The Merrill J. Fernando Charitable Foundation was formed – like so many others of a similar nature – to help less fortunate people. That was the wish of its Settlor,…
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Compromise on anything but your values
by Dilhanby DilhanA Tea Grower’s view of discount culture, ethical consumerism and the role of Ceylon Tea in a sustainable future Writing in The Australian last week, Damon Kitney headlined coverage of…
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Sri Lanka’s Future – Strategies & Actions for a transition to a Green Growth Pathway
by Dilhanby DilhanEarlier this month, Sri Lanka’s Environment Ministry and the Global Green Growth Institute invited stakeholder to consider Strategies and Actions to Accelerate Sri Lanka’s Transition to a Green Growth Pathway.…
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Ecovation 2021 and a burning platform mindset
by Dilhanby DilhanThere is no greater fulfillment than seeing potential achieved, and last Thursday we celebrated extraordinary achievement at the Merrill J. Fernando Innovation Awards. 10 young women, men or teams, were…
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Perspective
by Dilhanby DilhanEverything in life is about perspective. That’s to be expected, because what we believe is conditioned by what we know and that is naturally, our point of view. That makes…
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Photographer Yuriko Nakao’s perspective on Significance
by Dilhanby DilhanIn March last year, an accomplished and empathetic photographer, Yuriko Nakao visited Sri Lanka and the Merrill J. Fernando Foundation’s Western Centre on the outskirts of Colombo. Making pictures at…
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Significant 70th and blessed 90th
by Dilhanby DilhanThe achievement of business men and women is universally measured in profit. My brother and I are singularly fortunate that the family business we joined three decades ago, was fundamentally…
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Beyond the pumas that have emerged in Santiago and the peacocks in Mumbai, the impact of coronavirus on humankind has been devastating – 1.2 million people infected worldwide, and nearly…
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On 1st September we inaugurated the MJF Centre East, the most ambitious combined humanitarian and environmental project that we have ever undertaken. Amongst the projects that the MJF Foundation, and…
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Three things to ponder on the 150th Anniversary of the World’s Finest Tea
by Dilhanby DilhanThe Colombo International Tea Convention 2017 concluded on Friday, elegantly supported by our most accomplished cricketer and commended by several of the international delegates as the most significant gathering of…