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In light of World Environment Day, the all-new Eko Plasco Material Recovery Facility (MRF) was launched by Coca-Cola Beverages Sri Lanka Ltd (CCBSL) and Eco Spindles Pvt Ltd on the 8th of June 2022 in Wadduwa. The facility was opened under the auspices of Chief Guest Dr. Anil Jasinghe, Secretary to the Ministry of Environment. The MRF was introduced to support waste management, and to give back meaningful life to plastic waste through recycling, whilst helping to create awareness on responsible plastic disposal.

A MRF is a solid waste management facility that processes recyclable materials such as PET plastic and sells them to manufacturers as raw materials for the creation of new products. Plastic waste is collected via a wide bin and bag collection network, and then sent to the MRF where it is segregated and processed through machinery such as balers and crushers. The baler compresses the plastic into compact bales, which makes it easier to store and transport, while the crusher machine crushes the plastic into granules adding value to the waste prior to it being sold to recyclers.

Dr. Anil Jasinghe, Secretary of the Ministry of Environment commented: “I am happy to see private sector organisations such as Coca-Cola Beverages Sri Lanka & Eco Spindles contribute significantly to the waste management infrastructure in Sri Lanka. Initiatives like the Eko Plasco MRF are of paramount importance as they complement the upcoming national voluntary Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) initiative by the Government of Sri Lanka.”

Mayank Arora, Managing Director, Coca-Cola Beverages Sri Lanka noted: “The Eko Plasco facility was opened as part of our ‘Give Back Life’ programme which is line with the company’s global commitment towards a ‘World Without Waste’ with a goal to Collect and Recycle an equivalent of every bottle sold by Coca-Cola by 2030.”

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Elpitiya Plantations PLC organised a customised certificate course in Human Resource Management for their plantation welfare officers that was recently completed. The main objective of this was to transform the traditional plantation welfare officer’s role into a HR professional with higher expectations and responsibilities. Elpitiya Plantations PLC is the first Regional Plantations Company (RPC) in Sri Lanka to have implemented a learning programme of this nature.To recognise these employees, an awarding ceremony was held with the participation of the Managing Director, CEO, senior management members of Elpitiya Plantations PLC and the Chief Human Resources Officer of Aitken Spence PLC.

This will be an ongoing programme, intended to build the relevant skills for capable teams at Elpitiya Plantations estates, of which the first phase was completed. The learning programme was conducted over six months and covered many topics from human resources, organisational planning to information technology (IT). These were identified as crucial focus areas to upskill and inculcate the values of the organisation and moreover to uplift the livelihoods of the plantations’ community.There were 58 participants and more than 80% of them were female welfare officers. All participants demonstrated determination and passion during the learning module and essentially on learning the outcomes and how it would benefit them in their career. All modules were conducted by an internal or external professional. The programme also covered attitudinal and behavioural competencies to help participants recognise and value the true meaning of their learning and career progression as majority have not progressed beyond basic educational qualification. At the end of each module, all participants faced an evaluation through an examination and a final project on completion of the entire programme.

16 participants received Distinction among the 58 and two participants that scored the highest results were selected based on their presentations made at the end of the training from each region (up and low country regions). They are Ms. P Abilashini from Fernlands Estate (up country) – 90 and Ms. GLP Sanjeewani from Gulugahakanda Estate (low country) – 92 marks.The upskilled HR teams are appointed at the estate level to carry out new and distinctive HR initiatives with the knowledge and experience they have gained from the programme. Elpitiya Plantations PLC will further evaluate their performance to identify gaps in skills and other proficiencies across their talented teams to ensure they meet the demands of the changing environment.

CSE trading began on a negative note due to unsalutary internal and external factors yesterday. One of the reasons for the market to go down was speculation that the government would likely go for a two- week lockdown owing to the acute fuel shortage. On top of that, due to the global economic recession most global stock markets declined by three per cent. This has resulted in the CSE underperforming, market analysts said.Sri Lanka’s main stock index dropped 1.76 per cent within the first hour of trading yesterday. The main All- Share Price Index was down 233 points. The most liquid index S&P SL20 fell 97 points. The market saw a turnover of Rs 1.2 billion with one crossing. The crossing reported in Seylan Bank, which crossed 866,000 shares to the tune of Rs 24.2 million; its shares traded at Rs 28.

In the retail market top seven companies that mainly contributed to the turnover were Expolanka Holdings Rs 390 (2.4 million shares traded), Browns Investments Rs 108 million (13.6 million shares traded), Lanka IOC Rs 97.1 million (1.5 million shares traded), CIC Holdings Rs 88.8 million (2.2 million shares traded), LOLC Finance Rs 42.9 million (6.3 million shares traded), Dialog Rs 38.6 million (3.9 million) and LOLC Holdings Rs 31.4 million (73000 shares traded).During the day 62.6 million share volumes changed hands in 15000 share transactions.Yesterday, the Central Bank announced US dollar buying rate as Rs 355.51 and the selling rate as Rs 366.32.

To strengthen efforts to combat the many challenges faced by Sri Lankan students, the Korean people living in Sri Lanka handed over educational equipment amounting to almost Rs. 4 million to the Ministry of Education on June 15. The handing-over ceremony took place at the Education Ministry in the presence of Minister of Education Susil Premajayantha, Secretary of the Ministry of Education M.N. Ranasinghe, Commissioner General of the Department of Examinations L.M.D. Dharmasena and Director General of the National Institute of Education Dr. Sunil Nawarathne.

Representing Korean society in Sri Lanka, Hong Gyu KWAK, chairperson, Korean Businessmen’s Association in Sri Lanka, Seongcheol BYEON, chairperson of the Korean Residents Association of Sri Lanka and Gyeong Ho UM, chairperson of the Southwest Municipal Chapter of the Peaceful Unification Advisory Council were present to hand over the educational items. Korean ambassador Santhush Woonjin JEONG also attended the event.Hong Gyu KWAK, chairperson of Korean Businessmen’s Association stated that Korean residents in Sri Lanka were saddened to learn that Sri Lankan students were unable to take their examinations in time due to the shortage of paper and ink. ‘In response, Koreans in Sri Lanka raised money with the desire to help students who will be the future leaders of Sri Lanka. I hope our sincerity and heartfelt efforts will assist students overcome these difficult circumstances with dignity. I hope they grow up well.’

Minister Dr. Susil Premajayantha was grateful to the Korean residents for donating almost Rs. 4 million to support the education sector of Sri Lanka. He stated, ‘The relations between Korea and Sri Lanka span many decades. Korea has continued to extend unstinted cooperation to mega development projects and also community development projects. In these challenging times, the Department of Examinations faces many difficulties to conduct examinations in due time for students. This donation is timely and I really appreciate this token of friendship. It will strengthen the ties between the people of Korea and Sri Lanka.’Commissioner General of Examinations Dharmasena also expressed his gratitude to the donors.

Ambassador Santhush Woonjin JEONG highly commended Korean residents in Sri Lanka who voluntarily donated educational equipment considering the plight of the students in Sri Lanka. Commending their efforts he mentioned, ‘I am very proud of the Korean people in Sri Lanka. I highly appreciate this voluntary act by them. It holds a special place in my heart. The united spirit of Korean residents to donate by their own means with sincere generosity to help this beautiful island nation is very meaningful. Korean residents in Sri Lanka have lived here for a long time, more than 20 to 30 years. Today, they have shown their love for Sri Lanka and Sri Lankan people by this generous contribution.’

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