Sanjeewa Bandaranayake, CEO/GM, People’s Leasing & Finance and Priyankara Gangabadage, Senior Manager Finance, accepting awards at the ceremony
People’s Leasing & Finance was honored with the Silver Award at the 59th TAGS Awards 2024, in the Finance Companies, Leasing Companies, and Other Financial Institutions (total group assets above 75 billion rupees) category. The award was received in recognition of the company’s outstanding integrated annual report for 2023/24, titled Great Partnerships, further cementing People’s Leasing & Finance’s position as one of the pioneers in corporate reporting.
Further distinguishing itself, People’s Leasing & Finance was also honored with four Special Recognitions for Excellence in Digitally Transformative Reporting, Integrated Reporting, Sustainability Reporting, and Corporate Governance Disclosure in Financial Services. Among the top ten organizations spotlighted at the event, People’s Leasing & Finance distinctly stood out for its dedication to responsible and transparent reporting practices. These victories add to People’s Leasing & Finance’s long list of accolades for excellence in integrated corporate reporting, which include top awards at local and international platforms such as the ARC Awards, the CMA Excellence in Integrated Reporting Awards, and the SAFA Best Presented Annual Reports Awards.
Harnessing a creative and engaging narrative, “Great Partnerships” drew parallels between the company’s performance and its strong partnerships, featuring its brand ambassadors, cricketing stars Kamindu Mendis and Dhananjaya de Silva. The metaphor of a classic car to was also used to illustrate how individual business operations – like the parts of a car – reveal the true value of People’s Leasing & Finance PLC as a unified entity.
Sanjeewa Bandaranayake, Chief Executive Officer said, “Being recognised at the TAGS Awards is a tribute to the collective efforts of our team and our unwavering commitment to transparency and excellence in corporate reporting. Awards such as this motivate us to continuously raise the bar, ensuring that our financial and non-financial reporting consistently meets and exceeds global industry standards.”
