Watawala Plantations PLC was adjudged the winner of the Agriculture sector and the 2nd Runner Up (Overall in the category of less than 15Bn turnovers) at the Best Corporate Citizen Sustainability Awards 2014 - the country's foremost CSR awards competition conducted by The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce. The Awards ceremony was held at the Oak Room of The Cinnamon Grand on the 25th November 2015 with the participation of an array of distinguished personalities in the business world. Dr. Subir Gokarn – former Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank of India was the key note speaker. His topic for the occasion was - From ‘nice to have’ to ‘must have’: sustainability and business strategy. Mr. Hilmy Cader too addressed the gathering.
It was indeed a remarkable day for Watawala Plantations PLC to receive such recognition from amongst the many competitors and the best conglomerates in the country. This was a great tribute to the Watawala Family who engage themselves with numerous and a variety of need based CSR activities year in and year out. This was the first time that Watawala Plantations had participated at this Awards competition.
These achievements go to show case the Company’s overall commitment and excellence in its Environmental, Social and Economic fields of activity that relates to it being in people’s business serving tea rather than in the tea business serving people. Their understanding and practice of sustainability is that which is far from being merely an act but an art won through training and habituation – far from being a skill but more of being a prevailing attitude.
