UN Global Compact Hosts CATALYZE 2026 for Sustainable Business Transformation 📈

The UN Global Compact Network Sri Lanka hosted CATALYZE 2026 over two days to drive environmental and social sustainability across corporate strategies and accelerate national economic competitiveness. Key Highlights: • Focus Pillars: Aligned with the UN Global Compact’s 2026–2030 Strategy to equip and advance corporate action in net-zero strategies, science-based targets, circularity, and energy security. • Climate Action: Industry experts focused on unlocking finance for industrial decarbonisation, shifting to low-carbon systems, and mapping risks using Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) guidelines. • Resilience & Communication: Plenaries covered business continuity under climate risks and strategic storytelling to enhance stakeholder trust. • Strategic Backing: Partnered with Deloitte, Anvarta PTY Ltd, and Sampath Bank PLC. Key national sectors like tea and apparel & textiles were heavily represented via patrons including Talawakelle Tea Estates PLC, Hirdaramani Group, Kelani Valley Plantations PLC, Dilmah Ceylon Tea Company PLC, and Teejay Lanka PLC.