Unilever crowned Best Corporate in Sri Lanka at Best Corporate Citizen Sustainability Awards 2022

Unilever Sri Lanka took home the category award for Best Performance in fostering Employee Relations at the recent Best Corporate Citizen Sustainability Awards 2022.The award was conferred on Unilever by the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce in recognition of the company’s best-in-class Employee Agenda and People Practicesin employee engagement, training & career development, wellbeing, youth empowerment and diversity & inclusion, which in turn has created a corporate culture of resilient and productive employees across the company.

The Best Corporate Citizen Sustainability Awards are widely considered Sri Lanka’s highest corporate honour, recognising the best contributors to the local economy, community, and the environment.

Over the past 2 years, the company has introduced three industry first policies in Sri Lanka including its Fertility Support Policy, Domestic Violence Support Policy and Menstrual Leave Policy. Unilever also offers extended Maternity and Paternity Leave, as well as Career Breaks which enables its people to pursue their personal goals while in employment.

Unilever also leads in women representation. With a high percentage of females employed throughout the company – 55% in the Management Committee, 35% overall and 50% among interns and contractual employees, the company encourages greater participation of females across the board. Recently, it crossed the 40% mark in gender balance for the first time among its management employees and is in pursuit of reaching 50-50 gender balance by 2025.

In 2022, Unilever was recognised as ‘One of Asia’s Top 50 Employer Brands’ by the World HRD Congress, ‘The Organisation with the Highest Youth Contribution’ by Women in Management and the National Youth Services Council as well as ‘The Organisation with the Most Women Friendly Company Policies in Sri Lanka’ by SATYN Magazine and CIMA.

Since 1938, Unilever Sri Lanka has established itself as one of the largest fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) companies in Sri Lanka. Its current product portfolio includes 30 market leading brands in categories such as Home Care, Personal Care, Beauty & Wellbeing and Nutrition.

From left to right - Aruna Uthpala, Unilever Factory Manager – Horana; Nayani Peiris, Unilever Head of Employee Relations & Senior HR Business Partner – Supply Chain; Ananya Sabharwal, Unilever HR Director; Rumal Fernando, Unilever Head of Customer Service and Logistics; Neluka Wikramanayake, Unilever Corporate Communications Manager; Bathiya Dayaratne, Unilever Customer Development Director; Anusha Kotalawala, Unilever Factory Manager – Agarapathana; and Ridma Pathirana, Unilever Senior Corporate Communications Executive.