Our Dilmah Ceylon Tea Company plc., annual report for the financial year ended March ’23 includes a tribute to my father, founder of our family business. I am sharing that…
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Business as a Matter of Human ServiceBusinessworthyMerrill J. Fernando Charitable FoundationOther
Charity, dignity and why the two must always meet
by Dilhanby DilhanThe 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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Business as a Matter of Human ServiceBusinessworthyDilmah Conservation
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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All About TeaTea InspiredUnbelievable Tea Experiences
The Moment of Peace in a Crafted, Superlative Single Estate Pekoe
by Dilhanby DilhanIn the last days of July 2022, a superlative fine Ceylon pekoe tea was crafted in very limited quantity of less than 1 kg., on Craighead Estate. It was intended…
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Business as a Matter of Human ServiceBusinessworthyEnvironmentEthicsMerrill J. Fernando Charitable FoundationOtherSustainability
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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All About TeaBusiness as a Matter of Human ServiceNature and the Environment
The Greatest Trend of them all : reading the tea leaves for 2022 & beyond
by Dilhanby DilhanA new generation is driving change in a tea category where for decades price has meant more than taste or goodness. The trend they are forcing is about taste and wellness but so much more. As younger customers turn to tea, they are demanding a more sincere appreciation of ethics and sustainability. This offers a glimmer of hope for passionate tea growers who make tea for the love of the leaf.
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All About TeaDilmahHealthMerrill J. FernandoTeaTea & HealthTea IndustryTea InspiredThe new norm
Good tea for good health – one more reason to brew a cuppa
by Dilhanby DilhanA growing body of scientific evidence points to the human health benefits in tea. Yet tea growers who value quality suffer the consequences of discounting that drives them to compete with cheap, blends that are popular for the ability it gives brands to discount and lure consumers through price. That is harmful to an industry struggling to overcome an exploitative, colonial history and evolve into a sustainable, climate adapted, socially responsible tea industry.
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All About TeaBusinessworthyEthicsSustainabilityTeaTea IndustryThe new norm
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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Business as a Matter of Human ServiceBusinessworthyDilmah ConservationEnvironmentEthicsMerrill J. FernandoMerrill J. Fernando Charitable Foundation
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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Business as a Matter of Human ServiceBusinessworthyDilmahEnvironmentEthicsFacts of Tea
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…