KVPL and TTEL win big for Sri Lanka at Hallbars Awards 2020

Hayleys Plantations, the subsidiaries of Sri Lanka’s leading plantations business sector, Kelani Valley Plantations (KVPL) and Talawakelle Tea Estates (TTEL), were recognised as country winners at the prestigious Hallbars Sustainability Report Awards 2020. 

KVPL’s Annual Report for 2017/2018, ‘Growth Beyond Measure’, was recognised as the country winner in the Business Sector by Products - Tea category, while TTEL’s Integrated Annual Report for 2018/ 2019, ‘Cultured', was recognised as the country winner for the Best Sustainability Annual Report Design.  

The awards are designed to showcase and encourage a sweeping shift in international efforts towards sustainability, by evaluating the annual reports of nominees across three main pillars- social, environmental and financial, Hayleys said in a media release. 

In a bid to increase global engagement in sustainability, the reports of all country winners are displayed in a special room at the ‘Nobelmuseum’ in Karlskoga – a museum dedicated to the memory of the inventor, entrepreneur, donator and founder of the Nobel Prize, Alfred Nobel.

“Being part of an organisation that has championed sustainability in Sri Lanka for many years, it is inspiring to see the promotion of such practices on a prestigious platform. This is a true honour for both companies under the banner of Hayleys Plantations to have been ranked among such globally renowned brands and leaders in sustainability,” Hayleys Plantations Managing Director, Dr. Roshan Rajadurai said. 

KVPL was recognised on par with leading global companies such as TATA from India and Finlays from the UK, while TTEL won recognition alongside leading corporates from Austria, Australia, Germany, Italy and the Netherlands. 

The release said KVPL and TTEL now qualify to participate in the Global Sustainability Awards, competing with the reports of other countries in the same category.