Nestlé wins Community Relations award at Best Corporate Citizens Sustainability Awards 2020

From left to right: Samantha Mendis, Senior Manager – Corporate Communications; Bandula Egodage, Vice President – Corporate & Regulatory Affairs; and Radhini de Costa, Assistant Vice President – Communications.

Nestlé Lanka was announced the winner of the Community Relations award at the recent Best Corporate Citizens Sustainability Awards 2020, an annual event organised by the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce to recognise the sustainability champions of the corporate world.

Nestlé was awarded for its strong actions in making a positive impact on the local community, and enhancing quality of life for people across its value chain, from farmer to consumer. The company was further recognised as one of Sri Lanka’s top 10 corporate citizens in 2020.

Nestlé contributes to the livelihoods of more than 20,000 Sri Lankan dairy and coconut farmers and outgrowers, and has provided 923 million servings of micronutrient enriched products to consumers over the last year. It has a number of programmes to help adults and children to eat healthier and live an active lifestyle – such as its Nestlé Healthy Kids Programme, Kids Athletics Programme, and Milo school sport partnerships with the Ministry of Education; Nestomalt marathons with the Ministry of Youth and Sports; as well as its Choose Wellness programme. Nestlé also has a strong ‘Nestlé Needs YOUth’ programme to help young people learn the skills they need to become more employable. Nestlé launched its first consumer waste management project last year with the Ministry of Education, Central Environmental Authority and select Municipal Councils, to collect waste from schools and create awareness among students about responsible disposal.