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John Keells Group’s School Meal Programme Marks One Year of Empowering the Education and Nutrition of School Children.
“Almost half of the children in Sri Lanka already require some form of emergency assistance. The education of 4.8 million children, already severely hampered by two years of interrupted learning, is at risk as school attendance continues to be jeopardised. Children’s education is being hindered by the current crisis in many ways—children no longer get […]
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John Keells Group’s Plasticcycle Launches Start-Up-Cycle: Empowering Innovators and Entrepreneurs to Tackle Plastic Pollution
On 21st August 2023 Plasticcycle, the social entrepreneurship project of the John Keells Group Launched one of its main projects for the year, “Start-Up-Cycle”, a challenge platform launched in collaboration with John Keells X (JKX) – the Group’s startup accelerator, and John Keells Research (JKR) – the Group’s R&D and Innovation arm. It aims to […]
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John Keells Foundation Continues to Combat Substance Abuse Among School Children Through Awareness Creation.
The Sri Lanka Anti-Narcotics Association has reported an alarming rise in substance abuse among school children in Sri Lanka, with the most concerning trend being drug experimentation occurring between the ages of 11 and 16 years. The heaviest drug users fall within the age bracket of 16 to 25 years. Mainly, the substances targeting school […]
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JKH records EBITDA of Rs.9.23 billion in Q1 2023/24
Summarised below are the key operational and financial highlights of our performance during the quarter under review: Group PBT at Rs.1.40 billion in the first quarter of the financial year 2023/24 is a decrease over the Rs.14.80 billion recorded in the previous financial year. The first quarter of the previous year included Rs.10.12 billion of […]
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The John Keells Group, LSEG and Unilever Sri Lanka partner on the FastTrack internship programme, for the second consecutive year.
The John Keells Group (JKH), the London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) and Unilever Sri Lanka are pleased to announce the eagerly anticipated return of the ‘FastTrack’ summer internship programme. The programme, conceptualised and launched by JKH in 2011, provides Sri Lankan undergraduates with a unique opportunity to participate in an immersive four week internship, offering […]
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OCTAVE and University of Moratuwa Forge Strategic Partnership to Empower the Future Data Analytics Talent
OCTAVE, the John Keells Group’s Data and Advanced Analytics Centre of Excellence is pleased to announce its collaboration with the Department of Computer Science and Engineering of the esteemed University of Moratuwa, in Sri Lanka. This Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) solidifies the mutual commitment to foster a symbiotic relationship that will accelerate the growth of […]
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The John Keells Group awarded in recognition of its long-term initiatives in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
On 17th June 2023, John Keells Holdings PLC was the recipient of the award ‘Organisation promoting equity/equality and diversity of the year’ at the “Top50 Professional & Career Women Global Awards – Thirteenth Edition” 2023. Women in Management (WIM) in collaboration with Women in Work, a partnership between the International Finance Corporation (IFC) and the […]
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John Keells Group’s Crisis Response Initiative records promising impact among multiple communities.
In the wake of Sri Lanka’s unprecedented socio-economic crisis in early 2022, the John Keells Group launched a multi-pronged Crisis Response Initiative through its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) entity, John Keells Foundation. Implemented in partnership with Group businesses across the Island, this initiative has made significant strides in supporting and empowering communities, aligning with the […]
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JKH recurring EBITDA grows by 17% to Rs.45.74 billion for 2022/23
The Group reported a resilient performance during the year, amidst the unprecedented challenges in the operating environment, recording a recurring EBITDA growth of 17% to Rs.45.74 billion. This is despite the substantial EBITDA recognition of Rs.6.30 billion from the revenue of the handover of the residential apartment units and commercial floors at ‘Cinnamon Life Integrated […]
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Plasticcycle partners with The Pearl Protectors’ “Cleaner Seabeds for Sri Lanka” Expedition
Earlier this month, Plasticcycle, the social entrepreneurship project of the John Keells Group, entered into an agreement with The Pearl Protectors, a youth-led marine conservation organization that works to protect marine life and the ocean ecosystem in Sri Lanka, to partner on a project to remove underwater marine litter from sensitive marine ecosystems and reefs […]