ComBank wins 'Asia's Best Integrated Report' award

The Commercial Bank of Ceylon PLC was adjudged 'Asia's Best Integrated Report' at the Asia Sustainability Reporting Awards in Singapore.

Commercial Bank’s Head of Finance M. P. Dharmasiri (left) receives the award from Director, South East Asia Climate Change and Energy Network, British High Commission, Singapore, David Vincent.

The awards ceremony recognised companies under 14 categories and one winner was selected in each category.

Organised by CSR Works International, Singapore's leading sustainability advisory, research and training firm, the Asia Sustainability Reporting Awards attracted 180 entries from companies in Hong Kong, China, Japan, India, Taiwan, Malaysia, Thailand, Sri Lanka, the Middle East, Indonesia, Singapore and the Philippines.

The finalists included corporate giants such as Maybank Malaysia, YES Bank India, Airport Authority Hong Kong and Chungawa Telecom Taiwan.

Besides its victory in 'Asia's Best Integrated Report' category, Commercial Bank was a finalist in the categories of Asia's Best Workplace Reporting; Asia's Best Community Reporting; Asia's Best Stakeholder Reporting; and Asia's Best CSR Communication within the Annual Report.

Commercial Bank's award was presented to the Bank's Head of Finance M. P. Dharmasiri by Director, South East Asia Climate Change and Energy Network, British High Commission Singapore, David Vincent, at Eden Hall, the British High Commissioner's residence in Singapore, on January 28.

Themed 'Combanking', the award-winning 2014 Annual Report of Commercial Bank is a 432-page volume. It received five awards - the Edmund J. Cooray Memorial Trophy for the Best Annual Report among banking institutions in Sri Lanka, the Gold award for Management Commentary, the Silver award for Corporate Governance Disclosure, the Bronze award for the Best Annual Report overall across all sectors and the Bronze for CSR Reporting at the 2015 Annual Report Awards of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka (CA Sri Lanka).

The Asia Sustainability Reporting Awards recognise and honour sustainability reporting leaders in Asia. The Awards celebrate best practices in sustainability reporting and communications.