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ESGNexus.lk · Policy & Regulation The Central Bank of Sri Lanka launched its most ambitious sustainable finance framework to date on 5 May 2025. Roadmap 2.0 goes well beyond green lending — expanding into social equity, MSMEs, and gender equality. Every bank, every large corporate borrower, and every financial institution in Sri Lanka needs to … Read more
ESGNexus.lk · Policy & Regulation The top 100 CSE-listed companies were required to comply with SLFRS S1 and S2 from 1 January 2025. All main board-listed entities must follow by 2026. Here is what the standards require, who must act, and what happens if you don’t. By the ESGNexus Editorial Team · June 2026 · … Read more
ESGNexus.lk · Policy & Regulation Every company listed on the Colombo Stock Exchange is now subject to a comprehensive set of ESG-related governance obligations — many of which took effect in October 2023, with the ESG Sustainability Policy requirement added in October 2024. Most boards are not fully compliant. Here is a clear-eyed assessment of … Read more
ESGNexus.lk · Policy & Regulation Two new sustainability standards are now mandatory for Sri Lanka’s largest listed companies. One covers every sustainability risk that is financially material to your business. The other covers climate — always. Here is what they require, in plain English, without the jargon By the ESGNexus Editorial Team · June 2026 … Read more
ESGNexus.lk · Insights & Analysis Sri Lanka has built a credible regulatory architecture for mandatory sustainability reporting — SLFRS S1 and S2, the CBSL Roadmap 2.0, and the SEC’s governance rules. But regulatory ambition and corporate preparedness are two different things. This is an evidence-based assessment of where Sri Lanka’s listed sector actually stands — … Read more
ESGNexus.lk · ESG News ESG NEWS NOAA has issued an El Niño Watch, with an 82% probability of onset by May–July 2026. The WMO confirms that sea surface temperatures are rising rapidly. Sri Lanka’s Meteorology Department is already warning of hotter-than-normal conditions from July. The Disaster Management Centre has raised the prospect of seawater desalination. … Read more
ESGNexus.lk · ESG News ESG NEWS Today, 5 June 2026, the world marks the 54th World Environment Day under the theme ‘Inspired by Nature. For Climate. For Our Future.’ For Sri Lanka’s corporate sector, the timing could not be more timely. The country has just submitted its most ambitious climate commitment yet, mandatory sustainability reporting … Read more
INVESTMENT · 5 min read Sri Lanka’s green bond market has moved from a single sovereign issuance to a pipeline of corporate and multilateral instruments. ESGNexus assesses where the market stands at mid-2026, what is working, and what is holding it back. By the ESGNexus Editorial Team · June 2026 · Estimated reading time: 5 … Read more
ORGANISATIONS · 7 min read John Keells Holdings is among Sri Lanka’s most advanced corporate sustainability reporters. ESGNexus examines the substance of its carbon reduction commitments — what the roadmap contains, what the data shows, and where the gaps remain. By the ESGNexus Editorial Team · June 2026 · Estimated reading time: 7 min KEY … Read more
ESG — GOVERNANCE · 5 min read Sri Lanka’s corporate boardrooms remain significantly male-dominated despite growing regulatory pressure and mounting evidence linking board gender diversity to improved governance outcomes. ESGNexus examines the data, the gaps, and what boards should do. By the ESGNexus Editorial Team · June 2026 · Estimated reading time: 5 min KEY … Read more