Aligning long-term growth with environmental stewardship and social impact
Hayleys Fentons Limited unveiled ‘The Green Blueprint – ESG Roadmap 2030’ at the Hayleys Fentons Learning Centre on 29th September, aligning sustainability consciousness with its long-term business aspirations.
As Sri Lanka’s first Solar EPC and MEP contractor to publish a detailed ESG roadmap, including its 2030 targets, Hayleys Fentons is redefining engineering leadership by demonstrating that growth and responsible business can go hand-in-hand. Guided by the Hayleys Lifecode, the Group’s ESG Roadmap is aligned with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UNSDGs). The framework outlines key priorities, future-focused goals, strategies, action plans, and clear metrics to measure progress. The aspirations of the roadmap are centered around the four pillars of Earth Stewardship, People-Centric Partnerships, Quality and Credibility and Good Governance.
Through the Earth Stewardship pillar, Hayleys Fentons is reinforcing its role as a nature-based promoter of sustainable climate action, reducing environmental risks and protecting biodiversity. Its People-Centric Partnerships pillar commits to building pathways where communities and ecosystems thrive side by side. The Quality and Credibility pillar reflects our commitment to engineering excellence with customer satisfaction and safety at the heart of every project. Good Governance emphasises transparency, ethics and accountability, embedding ESG principles into decision-making and stakeholder engagement.
Hasith Prematillake, Managing Director of Hayleys Fentons Limited stated: “This roadmap will serve as a strategic blueprint for embedding sustainability deeply into our operational fabric, strategy, culture and value creation mechanisms. ESG is no longer a peripheral concern; it is now a key determinant of long-term competitiveness, resilience and relevance.”
Sharing his thoughts at the event, Pamudith Gunawardana, Executive Director / Chief Financial Officer of Hayleys Fentons Limited, said: “This Roadmap will now guide us in embedding sustainability into our everyday decision-making. The Green Blueprint translates our commitments into actionable programmes, with clear milestones tracked and reported transparently.”
Prashani Illangasekera, General Manager, Group ESG of Hayleys PLC, commented: “ESG Roadmap of Hayleys Fentons is a reflection of the Group’s shared commitment to engineer progress that inspires a thriving planet and an inclusive world. This journey will require courage, innovation, and collaboration, but through it, we strengthen our collective resolve to create meaningful, lasting impact.”
Backed by Hayleys, the nation’s largest and most diversified conglomerate, Hayleys Fentons leverages over 100 years of engineering excellence and a proven track record in renewable energy, sustainable facility solutions, biodiversity conservation and waste management. Its key achievements to date include 99.98% of the waste is diverted to the circular economy, installing over 500 MW across Sri Lanka, achieving multiple internationally recognised certifications such as ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001, ISO 50001, ISO 41001, ISO/IEC 27001 and ISO 14064-1, and strategically expanding its solar PV installation and maintenance capacity to contribute to Sri Lanka’s renewable energy generation target.
Nisal Liyanage, Deputy General Manager – Group Compliance and ESG of Hayleys Fentons Limited, stated: “We intend to strengthen our alignment with international reporting standards and international management system standards such as GRI, ISO 14064 and SLFRS S1/S2, ISO 14001, ISO 9001, ISO 45001, while empowering our teams through leadership programmes, Diversity, Equity Inclusion initiatives (DEI) and ESG-focused training. Through alignment with international standards, strengthening accountability and turning compliance into a driver of long-term value, we ensure our ESG journey delivers measurable impact.”
This launch also highlights the company’s future plans to expand its solar and renewable energy capacity to achieve 70% clean energy use by 2030; strengthen circular economy practices to achieve Zero Waste to Landfill and enhance biodiversity initiatives such as the “Roots of Resilience” mangrove restoration programme and the Hayleys Group’s Kirulu Project. The company aims to deepen ESG governance through stronger alignment with global frameworks, while accelerating employee development, DEI initiatives and partnerships with communities and sustainability networks.
At the same time, innovation and technology will drive energy efficiency, lower emissions and deliver sustainable infrastructure solutions, demonstrating the company’s leadership in embedding sustainability into engineering and infrastructure.
