Applications for ‘Best Corporate Citizen Sustainability Awards 2017’ close Wednesday

The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce will stop accepting applications from organisations, who want to compete in the ‘Best Corporate Citizen Sustainability Awards 2017’, on 4 October.

The annual event, which is conducted for the 14th consecutive year has seen heavy interests of a large number of local corporate firms, which have already come forward to take part in the event.

The competition, which is aimed at encouraging the Lankan companies to adopt best sustainability practices, focuses on all stakeholders of the company ranging from employees, customers, community, shareholders, the Government and the environment.

This year’s event will take into consideration the sustainable work done by local firms in line with the 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals, when evaluating applications forwarded by companies for this year’s competition.

BCCS 2017 has lined up a galaxy of awards to recognise the best performers in corporate sustainability initiatives in Sri Lanka, ranging from the Best Corporate Citizen Sustainability Award 2017, Top ten corporate firms, Category awards, Sector awards to the top performers of key sectors of the economy and The Best Presented Application.

In addition to the main award, the ‘Best Projects Sustainability Awards 2017’, will recognise exemplary sustainability efforts carried out by companies focusing to serve the People and the Planet. The event is an opportunity for local corporate firms to showcase their sustainability initiatives to the public and reach a wider stakeholder group, thus building their corporate reputation among the masses. The awards ceremony will be held on 28 November. In order to hand over your applications, please call 115588850 or 51 or email to [email protected].