One of the most important yet least well-understood battlegrounds for climate change is the world’s coastal and marine ecosystems. Despite covering 70% of the planet’s surface, the contributions these oceanic and coastal ecosystems make – particularly in the sequestration of carbon dioxide (CO2) – have only recently started to be appreciated by those outside the…
Continuing to strengthen the farmer co-operative societies in its loyalty network, Dipped Products PLC (DPL) distributed rubber plants to smallholder farmers in the Monaragala District under its flagship sustainability initiative: DPL Firstlight. The plants for the inaugural distribution were sourced from a new nursery established by DPL. Setting in motion plans to continue the initiative…
In affirmation of the measures taken to ensure the safety of their guests, Amaya Resorts and Spas and The Kingsbury Colombo received the ‘Safe and Secure Tourism’ Compliance Certificate recently. Accordingly, all properties under the Hayley’s Leisure sector including five properties under Amaya Resorts and Spas namely Amaya Lake Dambulla, Amaya Hills Kandy, Amaya Beach…
Dipped Products PLC (DPL) donated gloves to the Marine Environment Protection Authority (MEPA) in aid of the national beach cleaning programme conducted in partnership with the Lions Club of Sri Lanka, as part of its ongoing commitment to environmental conservation. Read the full article here.
Dipped Products PLC (DPL) invested Rs 2.1 million towards the distribution of fertiliser for 1,500 smallholder rubber producers in the Moneragala District. A total of 90,000 kgs of fertiliser was distributed among four DPL Loyalty Farmer societies across the Moneragala District at the event organised for the ninth consecutive year. Read the full article here.
Twenty-seven estates spanning 13,000 hectares of land, spread over the three agro-climatic regions of Nuwara Eliya/Dickoya and Yatiyantota/Bulathkohupitiya, under almost equal extents of tea and rubber – this constitutes the Kelani Valley Plantations (KVPL) portfolio. Of this land extent, over 1,000 hectares comprise natural forest reserve. The portfolio spans properties situated from low country elevations…
MIT Cargo’s ‘Go Green’ programme comprises four main initiatives, i.e. ‘Recycling of polythene,’ ‘Food waste,’ ‘Paper collection’ and ‘Drive Green’. The Company also plans to introduce several more elements to the programme in the future. Under its ‘Recycling of Polythene’ project, MIT Cargo hands over all polythene waste to the KIOSK operated by the Colombo…
At Hayleys, caring for the Environment is inbuilt in our ethos; it is made up of a host of small, simple and inexpensive ways to much more elaborate steps that have stretched across its network of companies in its 132 years history. Our efforts have been two pronged. One is to proactively design and manufacture…