Bank of Ceylon again adjudged among “Top Ten Corporate Citizens in Sri Lanka”
View(s):The Bank of Ceylon (BOC) was once again adjudged among “Top 10 Corporate Citizens” in the country with a category award for “Economic Contribution” and another recognition for “consistent commitment and continuous improvement in economic contribution” at the Best Corporate Citizen Sustainability Awards 2019 held recently.
David Holly, High Commissioner of Australia presenting the “Top Ten Corporate Citizen Award” to the BOC CEO/General Manager Senarath Bandara.
The 16th event Best Corporate Citizens Awards was organised by the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce to encourage corporates in Sri Lanka to adopt industry best practices and norms of corporate sustainability.
BOC’s Chief Executive Officer/General Manager Senarath Bandara accepted the award for “Top Ten Corporate Citizen in Sri Lanka” on behalf of the bank. It was highlighted that Bank of Ceylon was the only state institution to be among the “Top Ten Corporate Citizens of Sri Lanka” for the second time. BOC’s Chief Financial Officer/ Senior DGM Corporate and Offshore Banking Division Russel Fonseka and AGM Finance and Planning Ruwan Kumara accepted the category award received for the bank, the institution said in a media release.
Being one of the driving forces of the Sri Lankan economy, BOC’s contribution has been immense in terms of value generation for its main stakeholder- the Government. As the highest profit earning business entity in the country for a number of years, the Bank of Ceylon’s total direct contribution to the country is over Rs.24.2 billion.