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Dilmah partners with HSBC Ceylon Literary and Arts Festival for the “Future Writers Program” for the second consecutive year

"The Sustainable Development Goals were meant to guide us toward a better future. Yet, only 17% are on track, while a third of them are worsening," observes writes Dilhan C. Fernando, Chairman Dilmah Tea. Explore this eye-opening article and join the conversation

Mission possible of creating islandwide trilingual writers launched by a conjoined effort of HSBC and Dilmah  A pioneering 2024 initiative focusing at the outset on English medium writers  A touch of murder, mystery and brilliance of the savvy sleuth brush across the literary landscape as storms of imagination stir in the aroma of tea Over 130 entries received for the pioneering short story writing competition  Standards set for the corporate sector to harness the future of word art

The global tea brand Dilmah CEO and Chairperson Dilhan C. Fernando has been appointed as an Adjunct Professor of Practice in Sustainability at Edith Cowan University’s (ECU’s) School of Business and Law (SBL).

The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce has announced the inaugural Sri Lanka Climate Summit 2024, themed “Code Red: Climate Risks and Opportunities for Sri Lankan Businesses,” from 7 to 9 May at the Shangri-La Hotel, Colombo.

The HSBC Ceylon Literary & Art Festival in collaboration with Dilmah Ceylon Tea opened its inaugural edition in Kandy announcing the launch of the Future Writers Program

MJF Foundation, in collaboration with the Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo inaugurated the opening of the Early Intervention Clinic, a ground-breaking facility dedicated to enhancing the lives of young children with Down Syndrome, Cerebral Palsy and other developmental disorders

Dilmah 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

With 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.

Existence of the traditional small farmer is threatened by our 21st Century food system

Kahawatte Plantations announced yesterday that its Endane Special BOP 1 tea has been highly commended at the renowned Leafies International Tea Academy Award 2023.

Establishing a sustainable supply chain implies “shaping a company’s investment, operational and procurement decisions to achieve positive environmental, social, and governance outcomes and reduce harm”