Sustainability is at the core of our business strategy of Associated Battery Manufacturers (Ceylon) Limited (ABML), and we believe that this can be achieved only when we as a business act responsibly and integrate well-being of our employees and neighboring communities in our actions. ABML has an unwavering commitment towards taking care of the aspirations of the neighboring communities through its CSR initiatives. Our CSR activities are designed to positively impact the communities, environment, and society in which we operate. These objectives align with the company's values and priorities. Our CSR initiatives towards climate action are directed towards continuously reducing our ecological footprint and promoting ecologically sustainable practices. We embrace and promote the use of energy efficient technologies, use of renewable energy sources, reduced waste, and higher recycling. Our CSR initiatives towards community wellbeing are helping neighboring communities through regular medical and dental clinics. Our health initiatives especially focus on well-being of children, pregnant and lactating mother, and elderly. To raise the human capital, we continuously support education and training of university students and government organization members through our in-plant training programs and unique facilities. ABML is firmly committed to doing business in an honest, transparent, and ethical way. To guarantee that we stand by all applicable laws and regulations and uphold the greatest levels of honesty and accountability throughout all our operations, we have implemented stringent policies and processes. Our commitment to social responsibility is ingrained in our company culture and we encourage all employees to be responsible members of the community. We provide opportunities to employees and encourage them to volunteer for various social causes.
As a responsible manufacturer of batteries we are totally committed to prevent the pollution caused by used batteries. In this connection, we buy back used batteries irrespective of whether they are products imported by our competitors and recycle every recyclable materials in the batteries.
Our future belongs to the children. Therefore, as an industrialist we have to support them wherever possible to get a better education. In this connection, we work closely with organizations involved in child development, development of schools in various parts of the country.
For the country to develop we need a nation having a healthy-body. We conduct health camps in various parts of the country where the people from the villages are examined by the doctors and medicines are provided free of charge.
