CDB Recognized Among Top Ten Corporates at Best Corporate Citizen Sustainability Awards 2020

  • For the third consecutive time by Ceylon Chamber of Commerce

Citizens Development Business Finance PLC (CDB), one of the foremost Non-Banking Financial Institutions in Sri Lanka, has been ranked among theTopTen Best Corporate Citizens of Sri Lanka at the Best Corporate Citizen Sustainability Awards 2020, held recently. CDB is being recognized with the award for the fourth time , three of which were consecutively won from 2018 – 2020,for its unwavering commitment to sustainable business practices across all disciplines over a long period of time, and forintegrating sustainability as a performance benchmark.
The Best Corporate Citizen Sustainability Award is presented by the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce, the nation’s premier business chamber;to recognize and reward local corporate entities for efforts made in sustainability and implementation, on new initiatives and improvements to existing activities carried out during the financial year in consideration. The impact and implications of these initiatives on Environmental, Social, Economic and Compliance factors are evaluated by an eminent multi-disciplinary panel in several stages prior to announcing the winners.

Citizens Development Business Finance PLC (CDB) is a public quoted corporate leader positioned among the Top Five Largest Non-Banking Financial Institutions in Sri Lanka with an islandwide presence, driven by a state of the art technological platform that has revolutionized the way financial servicesare performed in Sri Lanka.

Standing from left to right: Dr Ananda Mallawatantri – Chairman – Best Corporate Citizen Sustainability Award panel of evaluators, DamithTennakoon – Executive Director/Deputy Chief Executive Officer/ Chief Financial Officer – CDB, AroshiRanatunga – Head of Sustainability /Talent management and development – CDB, Dr Hans Wijayasuriya – Chairman of The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce, HasithaDassanayake – General Manager – Innovation and Business Intelligence – CDB and Ovini Dias – Senior Executive Sustainability – CDB