Hayleys Fabric’s ‘WARNA by Mahogany’, the natural dye innovation behind a new line of organic, eco-friendly fabric, was listed among the Top 10 global innovations at the ISPO Textrends Spring/Summer 2024. As one of the first Sri Lankan eco-friendly fabric innovations to be featured on ISPO Textrends– a leading German platform and melting pot for…
Over 20 project teams were awarded for their excellence in export market development, sustainable innovation and social impact at the Hayleys Group Chairman’s Awards 2021. The annual apex recognition platform of the diversified conglomerate seeks to celebrate its employees across all 16 of its diverse business sectors, who have gone above and beyond to make…
6.3 million invested towards preservation of 9 acres of wetland habitat Land adjacent to park allocated for organic paddy cultivation Ecological data compiled in collaboration with Ministry of Environment 146 species of flora and 149 species of fauna, including endemic and threatened species discovered Featured image: Hayleys Fabric Managing Director, Rohan Goonethilleke and officials commemorate…
Image: Hayleys Fabric Managing Director and CEO, Rohan Goonetilleke receives the ISO 50001:2018 certification from SGS Sri Lanka Business Head, Chamalka Wimalasiri. Hayleys Fabric broke new ground for the Sri Lankan fabric manufacturing industry, becoming the first fabric manufacturer in the nation to earn the ‘ISO 50001:2018’ certification. Hayleys Fabric’s determined journey to minimize greenhouse gases and adhere…
One of the greatest global challenges is to integrate environmental sustainability with economic growth. At the heart is “Sustainable consumption and production”, or United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 12, which has pushed manufacturers across the globe to innovate and create circular economies. It is the era of sustainability champions, who strive to redefine manufacturing and…
Hayleys Group subsidiary and pioneering textile manufacturer in Sri Lanka, Hayleys Fabric PLC bagged the Bronze Award for the Best Writing/Script for its Annual Report for 2019/20 ‘Progressive by Nature’ at the world’s largest competition honouring excellence in annual reports, the International ARC Awards. The globally recognised awards provide a platform to demonstrate the highest standards…
In conversation with Leonie Vaas By Imesh Ranasinghe In June 2021, The United Nations Global Compact announced 10 new Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) Pioneers and among the 10 pioneers, Leonie Vaas was announced as the SDG Pioneer for Responsible Production for her extraordinary work at Hayleys Fabric PLC as the Manager of Sustainability and Innovations.…
Contributes 6,241,500kWh of power per annum to national grid Largest single rooftop solar installation in Sri Lanka Hayleys Fabric further reduced its carbon footprint by 15 percent with the installation of the largest private sector rooftop solar power system in Sri Lanka, contributing 6,241,500kWh of power per annum to the National Grid. Installed by sister…
Hayleys Fabric Manager – Sustainability and Innovation Leonie Vaas becomes first Sri Lankan to win Global round of SDG Pioneers for 2021 at UN Global Compact’s Leaders Summit United Nations, New York: The United Nations Global Compact announced 10 new SDG Pioneers – business leaders who are doing an exceptional job to advance the Sustainable…
The purchase of South Asia Textiles Limited by Hayleys Fabric PLC could in the short-term weigh on the combined entity earnings due to decline in margins and the increase in finance cost stemming from the borrowings, which may have been made to fund their April acquisition. Hayleys Fabric PLC on April 23 paid Rs.3.95 billion…