Lord Hastings to visit Sri Lanka

KPMG Ford, Rhodes, Thornton & Co. recently announced the visit to Sri Lanka by Lord Hastings of Scarisbrick (CBE), the Global Head of Corporate Citizenship and Diversity of KPMG International.

In a press release the firm announced that Lord Hastings will visit Sri Lanka in May to observe some of the local member firm's corporate citizenship initiatives and also assess the impact made by several global citizenship projects which have been directed towards beneficiaries in Sri Lanka.

Senior Partner of KPMG Sri Lanka Nirmal Fernando said, "Such a visit by a Global Head is recognition and encouragement for the work done by the firm and staff members and it also reaffirms our commitment to our communities".

Lord Hastings will visit the KPMG housing village at Seenigama, one of the five housing villages set up in a collaborative effort by KPMG member firms towards assisting in the resettlement of over 150 families and individuals affected by the tsunami calamity in 2004. He is also expected to address the business community.

Lord Hastings has initiated and mentored numerous corporate citizenship efforts across the globe in the areas of disaster relief, community development, equality, children's welfare and diversity.

His focus on sharing corporate success with the greater community has inspired many business establishments into embarking on similar paths. In addition to his role at KPMG International, Lord Hastings also serves as a Non-Executive Director for British Telecom on BT's Board for Responsible and Sustainable Business.

He is a trustee of the Vodafone Group Foundation and previously served at the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) as its first Head of Corporate Social Responsibility.