DIMO, JKH triumph at ACCA Sustainability Reporting Awards

DIMO and JKH again triumphed at the ACCA (Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) Sustainability Reporting Awards demonstrating their commitment to push boundaries in transparency and accountability in reporting practices.

DIMO was crowned the country's most transparent and corporate business entity and JKH adjudged the runner-up.

The new feature this year was the introduction of seven categories as sub-awards, encouraging a more diverse recognition of entities which strive to comply with GRI standards, which form the framework for the judging criteria.

JKH was the winner in the Conglomerates and Diversified category, while Expolanka Holdings was runner-up. HNB won the award in the Banking category, with Sampath Bank being runner-up, while in Financial Services and Insurance, Mercantile Investment and Finance enjoyed the top spot with Union Assurance gaining runner-up position.

The winner in the SME (less than Rs 1 billion turnover) category was Sanasa Insurance, while DIMO emerged the winner in Retail and Trading. In Leisure and Connected Services, John Keells Hotels bagged the top award, with Aitken Spence Hotel Holdings emerging runner-up.

American and Efird Lanka and Nawaloka Hospitals were adjudged winner and runner up in General Services and Utilities. Chairman of the Sustainability Reporting Awards Committee Adrian Perera said that ACCA's objective is to evolve into integrated reporting.

"For the second consecutive year, we changed the model to suit the needs of participants, a process which we will continue to eventually arrive at a model that will be most suitable for Sri Lanka while complying with global standards," he said.