The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce has launched the ‘Best Corporate Citizen Sustainability Award 2018’ (BCCS 2018), for the 15th consecutive year.
Sri Lanka’s corporate firms are invited to compete in the event.
The closing date for applications is October 12. The panel of evaluators of the BCCS Awards will then undertake the first round of evaluations.
The evaluation will assess how successfully the companies have adopted best practices to create goods and services, using processes and systems that ensure efficient use of resources, minimise pollution of the environment, are safe and healthy for workers, consumers and communities and enhance the well-being of all communities, in line with achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
The BCCS Awards will recognise exemplary sustainability efforts carried out by companies focusing to serve the People and the Planet, covering a wide arena of activities such as Education, Training, Community services, Housing for low income people, Infrastructure, Environmental preservation.The panel will be chaired by Dr. Ananda Mallawatantri and includes 12 members including Anil Amarasooriya, Kanishka Weerasinghe, Dr. Ravi Fernando, Richard Ebell, Ruchi Gunawardena.