DPL ranked as region’s top entity for ‘Investment in People’
Dipped Products PLC (DPL), globally ranked rubber glove manufacturer
of the Hayleys Group, received the Investment in People Category Award
at the Asia Responsible Entrepreneurship Awards (AREA) official
presentation ceremony in Delhi, India.
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Dr Mahesha Ranasoma, Managing Director
Dipped Products PLC, holds the sole ‘Investment in People’
award conferred at the AREA official Awards |
DPL was the sole company to win the Investment in People Category, a
clear indication of the project’s groundbreaking business model.
“Receiving the award means a great deal to the DPL team,” stated Dr.
Ranasoma at the event.
“Having these efforts recognised within the industry and in addition
being placed head and shoulders over other enterprises in the region, is
testament to our success and contribution to entrepreneurship and
sustainable development.”
Over one hundred applications from the region, including almost
thirty from Sri Lankan participants, were submitted under the categories
Responsible Business Leadership, Social Empowerment, Investment in
People, Health Promotion, Green Leadership, and SME CSR. Of these, ten
applications from countries including India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and
Pakistan were received by Enterprise Asia under the Investment in People
Category.
The in-depth search and selection process for the Award comprised of
initial screening, audit verification by a reputable Audit Partner,
Auditors’ Score-carding process, and final judging by an Advisory Panel.
An extract of a document published by Enterprise Asia titled
Sustainable Success Stories reveals that the recipient of the Investment
in People award must have policies and programmes in place that show
their respect for their people (primarily employees but may also include
vendors, clients and business partners).
The same document also showcases DPL’s Firstlight initiative - which
was featured in the rubber glove manufacturer’s application – an
exciting cause-related marketing programme that advances the concept of
ethical and fair trade based production in the rubber industry.
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