Financial Times

Community Leader Awards
Rewarding Sri Lanka's best company in waste management
Interest is growing in Sri Lanka's first Community Leader Awards programme, aimed at bringing the private sector and the community together in a long-term partnership, organizers said.

The awards launched two weeks back brings the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA), Sri Lanka, and The Business Club of The Sunday Times together with John Keells Holdings Ltd (JKH) in a unique initiative with the first year (2005) focused on Waste Management and selecting private sector companies that have provided benefits and leadership to communities through their exemplary work in this area.

The awards will be presented in three categories: Large, Medium and Small enterprises. The goal of the 2005 Award is to recognize Sri Lankan companies that have excelled in the implementation of efficient and effective waste management programmes and reward them.

The CEA and the National Cleaner Production Centre (NCPC) are working with and supporting CIMA-The Business Club Community Leader Awards. The Community Leader Awards will be an annual CSR project driven by CIMA and The Business Club with a different theme each year where awards would be presented to the best Sri Lankan corporate/company/group in different segments. Each year companies would be recognized for different aspects of CSR practice that affects the public.

The awards will be presented this year during the Global Leaders Summit organised by CIMA on May 26 at the BMICH in Colombo in the presence of Dr Mahathir Mohamed, the former Malaysian Prime Minister who is the Summit's keynote speaker. Former Pakistani cricket superstar-turned politician Imran Khan will also be among an array of distinguished personalities who will address the gathering.

The competition is open to companies with good waste management systems. Applications with guidelines for entry are available at the CIMA office in Colombo or could be downloaded from the CIMA website at www.cimaglobal.com/srilanka.

Details are also available on The Sunday Times website www.sundaytimes.lk. Applications close on April 11, 2005.

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