The Otara Foundation has welcomed the approval of the Animal Welfare Bill by the Cabinet of Ministers as a step in the right direction and pledged to continue its advocacy in order to ensure the enactment of the Bill as law.
Impressions Labels Lanka (Pvt) Ltd, one of Sri Lanka’s leading label manufacturers and the first in the industry to receive CarbonConscious® certification for their flagship factory in Homagama, reinstated their commitment to sustainability as the same factory was recently awardedWasteConscious® certification for its operations.
In a gesture of good corporate citizenship, Indocean Developers, the promoter of the trailblazing Altair luxury condominium development in Colombo, has further enhanced its support to an elders’ home in the city.
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in collaboration with the National Aquaculture Development Authority (NAQDA) is constructing a marine finfish hatchery in Tharmapuram, Batticaloa to fulfill the national objectives to promote marine finfish farming in the country.
The Quality of life of the nearly one million population residing in Regional Plantation Company (RPC) estates is set to improve substantially, as a result of several major projects which are expected to commence this year – particularly initiatives focused on providing new individual housing, Child Development Centres (CDCs), sanitation facilities and access to safe drinking water.
The Carbon Consulting Company (CCC) – known for its innovative endeavors in the field of corporate environmental sustainability, launched a groundbreaking initiative to recognize and preserve the increasingly threatened biodiversity habitat across the country.
Holcim (Lanka) Ltd, a member of the LafargeHolcim Group, a leading company in building materials, together with World Vision Lanka, officially awarded 40 homes to the communities of Mundalama and Kalpitiya on 28 January 2016.
IRCON International Limited, a Government of India Undertaking, under the Ministry of Indian Railways, will shortly complete 7 years in Sri Lanka in March 2016.
Kia, the design and performance driven Korean automobile brand, has renewed its support to Royal College Rugby with the formal ratification of the second year of a three-year commitment to sponsor the College’s rugby development programme.
In the five days that spanned the Fairway Galle Literary Festival 2016, Colombo Jewellery Stores added a fresh dimension to the creative realms prevalent at the Festival, infusing interactive discussion and focused awareness on the human-elephant relationship and conservation.
The transformative ‘Shree FM Laksha 100 Shree Mahaa Pudumaya’ promotional campaign was officially kicked off recently by Shree FM, the Sinhala language radio channel closest to the hearts of local listeners.
