The new ISB Strategy is paving the way for inclusive and sustainable businesses to thrive. By supporting accreditation schemes, businesses can showcase their social and environmental impacts, opening doors to regional and global markets.
The new ISB Strategy is paving the way for inclusive and sustainable businesses to thrive. By supporting accreditation schemes, businesses can showcase their social and environmental impacts, opening doors to regional and global markets.
06 Mar 2024
Time
9:00am
Location
SLIDA
The recently launched Strategy to Promote Inclusive and Sustainable Businesses (ISB Strategy) to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Sri Lanka recognizes the challenges that inclusive and sustainable businesses (ISBs) face and identifies opportunities to assist them in scaling and expanding their impact. One of the areas is to support national and international certification, accreditation, or registration schemes for inclusive and sustainable business models. Accreditation would help to formally recognize businesses social and environmental impacts and their contribution towards sustainable development as well enable them to access regional and global markets.
Yesterday, we brainstormed on a locally led- bottom-up approach towards an inclusive and sustainable business verification / accreditation systems learning from the experience and expertise of three dynamic social entrepreneurs, Achala Samaradiwakara Maddumage Maddumage – Co-founder of Good Market Lanka, Selyna Peiris – Co-founder, Selyn Handlooms and Randhula de Silva- Co-founder, Good Life X.
The Chairman of the Sri Lanka Accreditation Board, Dr. Sampath Wahala and other industry experts also attended the discussion.