Praguna launches Haritha-mana

Marking another milestone in the history of environment conservation in Sri Lanka a dedicated Sustainability Development Programme was launched by FCCISL and NCE Large Category Service Award Winner, Praguna Management Consultants (Pvt) Limited, a leading consultancy firm providing business solutions to over 300 organizations in diverse areas and involved with Environment Standards, Quality Enhancement, compliance and Supply Chain.

Training services which include being the trusted service partner for Product Certification and Service Inspectors for the UL, a Trusted Label for products from Sri Lanka to India, America and NAFTA countries. AT the inauguration of the Haritha-mana Programme and the first workshop on 'Vision building for Go Green' for the business sector of Sri Lanka was held at the Sri Lanka Foundation Institute (SLFI) on February 3, 2012.

The session, were represented by CEOs, MDs and HR Managers representing reputed companies in Sri Lanka to learn compliance needs to reduce their Environment Costs by minimizing CO2 emissions and other pollutants into the environment, contributing towards trapping carbon by adopting Green Strategy and reducing the environment cost of products within the value chain and to ensure stakeholder inclusiveness in all aspects of environment and go green processes.

In global context, no business can survive without attaining Environmental Sustainability. Business is all about survival. In order to survive, businesses need to generate profits. Today, many leading businesses have recognized that long-term sustainable development requires good environmental performance, good social performance and by not adequately addressing Biodiversity issues imposes risks on business operations, its brand image and reputation.

A company's position in the marketplace and indeed its profitability, mere survival and existence can be threatened by Environmental and social risks by challenges to its legal license to operate Disruption of its supply chain.

Damage to the brand image Consumer boycotts and campaigns by environmental NGOs Fines, third party claims for environmental damages and causation of environmental liabilities: Lower ratings in the financial markets, poor staff morale,reduced productivity and enmity by society by way of sabotage are some of the imminent risks.