United Nations Organisation (UNO) has introduced Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) with the purpose of alleviation of world poverty.
Integrating the said SDGs with the corporate values since 2019 and through the NSB Agroforestry Project since 2017, National Savings Bank (NSB) has been able to offer an exclusive banking service to the customers, combined withan environmental value.
Making investments not only for generating profits but also for the wellbeing of the motherland is a unique feature of our institution. Therefore, we consider that contributing to the preservation of natural resources, including, flora and fauna, rivers and waterfalls and fosteringa country enriched with all essentials for our younger generations is our corporate responsibility. It goes hand in hand with the main principles of the Bank – saving and thrift.
In order to ensure that all Sri Lankans are stakeholders of this national cause, National Savings Bank, as the official banking partner of the Ministry of Agriculture and Plantation Industry, has made arrangements this year as well to distribute plants of economic value among the customers in observance of the tree planting ritual at the auspicious time for the Sinhala Hindu New Year on April 15, through its islandwide branch network.
In addition, two special gifts will be offered for the new year transactions with the ‘Avurudu Wasana’ Special Fixed Deposit Account.
The inauguration ceremony of this programme, which will be implemented islandwide, was held at the Head Office of National Savings Bank, in Kollupitya, with the initiation of, Sarath Chandrasiri, the former Secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture and Plantation Industries and Chairman of Hadabima Authority, Dushyantha Basnayake, the Acting Chairman, NSB and Shashi Kandambi, the General Manager/CEO of NSB, and the participation of, D.D.V. Shyamali, Director Agriculture, Ministry of Plantation Industries, K. Raveendran, Senior Deputy General Manager and the Senior Management of the Bank. The auspicious time for planting trees falls on April 18 at 10.16 am.
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