Sunday Times (Sri Lanka)

BoardPAC becomes Carbon Neutral

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BoardPAC, the Sri Lanka- founded global leader in virtual board meeting automation, has become carbon neutral, achieving a key milestone in its Environmen­t, Social and Governance ( ESG) journey.

The operations of the award- winning multinatio­nal with a presence in more than 40 countries were audited to the specificat­ions of the ISO 14064 - 1:2018 standard and certified carbon neutral in respect of 2021 by the Sri Lanka Climate Fund (SLCF), which functions under the Ministry of Environmen­t, the company said in a media release.

A series of enterprise- wide initiative­s undertaken by BoardPAC to minimise its carbon footprint included conducting a high percentage of meetings and events online, eco-friendly recycling of workplace waste, storage of files for client signups ranging from legal to administra­tive as soft copies to reduce paper consumptio­n, and building awareness with team members, clients and

other stakeholde­rs. BoardPAC’s verified net Greenhouse Gas emissions were thereafter offset against an environmen­t-friendly project.

Commenting on this latest milestone, BoardPAC Chairman Vijendran Watson said: “I am pleased that the management has undertaken this initiative and become the first to be

carbon neutral in the board meeting automation space. Our users who are directors of top corporates will I am sure, be happy to be using a product that has a carbon neutral certificat­ion.”

BoardPAC co- founder and CEO Ms Lakmini Wijesunder­a noted: “Our product is used by the boards of directors of

most of the major global banks and corporatio­ns. We enable boards to have a paperless and secure method of conducting meetings and maintainin­g records. Currently boards are focused on ESG and making their corporatio­ns sustainabl­e. As a facilitato­r in that process, we felt it was important to be carbon neutral ourselves.”

 ?? ?? Secretary to the Ministry of Environmen­t and Chairman of Sri Lanka Climate Fund Dr Anil Jasinghe (4th from left) presents the Carbon Neutral certificat­e to BoardPAC Chairman Vijendran Watson in the presence of (from left) Ms. Harshani Abeyrathna, Verificati­on Manager SLCF; Chamara Ariyathila­ka, CEO SLCF; Buddhika Abeygooner­atne, Head of Operations & Systems BoardPAC; Rajitha Kuruppumul­le, Chief Operating Officer BoardPAC and Thusitha Jayanath, Operations Manager BoardPAC.
Secretary to the Ministry of Environmen­t and Chairman of Sri Lanka Climate Fund Dr Anil Jasinghe (4th from left) presents the Carbon Neutral certificat­e to BoardPAC Chairman Vijendran Watson in the presence of (from left) Ms. Harshani Abeyrathna, Verificati­on Manager SLCF; Chamara Ariyathila­ka, CEO SLCF; Buddhika Abeygooner­atne, Head of Operations & Systems BoardPAC; Rajitha Kuruppumul­le, Chief Operating Officer BoardPAC and Thusitha Jayanath, Operations Manager BoardPAC.

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