Sri Lanka Now Has a Producer-Responsibility Law. Nobody Owes Anything Under It Yet
Sri Lanka’s Act No. 15 of 2026 creates extended producer responsibility, but names no goods, targets or fees. The 40% and 50% figures are not law.
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The EU Cut Sri Lanka’s Biggest Tyre Line Out of Its Deforestation Rules. Its Published Reason Describes a Different Tyre
Delegated Regulation (EU) 2026/2102 took force 18 September 2026. Solid tyres leave EUDR scope — justified by Commission arithmetic about retreads.
The Met Department Gave Sri Lanka a Seven-Month Forecast. The Coverage Kept Ten Days of It
Sri Lanka’s Met chief forecast rain to December and a dry February to April 2027. Every report stopped at ten days. The dry half has stronger evidence
Seven Times, an Auditor Vouched for a Sri Lankan CSR Number. All Seven Were Before March 2023
Across 36 annual reports from six of the CSE’s largest issuers, the CSR figure carried reasonable assurance seven times. None since March 2023.
Sri Lanka Has Fixed Its Maha Planting Date. The Reason It Added Is the One Nobody Was Arguing About
Sri Lanka fixed Maha sowing at 15-25 October: crops a month old before November rain, harvested before the January dry. The drought reason never left
The Electricity Tariff You Are Paying Assumes a Fuel Price That No Longer Exists
UCSL’s tariff assumes furnace oil at Rs 210 a litre. The CPC now charges Rs 248. Three price supports expire before Sri Lanka’s Q4 tariff takes effect.
Hemas Publishes a Four-Year CSR Reach Number. It Has Fallen Every Year, and No Report Says Why
Hemas reports reaching 143,100 people in FY2025/26, down from 525,500 three years earlier. No report explains the fall, or its two spending figures
Sri Lanka Is Trucking Water to 113,000 People. Here Is What Companies Can Do This Week — and Build Before the Drought Comes Back
Moneragala has been on bowser water since 1 July. By 5 September the count was 113,354 people across seven districts. The people carrying it deserve recognition — and companies that want to join have a guide, a daily data feed and a three-month window before the dry season returns.
The EU Asked India and Sri Lanka for the Same Climate Promise. Only One of Them Can Lose Its Tariffs Over It
POLICY & REGULATION · 8 min read The EU Asked India and Sri Lanka for the Same Climate Promise. Only One of Them Can Lose Its Tariffs Over It Both Article 16.6 of the EU-India Free Trade Agreement and the EU’s new GSP regulation stipulate that the Paris Agreement must be implemented. In India’s case, … Read more