DailyFT | Pressroom Dilmah Foundation extends Rs. 75 m grant to eradicate cervical cancerJanuary 25, 2024June 14, 2025Dilmah Tea, through its Merrill J. Fernando Charitable Foundation, entered into agreement with Ministry of Health and the Rotary Club of Colombo, to restart a national initiative to eradicate cervical cancer in Sri Lanka by 2030
Pressroom | The Daily Mirror UNDP, UN Global Compact Network Sri Lanka renew strategic collaborationJanuary 25, 2024June 14, 2025UN Global Compact Network Sri Lanka Executive Director Rathika de Silva, UN Global Compact Network Sri Lanka Chairman Dilhan Fernando, UNDP Sri Lanka Resident Representative and UN Global Compact Network Sri Lanka Board Representative Azusa Kubota and UN Sri Lanka Resident Coordinator Marc-André Franche
DailyFT | Pressroom Dilmah invites industry collaboration to strengthen sustainability and resilience in Ceylon TeaJanuary 23, 2024June 14, 2025With the climate emergency clouding prospects for farmers globally, Dilmah Tea invited stakeholders in Ceylon Tea to a collaboration aimed at embedding sustainability and resilience into Sri Lanka’s tea industry. The initiative is linked to wider conservation, restoration and sustainable agriculture efforts by Dilmah Conservation, linked to its genesis, nature based solutions program, and its global climate action efforts via the Dilmah Conservation, One Earth Climate Research and Adaptation Centre. The initiative envisages collaboration with Universities and Researchers in strengthening climate resilience on tea plantations through more regenerative forms of agriculture.
Ceylon Today | Pressroom Everything You Need to Know About BatsDecember 18, 2023June 14, 2025A Field Guide to the Bats of Sri Lanka by Prof Wipula Bandara Yapa sponsored and published by Dilmah Conservation is a book that explains everything you need to know about bats.
Ceylon Today | Pressroom From Garbage to GardenDecember 16, 2023June 14, 2025A 6 feet high garbage dumping site in the heart of Moratuwa is today, a garden full of flowering plants and hundreds of colourful butterflies.
Pressroom | The Island South Asian Nitrogen Hub (SANH) Research Study at Dilmah’s Queensberry EstateNovember 26, 2023June 14, 2025Working to Understand the Impact of Nitrogen Pollution from Ammonia on South Asian Forest Ecosystems
DailyFT | Pressroom The Black Friday – It’s not what you thinkNovember 24, 2023June 14, 2025Existence of the traditional small farmer is threatened by our 21st Century food system
Pressroom | The Island Green Gold: The Discovery of Sri Lanka’s Biodiversity by Dr. Rohan PethiyagodaNovember 24, 2023June 14, 2025The idea of exploration for its own sake is associated very much with Western culture. The Sinhala word for this pursuit—gaveshanaya, literally 'to search for cattle' - is evidence of this. While ancient Sri Lankans had names for every useful plant and animal, there was little thirst to discover every single species there is, to describe it, and to give it a name.
Pressroom | The Business Times Kahawatte Plantations wins at international tea eventNovember 19, 2023June 14, 2025Short description: Kahawatte Plantations’ Endane Special BOP 1 tea has been ‘highly’ commended at the renowned Leafies International Tea Academy Award 2023.
DailyFT | Pressroom Kudos for Kahawatte Plantations’ Endane Special BOP 1 at Leafies International Tea Academy Award 2023November 17, 2023June 14, 2025Kahawatte Plantations announced yesterday that its Endane Special BOP 1 tea has been highly commended at the renowned Leafies International Tea Academy Award 2023.
Pressroom | The Morning ‘Green Gold’ – Rohan Pethiyagoda’s new record of our modern natural historyNovember 11, 2023June 14, 2025As Sri Lankans, we tend to wax lyrical about our (currently) bountiful natural resources. From our incredible flora to our captivating wildlife, Sri Lanka’s extraordinary natural wealth has long been a magnet for explorers, naturalists, and scientists.
Ceylon Today | Pressroom Tracing country’s biodiversity explorationNovember 11, 2023June 14, 2025Eminent biodiversity scientist, author, and conservationist Dr. Rohan Pethityagoda’s latest research publication Green Gold: The Discovery of Sri Lanka’s Biodiversity was launched ceremoniously on 7 November at Genesis, Colombo 10 – the innovative hub of Dilmah. The event was attended by the Chairman of Dilmah Tea, Dilhan Fernando, university professors, researchers, environmentalists, other guests, and the media.
