, and Employee Relations, Aitken Spence and Nestlé Lanka for Supplier Relations, and Community Relations, Ceylon Tobacco Company for Financial Performance, Hatton National Bank for Economic Contribution.

The award for Planning and Adoption of Resilient Practices went to Talawakelle Tea Estates, while Haycarb PLC and Dilmah Ceylon Tea Company were awarded as first and second runners-up respectively. Aitken Spence won the Award for Best Presented Application.

Source: Daily News