Sampath Bank ranked amongst country’s Top Ten Corporate Citizens

Sampath Bank Senior Deputy General Manager – Corporate Banking Ayodhya Iddawela Perera receiving the award for ‘Top Ten Best Corporate Citizen’ from Trine Eskedal of the Norwegian Embassy. Also in the picture, from left: Ceylon Chamber of Commerce Chairman Vish Govindasamy and Vice Chairman Duminda Hulangamuwa

• Receives Top Ten Best Corporate Citizen, Category Award for Governance and Merit Award at the Best Corporate Citizen Sustainability Awards 2021

Sampath Bank PLC was ranked as one of Sri Lanka’s Top Ten Corporate Citizens for 2021 at the Best Corporate Citizen Sustainability Awards 2021 organised by the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce, recently.

The bank was also bestowed with the Category Award for Governance at this forum for displaying high standards of governance in the structure and composition of its Board and Board Committees, its practices to ensure ethical behaviour and its reporting to shareholders.

Furthermore, Sampath Bank received a Merit Certificate at the Best Project Sustainability Awards held alongside this event in recognition of its outstanding contribution to the nation for over two decades through its flagship sustainability initiative, ‘Wewata Jeewayak’ (Life to Tanks) tank restoration program. These recognitions are a further testament to the bank’s steadfast efforts around driving performance across all elements of the triple bottom line in accordance with the three principles of sustainable development – Environment (Planet), Society (People) and Economy (Profits).

“We are honoured to be rated amongst the Top Ten Corporate Citizens for the year 2021, alongside some of the most revered names in business in Sri Lanka,” Sampath Bank Managing Director Nanda Fernando said. “Responsible enterprises have a duty to move beyond wealth creation and use the power of their business to add value to society and protect the environment. Hence, Sampath Bank has always strived to serve as an active partner in nation building and ecological conservation while continuing to transform Sri Lanka’s financial services landscape with our innovative solutions. This has been instrumental in the bank’s rise as one of the country’s most loved, respected and successful business entities. We remain committed to delivering more value to the nation and presenting a better future for all Sri Lankans.”

Sampath Bank Senior Deputy General Manager – Group Marketing, Deposit Mobilization & Digitalization Tharaka Ranwala, receiving the ‘Category Award for Governance’ from Ceylon Chamber of Commerce Vice Chairman Duminda Hulangamuwa. Also in the picture, from left: Sampath Bank Manager – CSR & Corporate Sustainability Nuwan Pathirana and Panel of Evaluators Chairperson Dr. Ananda Mallawatantri