Sampath Bank wins prestigious CSR Award

Sampath Bank has won the prestigious Best Community Program Leadership Award, in Asia Responsible Business Excellence awards 2014 held in Pan Pacific Hotel, Singapore with the participation of top business leaders from different parts of Asia. Its entry has been selected for the award out of 2,500 entries from different part of Asia.

Sampath Bank has been awarded this International award for its unstinted commitment and dedication as a socially responsible corporate citizen in uplifting the living standards of Sri Lankans through numerous awareness programmes and community projects. This award will undoubtedly add integrity to the numerous accolades that the Bank has won over the years for its CSR activities.

The other key contributions to this award were its involvement in the development and strengthening of social wellness, the effort in minimising the effect of their operations on the environment, for being committed to operate fair and transparently with the employees, community and the society at large.

Sampath Bank's Deputy General Manager, Marketing and Business Development, Tharaka Ranwala, who collected the award, expressed his gratitude to everyone in the Bank who contributed towards its recognition at an international CSR awards presentation.

The Asia Responsible Business Excellence Awards is an annual initiative, aiming at raising awareness on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) which is an added value for businesses, country and each individual, and to accelerate enterprises to imbibe principles of responsible business in to their operations.

This initiative, which recognises business enterprises and individuals in various categories, is supported by the World CSR Day. The applicants are rigorously assessed by business peers from all sectors. The awards encourage and celebrate the responsible business movement across the globe.

Sampath Bank has been in the forefront of pioneering CSR initiatives in the local banking sector and operates on a clearly defined CSR strategy and a comprehensive CSR framework called“5E CSR Model” which includes; Education for Development, Empowerment of Community, Ethics and Values, Environment Protection and Conservation and Entrepreneurship Development.