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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 SBTi’s Corporate Net-Zero Standard V2.0 makes any company with 1,000 or more employees Category A. Every large Sri Lankan employer tested clears it.
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.
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.
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
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
Hemas Holdings’ FY2025/26 report is its first mandatory SLFRS S1 & S2 filing. ESGNexus grades it Comprehensive; scenario analysis and full Scope 3 deferred.
LEARNING HUB · 7 min read Three terms, used interchangeably in Sri Lankan boardrooms, that mean genuinely different things. One is a company’s values. One is a measurement standard. One is the umbrella over both — and only one of them is now written into Sri Lankan reporting law. By the ESGNexus Editorial Team · … Read more
LEARNING HUB · 8 min read Three pillars. One framework. The language of modern business accountability — increasingly, the language regulators, investors, and lenders expect Sri Lankan companies to speak fluently. By the ESGNexus Editorial Team · July 2026 · Estimated reading time: 8 minutes IN A NUTSHELLESG stands for Environmental, Social, and Governance — … 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