NDB honoured as a Best Women-Friendly Workplace at Great HR Awards 2025

National Development Bank PLC (NDB) has been recognised as a Best Women-Friendly Workplace at the prestigious Great HR Awards 2025, an accolade awarded by the Chartered Institute of Personnel Management (CIPM) Sri Lanka in collaboration with Mercer, a global leader in HR consulting. 

This honour stands as a powerful testament to NDB’s long-standing commitment to creating a workplace where women are not only empowered but celebrated, supported and positioned to thrive across all levels of the organisation.

The Great HR Awards, introduced this year as a benchmark of excellence, recognise organisations that demonstrate the highest standards in people practices, culture transformation and inclusive leadership. Winning an accolade in this inaugural and highly competitive platform underscores the strength, maturity and authenticity of NDB’s Diversity and Inclusion (D&I) agenda.

For NDB, gender inclusivity is a strategic priority woven into the bank’s culture, leadership development and employee experience. The recognition as a Best Women-Friendly Workplace reflects the depth of NDB’s efforts to build an environment where women feel safe, respected, equipped and inspired to grow.

This commitment is further strengthened through NDB’s EDGE Certification, a globally recognised benchmark for gender equity that evaluates organisations across gender representation, equitable policies and inclusive practices embedded into everyday operations. NDB is proud to be the only local organisation to have achieved this international validation for three consecutive times, underscoring that its gender inclusion efforts are not aspirational but systematically measured, independently verified and sustainably embedded into the bank’s people strategy. 

NDB Vice President Human Resources Lasantha Dasanayaka stated, “This award represents far more than an achievement it reflects who we are as an organisation. At NDB, we believe that diversity strengthens us, inclusion defines us and empowering women elevates us. We take great pride in fostering an environment where women can lead boldly, grow confidently and create meaningful impact. This recognition motivates us to further strengthen our D&I agenda and continue building a workplace that inspires every employee to succeed.”