DIMO, JKH shine at ACCA Sustainability Awards 2014
Wednesday, 25 February 2015 00:06
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DIMO was crowned the country’s most transparent corporate business entity last night and JKH was adjudged runner-up at the ACCA Sustainability Reporting Awards 2014.
With their achievement, the two firms yet again demonstrated their commitment to pushing boundaries in transparency and accountability in their reporting practices. Investment Promotion and Highways Deputy Minister Eran Wickramaratne was the Chief Guest at the 11th annual ACCA awards ceremony and IFC Manager Adam Sack was the Guest of Honour. A new feature in this year’s awards competition was the introduction of seven categories as sub awards, encouraging more exemplary entities and those which comply with Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) standards.
Separately, JKH gained kudos as the winner in the Conglomerates and Diversified category, while Expolanka Holdings was runner-up. HNB won the award in the Banking category, with Sampath Bank being runner-up, while in Financial Services and Insurance, Mercantile Investment & Finance enjoyed the top spot with Union Assurance gaining runner-up position.
The winner in the SME (less than Rs.1 billion turnover) category was Sanasa Insurance, while DIMO emerged the winner in Retail and Trading. In Leisure and Connected Services, John Keells Hotels bagged the top award, with Aitken Spence Hotel Holdings emerging runner-up.
American & Efird Lanka and Nawaloka Hospitals were adjudged winner and runner up in General Services and Utilities. (CDS)
