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Kelani Valley Plantations PLC
Highlights on Awards and Accolades

All of KVPL's black tea factories are ISO 22000:2018 certified, and its tea plantations are accredited with Rainforest Alliance certification. Additionally, our company is committed to good agricultural practices that help protect the environment, preserve biodiversity and promote worker safety and health.

The rubber plantations too have been endorsed by Forest Stewardship Council (FSCTM) Certification and Organic rubber certifications (USDA/NOP & EU) while products of sole crepe, centrifuge latex and crepe rubber are certified with FSC chain of custody certification and Global Organic Latex Standard (GOLS) certification. Recently, we got Fair Rubber Certification for two of our rubber plantations with processing centers, which allows us to improve the working and living conditions of estate workers through offered Fair Rubber Premium and the Sustainability Framework Certification for our 10 rubber plantations which is inspired by several existing sustainability schemes as well as the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

National Business Excellence Awards - 2019

Out of Eight (8) criteria awards Kelani Valley & Talawakelle won Five (5) Gold, Five (5) Silver and altogether Eleven (11) awards including Overall Excellence Gold Award. This is the first time an Agriculture company won the Overall Excellence in the National Business Excellence Awards history.

  • OVERALL EXCELLENCE - GOLD (KVPL)
  • Extra Large Category - Gold (KVPL)
  • Agriculture & Plantation Sector - Silver (KVPL)
  • Excellence in Corporate Governance - Silver (KVPL)
  • Excellence in Corporate Social Responsibility - Gold (KVPL)
  • Excellence in Performance Management - Gold (KVPL)

National Business Excellence Awards - 2017

Out of Eight (8) criteria awards Kelani Valley & Talawakelle won Six (6) Gold, Four (4) Silver and altogether Eleven (11) awards including Overall Excellence Bronze Award. This is the first time a Plantation company won an award under Overall Excellence in the National Business Excellence Awards history and also the highest number of Awards won by a single company.

  • Agriculture & Plantation Sector - Gold (KVPL)
  • Excellence in Corporate Governance - Gold (KVPL)
  • Excellence in Corporate Social Responsibility - Gold (KVPL)
  • Excellence in Performance Management - Gold (KVPL)
  • Excellence in Local Market Reach - Gold (KVPL)
  • Excellence in Capacity Building - Silver (KVPL)
  • Excellence in Environmental Sustainability - Silver (KVPL)
  • Extra Large Category - Silver (KVPL)
  • Overall Excellence -- Bronze (KVPL)

Asia Pacific HRM Congress Award - 2017

  • Hayleys Plantations Sector - Winner

Presidential Environmental Award (National Green Awards) - Plantation Sector - 2019

  • Kelani Valley - Merit ( National Green Reporting System )

South Asian Business Excellence Awards - 2019

  • Kelani Valley - Winner

South Asian Partnership Summit & Business Awards - Best HR Practices for Organizational Development - 2017

  • Hayleys Plantations Sector - Winner

Global HR Excellence Awards - Leading HR Practices in Quality Work Life - 2017

  • Hayleys Plantations Sector - Gold

Global HR Excellence Awards - Best HR Organization to Work For - 2019

  • Hayleys Plantations Sector - Winner

SLITAD People Development Awards - 2017

  • Hayleys Plantations Sector - Gold

Chartered Accountants Annual Report Awards - 2019 (Plantation Companies)

  • Kelani Valley - Gold (Joint Winner)

Chartered Accountants Annual Report Awards - 2018

  • Kelani Valley - Silver

Chartered Accountants Annual Report Awards - 2017

  • Kelani Valley - Silver

Best Presented Annual Report Awards and SAARC Anniversary Awards - 2019

  • Kelani Valley - Corporate Governance Disclosures - Agriculture Sector - Joint Winner

Best Presented Annual Report Awards & SAARC Anniversary Awards - 2017 (Agricultural Sector)

  • Kelani Valley - 1st Runner-up

National Social Dialogue and Workplace Cooperation Awards - 2019

Plantation Sector Large Scale
  • Kelani Valley - Gold (Joint Winner) - Pedro
Plantation Sector Medium Scale
  • Kelani Valley
  • Silver - Nuwara Eliya & Annfield
  • Bronze - Robgill
Plantation Sector Small Scale
  • Kelani Valley
  • Gold - Battalgalla
  • Silver - Edinburgh & Oliphant
Service Sector Small Scale
  • Kelani Valley - Gold

