The EU’s Packaging Rules Apply on 12 August.
The EU packaging regulation applies 12 August 2026. For Sri Lankan exporters one paragraph binds: PFAS limits on food-contact packs. Apparel is not in it.
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The Ceylon Chamber Just Turned Its Oldest Corporate Award Into an SLFRS Readiness Test
The Ceylon Chamber’s 2026 sustainability award now asks for three years of Scope 1, 2 and 3 data with attestations. Applications close 2 October.
Cargills (Ceylon): Retail & Consumer Goods Sustainability Profile
Cargills (Ceylon) PLC’s first mandatory SLFRS S1 and S2 report, FY2025/26, graded Partial by ESGNexus: Scope 1 and 2 measured, Scope 3 deferred without a date.
Sixty Global Sustainability Leaders Land in Colombo Next Week
60 speakers and 13 Sri Lankan organisations reach Colombo on 11-12 August for the UN Global Compact APAC summit. The agenda, fees and the closed session.
ESGNexus analysis: GHG Protocol and ISO to merge corporate carbon accounting standards by 2028
GHG Protocol and ISO will merge their corporate carbon accounting standards by 2028. What it means for Sri Lanka’s first mandatory SLFRS S2 filers. (147/155)
El Niño 2026 Sri Lanka corporate impact
El Niño now has a 97% probability of persisting into 2027. The updated exposure map for Sri Lankan boards: energy, plantations, food prices, and insurers.
Revised ESRS: What EU Cuts Mean for SL Exporters
The EU cut sustainability reporting datapoints by over 60% and capped supplier data demands. What the revised ESRS mean for Sri Lankan exporters to the EU
Not Listed? Why ESG Is Still Coming For Your Business
If your company isn’t CSE-listed, mandatory ESG reporting feels like someone else’s problem. Sri Lanka’s own roadmap says otherwise. Here’s the timeline
Sri Lanka Green Bond Market Grows Up
SUSTAINABLE FINANCE Sri Lanka’s Green Bond Market Grows Up: What Sampath Bank’s Oversubscribed Rs. 10 Billion Issue Signals About Domestic Climate Capital Sampath Bank’s Basel III-compliant Tier 2 green bond closed oversubscribed on its opening day, raising the full Rs. 10 billion sought. It is the strongest signal yet that Sri Lanka’s domestic green bond … Read more
The Half of the Economy
ANALYSIS · ESG · 8 min read The Half of the Economy That ESG Rules Don’t Reach Mandatory sustainability disclosure has arrived for Sri Lanka’s listed companies. But listed companies are a small slice of the economy. The businesses that make up more than half of GDP report their environmental and social impact — if … Read more