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CEO’S
MESSAGE
SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
Our corporate social responsibility activities
are curated to support local communities
whilst addressing key issues of national
importance including offsetting the impacts of
our operations.
In an industry that is traditionally male dominant, SAGT actively Throughout the year, SAGT was committed
advocates the promotion of gender balance and inclusivity to extending our support towards all efforts in
the fight against Covid-19. Team SAGT and the
shift basis. I am pleased to note that 97% works with 18 leading employers in Sri Lanka Company were among the earliest contributors
of SAGT staff have been administered both to implement measures proven to enhance of funds by the voluntary donation of a day’s
doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine. We are employment opportunities for women. wage, with a matching donation from the
currently in discussions to offer staff the Company, to the President’s COVID-19 Fund.
recommended booster. To further reiterate our commitment to address On several occasions the company contributed
the inherent gender disparity in our operation, Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to
In an industry that is traditionally male we aim to increase the female participation frontline and medical staff of designated
dominant, SAGT actively advocates the within SAGT’s workforce from just over 4% hospitals. SAGT also collaborated with John
promotion of gender balance and inclusivity. at present to 20% by 2025. SAGT continues Keells Foundation and Deutsche Bank to
A series of initiatives were introduced to to work alongside state and non-state fund the Molecular Virology Laboratory at
bridge the gap including an internship stakeholders to lobby for amendments in law, National Institute of Infectious Diseases
program targeting female students at tertiary rules and regulations that presently inhibit (IDH) to increase the testing capacity in the
education level to inspire potential candidates female participation in many roles within the country. Together with the Sri Lanka Ports
to take up employment at SAGT and within port and terminal Industry in Sri Lanka. Authority and other stakeholders in the Port
the industry. SAGT is also a member of the of Colombo, SAGT contributed meaningfully
‘SheWorks’ program, a flagship initiative Zero incidences of environmental and social to fund the setting up of an intermediate care
of the International Finance Corporation’s non-compliances were reported during the centre with one thousand beds, established by
(IFC) Women in Work program (WiW) which period under review. The comprehensive the Sri Lanka Army under the auspices of the
is aimed at increasing female employment disclosure presented in the latter sections of National COVID Task Force.
across the Country. The partnership, supported this report provides more detail on all relevant
by the Australian and UK governments, sustainability performance indicators. Furthermore, SAGT presented computers,
sports equipment, and an entertainment unit
to the Mission to Seafarers; whose aim is to
promote mental health and wellbeing among
the seafarers whose travel movements were
restricted due to the closure of borders etc.
We are committed to playing our part not only
as a business but as a member of society, and
we will continue to support efforts to combat
the spread of COVID-19 while enabling the
movement of essential cargo around the world.