HNB grabs awards at Sri Lanka CSR Leadership Awards 2018
Sri Lanka’s premier private sector commercial bank, HNB PLC, reinforced its role at the forefront of the country’s corporate sector, sweeping the Sri Lanka CSR Leadership Awards with four accolades including the award for ‘Best Use of CSR Practices in Banking and Finance’.
Endorsed by the World CSR Congress and CMO Asia, the Sri Lanka CSR Leadership awards stands among the most prestigious platforms for the recognition of corporate efforts to positively impact the environment, individuals, communities and countries they operate in.
Leading from the front, HNB Managing Director/ceo, Jonathan Alles was recognised for his innovative and empowering approach to corporate social responsibility which had been implemented across the bank, winning the individual CSR Leadership Award.
Additionally, as an organisation, HNB also won the awards for ‘Best Workplace Practices’ and ‘Best Corporate and Financial Reporting’ in addition to winning its topping the banking industry in 2018 with its groundbreaking CSR practices.
Among the bank’s key initiatives is the continuing success of its microfinance programmes, which combined with its comprehensive islandwide presence has facilitated wealth creation, access to markets and finance while reducing inequalities and promoting rural entrepreneurship and enterprise.
The bank has also played a pivotal role in funding innovative sustainable energy projects - including Sri Lanka’s first waste-to-energy plant, in addition to arranging funding for the island’s largest solar power plant. Similarly, HNB has also invested extensively towards the establishment of roof-top solar power capacity across its entire branch network with a view to reducing its own carbon footprint.
Meanwhile, the HNB Sustainability Foundation continues to function as an independent body primarily focused on community development initiatives around education, heath, environmental conservation and sustainability and the empowerment of entrepreneurs.