SLT-MOBITEL Secures Hat-trick at Best Corporate Citizen Sustainability Award 2020
Top Ten Corporate Citizens of 2020
Category Award for Economic Contribution
Sector Award for “Other “Sector.
SLT-MOBITEL, the National ICT and Mobile Services Provider was included among the Top Ten Corporate Citizens of Sri Lanka at the Best Corporate Citizen Sustainability Awards 2020 organized by the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce. SLT- MOBITEL also received a Category Award for Economic Contribution and a Sector Award for “Other “Sector.
As a responsible corporate citizen, SLT- MOBITEL’s growth has followed a sustainability driven strategy. We were conferred with the Best Corporate Citizen Sustainability Award as we were able to highlight our innovative initiatives within the organisation, and with our clients and the community at large.
Corporate Social Responsibility – Going beyond the organisation
CSR is an integral part of how we do business at SLT-MOBITEL, recognizing our responsibility as the national service provider for ICT and Telecommunications, and moreover as one of the most prominent brands in the corporate sector.
Supporting the Government during the COVID-19 pandemic
Dealing with a global pandemic at a time when little information was forthcoming about the nature of the virus, state organisations around the world were racing to find solutions. Sri Lanka was no different and SLT- MOBITEL is proud to have contributed to such efforts. From the very outset the SLT Group has continued to work tirelessly together with all stakeholders to contain the outbreak. The Group plays a significant role in supporting the Government’s response to the pandemic, having invested in initiatives exceeding LKR 350 Mn. This is in addition to the LKR 50 Mn. monetary donation to the COVID-19 Health and Social Security Fund; to enable social distancing, facilitate essential services, support the Government in its endeavours, and to help restart economic activities in key sectors of the country.
Contribution to the health sector during COVID-19
SLT- MOBITEL was generous with contributions to several hospitals across the county with the support of SLT regional offices. We donated Personal Protective Equipment ( PPE) to hospitals including the IDH Hospital, National Hospital of Sri Lanka, Lady Ridgeway Hospital, Apeksha Hospital and Army Hospital, and to the Ministries of Health and Defense.
Essential food items distributed during COVID-19
Employees in regional Sri Lanka Telecom offices distributed essential food items to several families in need, in their respective divisional secretariats. These families had been unable to provide for their daily needs due to the nationwide pandemic induced curfew.
One million masks donation campaign
Sri Lanka Telecom PLC and SLT Mobitel together with Manusath Derana carried out ‘ SMILE WITHIN’, the one million masks donation and awareness campaign that helped to make Sri Lanka a much safer place. The campaign started in Colombo and continued in public places around the country including the Northern and Eastern Provinces.
Connecting prisons and prisoners safely
In order to prevent the rapid transmission of COVID-19 within the Sri Lanka prisons, SLTMOBITEL conducted a CSR programme for self-quarantined prisoners, and provided communication solutions to the Department of Prisons free of charge.
These solutions facilitated inmates in prisons across the island, to contact their closest family members during lockdown. SLTMOBITEL also provided broadband connections to the Department of Prisons, which allowed prisoners to appear in court using Skype technology at Colombo Prison and the Magazine Prison.
Communications Solutions to conduct judicial proceedings unhindered
SLT-MOBITEL enabled the High Courts of Sri Lanka to function as a “virtual courthouse”, by providing a new virtual hearing solution. This paved the way towards an automated judicial system, permitting cases to be heard remotely with the use of Video Conferencing technology and minimising the number of people frequenting courthouses.
Carbon Footprint Certification SLT- MOBITEL is the first Sri Lankan telecommunications operator to receive the ISO 14064-1:2018 certification, and has successfully carried out a greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions assessment and been declared a carbon neutral certified organisation in 2020, thus continuing the certification for another year.
The ISO 14064 is a series of international standards developed by the International Standards Organisation (ISO) to address the quantification and reporting of GHG emissions for organisations; offering our stakeholders reassurance of SLT- MOBITEL’s compliance with international emission reporting standards and its commitment to society and the environment
Uplifting education through the power of technology
The SLT Group identifies education as one of the most important investments that can be made towards the future of this nation.