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Kelani Valley Plantations named Patron of UN Global Compact Network Sri Lanka's Water & Ocean Stewardship Group

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December 28, 2025

Kelani Valley Plantations PLC (KVPL) has been invited to serve as Patron of the Water & Ocean Stewardship Working Group of the UN Global Compact Network Sri Lanka, marking a significant recognition of the company's longstanding leadership in sustainability and responsible agribusiness.

Kelani Valley Plantations named Patron of UN Global Compact Network Sri Lanka's Water & Ocean Stewardship Group

An awareness programme for school children in progress during the formation of Green Clubs in estate schools.

The appointment underscores KVPL's deep-rooted commitment to environmental stewardship, particularly water conservation, at a time when climate change, water scarcity and ecosystem degradation pose growing risks to Sri Lanka's economy and communities. KVPL has been a signatory to the UN Global Compact since 2006, becoming the first plantation company in Sri Lanka to do so, and aligned with the CEO Water Mandate in 2008.

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