Brandix Sustainability Report wins ACCA Award

The maiden Sustainability Report of the Brandix Group won the 'First Time Report Winner' in the Large Scale category at the Sri Lanka Sustainability Reporting Awards presented by the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) Sri Lanka Liaison Office.

Brandix, Head of Environment and Energy Management, Iresha Somaratne receives the ACCA Award from Country Director, Sri Lanka Resident Mission, Asian Development Bank, Rita O'Sullivan

The report was released by Brandix in September 2012 as a detailed disclosure of the Group's achievements in eco-friendly operations and sustainability and its road map for future improvements in sustainability.

Titled 'Wear the Future,' the 100-page report committed the apparel exporter to a further 20 percent reduction in its environmental footprint by 2020.

The award was received on behalf of Brandix by the Group's Head of Environment and Energy Management, Iresha Somarathna.

"Great efforts were made to ensure that our first sustainability report was s precise and as comprehensive as possible, so that it could also serve as a learning tool for others committed to the goal of sustainable manufacture," Brandix, Group Director A J Johnpillai said.

"It is therefore most encouraging that a body of such as the ACCA has recognised its value with this prestigious award," he said.

"The report detailed the initiatives that had enabled the Group to reduce its carbon footprint by 30 percent well ahead of the December 2012 deadline, reduce water consumption at apparel factories to 35 litres per head per day, and achieve zero solid waste to landfill by the end of 2012," a spokesman for the company said.

"It covered the environment, economic and social performance of the Group between April 2011 and March 2012 and provided an insight into the Group's business functions, sustainability strategy, approach to environmental outputs of processes and the distribution and supply chain, the Group's community projects and its employees," he said.