Tea exporter Akbar Brothers was awarded the ‘Covid-19 Controlled Environment’ Certification by the Sri Lanka Standards Institution (SLSI) recently.
This is the first tea company in the world to be awarded such a certification, a spokesman for the company said. “We are proud to announce that we have Covid-19 controlled environment status. The certification also gives confidence for us to operate at the optimum level of efficiency practicing the proper protocols of Social distancing, Handwashing and wearing a mask,” said Group Chief Operating Officer, Janek Jayasekara.
Director General and CEO of SLSI, Dr. Siddhika Senaratne said, “Technically called ‘Covid -19 Safety Management System Certification’, an idea mooted by Rotary was carried forward by SLSI and now we are in the process of being globally accredited and sponsored by Rotary and I thank the organisation for partnering with SLSI to make Sri Lanka safe and support the national agenda for a V-shape economic recovery.”
The Governor of Rotary, Ajith Weerasinghe said, “The project was picked early in April by the Global Foundation Chairman 2020/21 K.R. Ravindran and he personally nurtured the project that was featured at the Global Rotary convention.”