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.
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