HSBC wins Regional Environment Award

HSBC Sri Lanka was awarded the Corporate Sustainability Excellence Award under the 'Environmental Footprint Management' category for obtaining ISO 14001:2004 Environmental Management System Certification, for the HSBC Premier Centre, down Flower road, at HSBC's 'Awards for Excellence', regional awards ceremony held in Hong Kong recently.

HSBC's Premier Centre was declared a 'Green Office' in March 2009, having obtained the ISO 14001:2004, one of the world's most stringent environmental management Systems (EMS). This has made HSBC the first financial organisation in the country to be accredited with this standard.

Representing the local office, Nilantha Bastian, Head of Marketing, Group Communications and Corporate Sustainability, HSBC Sri Lanka accepted the award presented by Peter Wong, CEO of HSBC Asia Pacific.