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Company Release
Hayleys receives special mention from UN - May 1, 2009
Hayleys has received special mention from the Global Compact office of the UN, for its communication and reporting of progress relating to the principles of the Global Compact drive.
The Global Compact Office introduced the Notable Communications on Progress program to highlight and recognize outstanding Communications on Progress.
Hayleys submitted its Sustainability Report 2007/08 last year, which was heralded as an illustrative and inspiring example of communicating progress.
Hayleys was awarded “ Sri Lanka’s Best Corporate Citizen” for three consecutive years from 2004-2006. Hayleys has since then moved towards global citizenship, and was amongst the first few Sri Lankan entities to subscribe to the 10 principles of the United Nations Global Compact (UNGC) in 2007.
As a company synonymous with ethics, integrity and good governance in Sri Lanka, endorsing the 10 principles of the UNGC was a natural extension of the Group’s ethos.
In June 2007, Hayleys became one of the first ten signatories worldwide to the CEO Water Mandate of the United Nations Global Compact (UNGC), and the only Sri Lankan entity to endorse this strategic framework to make water sustainability a corporate priority. Hayleys also holds the distinction of being appointed to the Global Steering Committee of the Mandate.
Hayleys PLC, whose origins date back to the establishment of Chas P. Hayley & Company in Galle in 1878, today comprises of businesses in Global Markets & Manufacturing (Fibre, Hand Protection, Purification Products and Textiles), Agriculture & Agri Business (Agri Inputs, Agri Products and Plantations), Transport & Infrastructure (Transportation, Industry Inputs and Power & Energy), Consumer & Leisure (Consumer Products and Resorts) and Investments & Services. Rated a Business Superbrand by The Superbrands Organisation, Hayleys accounts for 2.7 per cent of Sri Lanka’s export income.
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