Textured Jersey wins Sri Lanka’s first ‘Green Report’ award
View(s):Textured Jersey PLC, Sri Lanka’s largest manufacturer of knitted fabric, has won an award for the best ‘Green Report’ in the country at the inaugural awards of the National Green Reporting System of Sri Lanka.
More than 60 entries from various industries were evaluated for these awards, presented by the Ministry of Environment, the company said in an announcement.
Picture shows Rasika Gunawardana, Environmental Engineer at Textured Jersey (left) receives the award from Environment Ministry Secretary B.M.U.D. Basnayake.
The National Green Reporting System comprises of 50 indicators including 24 environment indicators, 20 social indicators and six economic indicators, on which companies focusing on sustainability are required to report.
K.C. Mau, Executive Director of Textured Jersey said sustainability has become one of the principal platforms on which Textured Jersey is building its business and intends to compete. “In an industry such as ours, a sustainability-driven approach makes good business sense. We are therefore justifiably elated at this early recognition of our efforts,” he said.
Textured Jersey said it employs one of Sri Lanka’s most sophisticated production facilities for the manufacture of knitted fabrics for the intimate apparel and sportswear industries. A specialist in the manufacture of high quality, weft-knitted and dyed stretch fabrics, Textured Jersey is a supplier for top-notch international brands of the calibre of Victoria’s Secret, Marks & Spencer and Intimissimi.
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