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Prof. Lakshman R. Watawala (left) presenting Judges Report of 2024 Awards to Senior Professor Hareendra Dissabandara.
From left: CMA IR Awards 2025 Secretary Rashmi Premathilaka, CMA Manager – Education and Training Dinusha Atugoda, IR Senior Committee Members Darshini Watawala, Nishantha Hewavithana, CMA IR Awards 2025 Chairman Prof. Lakshman R. Watawala, SEC Chairman Senior Professor Hareendra Dissabandara, Deputy Director General Tushara Jayaratne, Corporate Affairs Director Manuri Weerasinghe, and Finance and Administration Director Nirosha Kodikara
In a significant prelude to the awards, CMA Sri Lanka Founder President and CMA Excellence in Integrated Reporting Awards Committee Chairman Prof. Lakshman R. Watawala, presented the official brochure and application for the 2025 Awards to Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) of Sri Lanka Chairman Senior Professor Hareendra Dissabandara, during a special meeting held at the SEC premises recently.
Prof. Watawala also handed over the Judges Report of the 2024 Awards to the SEC Chairman, underlining CMA’s ongoing commitment to promoting transparency, accountability, and best practices in corporate reporting. The judges’ report is compiled by the Senior Technical Evaluation Panel incorporating insights from the Judges Panel. Its purpose to outline key observations and lessons from drawn from the Awards assessment process. The report highlights best practices demonstrated by participating organisations. Over time, there has been a noticeable shift, with organisations becoming more adept at applying the <IR> Framework – transitioning from mere compliance in form to more meaningful, substance – driven narratives of value creation.
The awards, launched in 2015, have become a flagship initiative promoting integrated
reporting, integrated thinking, and long-term value creation across the corporate sector. The Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) will once again support the initiative as the Strategic Partner for this year as well. The competition is open to a diverse group of organisations, including listed companies, private enterprises, State-owned entities, SMEs, and public sector institutions.
The awards are structured across several categories:
This year’s evaluation will be based on the International <IR> Framework (2021 revision) and will give special emphasis to sustainability practices aligned with the newly introduced Sustainability Standards S1 and S2. An esteemed panel of local and international judges will assess the entries.
CMA Sri Lanka calls upon all forward-looking organisations in Sri Lanka to participate in this landmark event and contribute to building a more responsible and sustainable corporate culture.
