Although most organizations recognize a need for action in the area of sustainability, action itself is often lacking, or is poorly executed. There is a need to go beyond ad-hoc philanthropic activities, and to incorporate a wider perspective. Due to this narrow, myopic view, sustainability often manifests itself in well-presented promotional material, but with little indication of whether sustainable development is embedded in the organization’s business model or whether senior management take sustainability issues seriously. At Access Engineering Limited (AEL), we have identified that it requires a wider, strategic perspective on the impact of the company’s operations on the economy, environment and society, to call ourselves a sustainable business.

HIGHLIGHTS

• Total economic value distributed in the year 2010/11 is Rs. 2,836 million
• Tree planting programme continued during the last year as well with 530 trees being planted at  various locations which brings the total to over 6,000 trees
• Added a new chapter to Sri Lanka’s corporate history by gifting 120 million shares worth Rs. 3.0 billion among over 1000 employees of the Company
• Initiated the process of obtaining ISO  17025:2005 for the Geotechnical and Laboratory Services Division in order to further improve the quality of its operations

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