National Social Dialogue and Workplace Cooperation Awards - 2018

  • Kelani Valley
  • Gold (Large & Small) - Ingestre & Kalupahana
  • Silver (Medium) - Udaradella
  • Bronze (Medium & Small) - Fordyce & Battalgalla
  • Merit (Medium) - Ederapola

Chairman's Awards - 2017 - Hayleys PLC

  • Kelani Valley - Merit ( Sustainability & Corporate Affairs Team)
  • Kelani Valley - Merit (Up country Tea Group)
  • Hayleys Plantations - Merit

Chairman's Awards - 2018 - Hayleys PLC

  • Kelani Valley - Merit ( Sustainability & Corporate Affairs Team)
  • Kelani Valley - Gold (Udaradella)

National Tea Awards - 2017 - Organized by Sri Lanka Tea Board - To Celebrate 150 Years of Sri Lanka's Tea Industry

  • BEST TEA HARVESTER COMPETITION - Hayleys Plantations had the unique distinction of winning the first Three places in the All Island Competition.
  • All Island Competition Mrs. M. Sivagami - Fordyce Estate -First Place (Kelani Valley)

National Tea Awards - 2017 - Organized by Sri Lanka Tea Board - To Celebrate 150 Years of Sri Lanka's Tea Industry

  • BEST TEA FACTORIES IN HIGH GROWN (HATTON/NUWARA ELIYA)
  • Kelani Valley - Second Place (Pedro)

CTTA/CBA Tea Board GSA Rankings for 2017

  • The Three Hayleys Plantation Companies (Horana, Talawakelle & Kelani Valley) were ranked First, Second & Third for the High Grown
  • Talawakelle was ranked First and Kelani Valley Second in the Low Grown

Specialty Tea of the Year International Competition - China - 2017

  • Kelani Valley - Nuwara Eliya - Gold - Pedro
  • Kelani Valley - Green Tea - Bronze - Glassaugh

The Golden Globe for Excellence in HR Leadership - 2018

  • AWARD FOR BEST ADVANCE IN PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT Hayleys Plantations Sector - Gold

Chartered Management Institute - Management Excellence Awards - 2017

  • BEST CEO OF THE YEAR - LARGE SCALE - AGRICULTURE CATEGORY Dr. Roshan Rajadurai - Managing Director - Hayleys Plantations Sector

National HR Conference - 2018 - Institute of Personnel Management

  • GREAT HR PRACTICES (YOU ARE IDENTIFIED) Hayleys Plantations Sector - Winner

Global HR Excellence Awards - 2017 - Best HR Leader's Award

  • 100 Most influential Global HR Professionals Award 2017

Sri Lanka Corporate Health & Production Awards - 2019 - Chamber of National Young Lankan Entrepreneurs (COYLE) & Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO)

  • Kelani Valley - First Plantation Company who won a Special Award to recognize the extraordinary efforts made to improve Employee Health & Well-being

Ian Dias Abeysinghe Memorial JASTECA CSR/Sustainability Awards - 2018

  • Kelani Valley - Bronze (A Home For Every Plantation Worker)
  • Kelani Valley - Sri Lanka's Seven Best CSR /Sustainability Projects (A Home For Every Plantation Worker)

Great HR Practices - National HR Excellence Awards - 2019

  • Hayleys Plantations Sector - Winner

Total Excellence in Tea Production Awards - 2019

  • Kelani Valley - Winner ( Nuwara Eliya Region - Pedro)
  • Kelani Valley - Second Runner Up ( Nuwara Eliya Region – Inverness)
  • Kelani Valley - Winner ( Dimbulla Region – Tillyrie)

Sri Lanka Corporate Health and Production Award - 2020

  • Kelani Valley - Silver Award (extra-large category)

Hallbars Sustainability Reports Awards - 2020

  • Kelani Valley - National Winner and Global winner for food & beverage category - Tea (Best In the world category)