ESG
#38 Sri Lanka Has Two Reservoir Numbers. The One in the Headlines Is Not the One That Runs the Grid
Every reservoir percentage in circulation this month describes the Irrigation Department’s 74 major tanks. The number that governs electricity is published separately, and on 24 August it was roughly thirty points higher. With three questions risk managers are asking, answered.
Ceylon Tea’s Next EU Deadline Is 12 February 2028 — and It Asks for a Different Bag, Not a Different Form
EU law makes permeable tea bags compostable from 12 February 2028. What Article 9 asks of Sri Lankan tea exporters, and five exporter questions answered.
The EU Has Already Graded Sri Lanka’s Environmental Compliance. Four Reporting Deadlines Fall Before the Rules Change
The EU’s GSP+ assessment grades Sri Lanka treaty by treaty. Four reporting deadlines fall before January 2027, when environment breaches can cost tariffs.
The Paris Agreement Just Became a Tariff Condition for Sri Lankan Exporters
The EU’s new GSP Regulation applies from 1 January 2027. It replaces the Kyoto Protocol with the Paris Agreement among the conventions GSP+ depends on, and makes every beneficiary reapply by end-2028 — putting a climate pledge inside a Sri Lankan trade file worth about EUR 1.5 billion a year.
Access Engineering: Construction Sector Sustainability Profile
Access Engineering’s first mandatory SLFRS S1 and S2 report earns a Partial band from ESGNexus: a measured GHG inventory, but no Scope 3, scenarios or targets.
Sri Lanka’s Reservoirs Have Nearly Halved Since March. The Electricity Tariff Has Not Moved — Yet
PUCSL held Q3 2026 electricity tariffs flat on a Rs 417 mn gap while major reservoir storage fell from 76.74% to about 40%. Q4 is the exposure.
Sri Lanka Is on the EU’s Low-Risk Deforestation List — and Part of Its Rubber Product Range Was Cut From the Rules in July
Sri Lanka is benchmarked low risk under the EU Deforestation Regulation, and a 13 July 2026 act cuts several rubber product lines. Gloves, tyres stay in.
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.
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.