The Modera-Polwatte beach in close proximity to the Panadura Harbour gained a facelift recently as Citizens Development Business Finance PLC (CDB) marked International Coastal Clean-up Day 2022 on September 17, with a beach clean-up program.
The project had the support of Biodiversity Sri Lanka (BSL) and the Marine Environment Protection Authority (MEPA). Team CDB and their families brought in their collective forces to clean this scenic stretch of about 800 metres of beach, which moves southward from Egoda Uyana South near the harbour.
Director and Deputy CEO and CFO of CDB Damith Tennekoon said, “It has long been our focus that in looking after our planet, our actions must reflect a sense of purpose, action and responsibility. That responsibility is vital in our corporate stewardship and extends to all three pillars of social, economic and environmental – in other words, People, Planet, Profit.”
This clean-up initiative was a part of the ‘Life to our Beaches’ project, a collaboration between Biodiversity Sri Lanka, Marine Environment Protection Authority (MEPA), the Department of Samurdhi Development and other like-minded corporates including CDB.
Heralding a partnership between the public and private sectors and the community, the project aims at not just ensuring preservation and conservation of Sri Lanka’s coastal environment, but also in sustaining the underprivileged communities residing in these surroundings.