Elpitiya Plantations Plc Annual Report 2010/11 - Colombo Stock ...

CORPORATE SUSTAINABILITY REPORT
At Elpitiya Plantations PLC, sustainability plays a key role and
strategies have been implemented to meet these objectives.
We have a well diversified portfolio of businesses/ crops
which increases the bio-diversity of the estates and ensures
environmental conservation in achieving our goal of long term
sustainability.
From the inception, through a visionary corporate plan the
company has grown in terms of Asset value, Profitability and
the quality of the Human Capital. We also developed strategies
through the years towards strengthening multiethnic harmony in
our workforce.
• Elpitiya Plantations in association with the Merrill J.
Fernando Charitable Foundation provides educational
scholarships to children of estate workers. This includes
scholarships to students who have been accepted to
university and students who have performed well at
their GCE Ordinary Examinations. In the year 2010/11,
3 students qualified to receive scholarships to continue
their studies from GCE Ordinary level to Advanced level
of Rs. 750 per month for 2 years and 5 students who
qualified to enter University for higher studies were
granted scholarships of Rs. 1500 monthly for 3 years.
Currently, there are 20 scholarship recipients.
Social Development.
• High standards of quality in the health and welfare for
the children and a series of activities carried out towards
improving the literacy of estate workers’ children. Total
spending to maintain the creche facilities in all estates
in 2010/11 was Rs. 24 Million. Gulugahakande Child
Development Center was placed first at the all island
child development center competition Organized by
PHDT beating 430 estates.
• The plantation sector recognizes that its success is
linked inevitably to its workers, and as such, the health
of employees is of paramount importance. During the
year, Elpitiya, Deviturai, Bentota, Talgaswella, Ketandola,
New Peacock and Nayapane Estates organized free
medical camps and eye camps for employees and
treated 820 employees and their family members,
and also conducted a” Well Woman Clinic” and a
workshop to create awareness on Sexually Transmitted
Diseases. Sheen Estate conducted Ante Natal Clinics,
Expanded Immunization and Contraception clinics
for employees which were also extended to villagers.
Similar programmes were also held at Gulugahakande,
Ketandola, Talgaswella, and Dunsinane Estates.
• Plantations provide health facilities including pre
natal and antenatal clinics on all estates with free
vaccination and medical checkups. Each estate has a
medical officer who looks into these programmes. The
company has also made available four (4) ambulances
to minimize the time taken to transport serious patients
to base hospitals.
• During pregnancy, female workers are given ‘light
work’ at a location close to their homes and a ‘Nursing
Interval’ for 12 months is extended to all new mothers. A
qualified mid wife looks after the wellbeing of expecting
mothers on every estate.
• Our plantations have encouraged the community spirit
by organizing and supporting events such as annual
trips, get-togethers, pilgrimages and shramadana
campaigns on a regular basis.
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Elpitiya Plantations Plc Annual Report 2010/11