Category Archives: Sustainability Initiatives

Post the Sri Lankan sovereign debt default in April/May of 2022, the currency collapsed by over 50% in value, food inflation topped 80% and foreign currency shortages led to food, fertilizer and fuel shortages. This drove the nation’s poverty rate from 8% to 25% as per the World Bank. During this period, Ceylon Exports & [...]

In the Wayamba District of Sri Lanka, there are approximately 35 orphanages and over 900 orphans under the care of Child Development Centers. These development centers are directly under the supervision of the Department of Probation and Child Care Services - the State Ministry of Women and Child Development, Pre School and Primary Education, School [...]

As a virgin coconut oil manufacturer and exporter, Ceylon Exports & Trading factory in Dankotuwa has a daily flow of effluent water. As part of our commitment to the environment, we implemented an effluent treatment plant. The plant treats the effluent water produced at our factory prior to releasing it to the environment . In […]

At the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Sri Lankan police force was insufficiently equipped to not only contain the virus proliferation amongst the public, but also to protect themselves from it. For example, in April of 2020, we noticed that neither the local police force at Dankotuwa, where our factory is located, nor the […]