Our second One Earth Photography Competition concluded on Friday with over 450 submissions, double last year’s; 27 winners across school and open categories; three million rupees in prizes. The numbers…
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BusinessworthyFamily businessKindnessMerrill J. Fernando
Rethinking corporate purpose
by Dilhanby DilhanIn the one place in the world where I am honoured to be known as adjunct Professor of Sustainability and Doctor of Business (Honorary), I was privileged to offer suggestions…
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BusinessworthyEthical BusinessFamily businessKindnessMerrill J. FernandoMerrill J. Fernando Charitable Foundation
Celebrating Kindness at the Peoples’ Market
by Dilhanby DilhanOur Peoples’ Market happened last night in a riot of colour, festivities and fun. Kindness is what defines us as humans, and when it comes to kindness towards less fortunate…
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All About TeaBusiness as a Matter of Human ServiceEnvironmentEthical BusinessFamily business
Grower + Chef = opportunity to transform
by Dilhanby DilhanEvery good dish – and so every great Chef – needs good ingredients. Therefore also good artisans, soils, and ultimately Nature. This was the truth I shared with the global…
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Business as a Matter of Human ServiceBusinessworthyFamily businessKindness
Kindness Day, 6th May 2026 – celebrating an extraordinary legacy
by Dilhanby DilhanIt was the anniversary of my father’s birthday earlier this month. Merrill J. Fernando was born on 6th May, 1930, in a village called Pallansena. He passed away in 2023.…
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Business as a Matter of Human ServiceBusinessworthyFamily business
Entrepreneurship in the 21st century.
by Dilhanby DilhanIt’s Global Entrepreneurship Week; with our world on the brink of catastrophe in so many respects – conflict, climate, inequality – we have never needed the involvement of youth in…
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Among the thousands of tributes that will be shared in appreciation of great father’s, mine – less than a year since I lost my father – centres on the greatest…