People’s Bank won two Gold Awards at the International ARC Awards 2022, in New York, United States for its 2021 Annual Report titled “Multifaceted Brilliance”.
The ARC Awards are widely known as the Academy Awards for Annual Reports by the international financial community. People’s Bank was the only Licensed Commercial Bank from Sri Lanka to win two golds at this year’s event.
The Bank’s 2021 Annual Report won four awards:
Gold for Written Text: Banks: National
Gold for Financial Data: Banks: National
Bronze for Cover Photo/Design: Banks: National
Honours - Specialised A.R: Integrated AR & CSR: Non-Traditional Format
People’s Bank Chairman. Sujeewa Rajapakse said, “Recently, People’s Bank celebrated its 61st anniversary and like a precious diamond with multiple facets, the Bank over its six decades of operations has moulded into a multifaceted financial institution catering to all segments of the country’s population of varying socio economic and demographic profile.”
People’s Bank Chief Executive Officer and General Manager Ranjith Kodituwakku said, “Stakeholder engagement remains fundamental to our activities, and the Integrated Annual Report serves as vital tool for this purpose.”
People’s Bank Head of Finance Azzam A. Ahamat said, “In preparing the Reports, the Bank draws on concepts, principles, and guidance from the International Integrated Reporting Council (IIRC) Framework, Consolidated Set of Global Reporting Initiatives and Guidelines and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.”