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In modern times, sustaining values of caring for the environment and for fellow human beings are becoming challenged due to profit oriented corporate objectives, increased competition among individuals and organisations as well as limited natural resource availability.
Values related to acting in harmony with the environment and an economy in a socially acceptable, sustainable manner need to be inculcated in students at a young age prior to corporate exposure. This will result in grooming more socially responsible business leaders who will develop businesses that co-exist with society and nature.
In transforming the enthusiasm for a sustainable way of life into concrete action, CIMA together with the Global Compact Network Sri Lanka created a sustainability initiative competition: Hand-in-hand.
The competition aims to engage students and their educational institutions in understanding the importance of social, economic and environmental development and inspire change. Applicants will have to identify and describe how a sustainability related project resulted in economic, social and environmental prosperity and how such impact will be sustained by key stakeholders involved.
CIMA tuition colleges, international schools, local and foreign-affiliated universities are invited to participate in the competition by submitting their applications by 7 August. Short-listed applicants will be expected to present their projects at a judging process conducted by the Global Compact Network Sri Lanka.
If applicable, candidates may be required to conduct an on-site presentation, which would guide Global Compact judges about the project. Each team would answer questions at the end of the visit. For transparency, judges will also interview community members involved in the project, if necessary. The length of the presentation and Q/A session would be approximately 15 minutes each.
Reward and recognition
The winning team from each category will receive an award for hand-in-hand sustainability initiative with a commemorative trophy and certificates at the CIMA Business Impact Award night amidst a gathering of over 200 corporate representatives.
The achievement publicised in newspapers, websites, CIMA publications and the press.
Winning projects will be given an endorsement letter by the Global Compact Network Sri Lanka and CIMA Sri Lanka.
Exposure and contribution towards sustainable initiatives in terms of communication, cooperation, civic awareness, critical thinking and problem solving skills, and their political and socio-economic knowledge of Sri Lanka.
A briefing session will be held on 20 July at 2 p.m. at the CIMA Sri Lanka Auditorium, where the application process, the judges’ expectations from participants and the objectives of conducting the competition will be explained. For more details please contact Fuhuma Deen on 2503880 ext. 222or email [email protected].
