Going ‘Green’ on World Water Day | Sunday Observer

Going ‘Green’ on World Water Day

1 April, 2018
From Left: Sajeewa Ranasinghe - Senior Associate, Sustainability Solutions, SFG; Lakmini Senadheera - Manager, Sustainability Assurance and Advisory Services, SFG; ; Shanik de Silva - CEO, Water Mart;Nik Bollons - Senior Consultant, CCC; Shernal de Silva - Director, Water Mart; Ruwanthi Halwala–Senior Associate, Client Services, CCC.
From Left: Sajeewa Ranasinghe - Senior Associate, Sustainability Solutions, SFG; Lakmini Senadheera - Manager, Sustainability Assurance and Advisory Services, SFG; ; Shanik de Silva - CEO, Water Mart;Nik Bollons - Senior Consultant, CCC; Shernal de Silva - Director, Water Mart; Ruwanthi Halwala–Senior Associate, Client Services, CCC.

Natural mineral water supplier, Water Mart Systems (Pvt) Ltd announced on World Water Day (Mar. 22), to raise awareness and promote the importance of water, that it has obtained the internationally recognized Carbon Neutral Certification.

The certification process involved a detailed technical assessment of Water Mart’s Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions conducted by The Carbon Consulting Company (CCC),and independent verification by The Sustainable Future Group (SFG) - the regional partner of Natural Capital Partners in the UK. Commenting on their achievement, Shanik de Silva, CEO, Water Mart, remarked, “We are pleased to be announcing our commitment to the environment on such a world-renowned day.

As a company closely linked to the environment, we wanted to make an effort and go the extra mile to work towards more sustainable operations, and that is why we decided to partner with industry leader CCC for this purpose.”

Nik Bollons, Senior Consultant at CCC, stated, “On behalf of the CCC team, we congratulate and welcome Water Mart as the newest corporate member in Sri Lanka to become CarbonNeutral.

Water Mart’s commitment to measuring, reducing and offsetting its emissions shows how leading businesses are addressing the realities of Climate Change through innovation.”

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