MAS Holdings felicitates 'Empowered Women' of the year
20 Nov '08
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Addressing the large gathering, Mr. Ajay Amalean, Managing Director of MAS Corporate Solutions, stated; “We believe that our responsibility goes beyond opening the doors opportunity to our employees but also includes providing them with the skills to walk through them with confidence. I consider the freedom of choice to be all you can be as the greatest gift we have given our employees. The satisfaction of uplifting the livelihood of the people who work for us & their families was enough of a reason to start & continue this program.”
The Women Go-Beyond initiatives at MAS have been globally recognized and rewarded. In 2005, the programme was awarded the American Apparel and Footwear Association Award for Excellence on women's issues.
In recognition of MAS' Corporate Responsibility initiatives the UN Global Compact in July 2007, selected the Go-Beyond programme as a 'Case for inspiration'. MAS Holdings was one of the 22 companies that had been selected from a membership pool of 4400 organisations to be featured in the report.
Furthermore, the Go Beyond program has been used as the case study in the most recent publication of UN Global Compact / Human Rights Commission called “Embedding Human rights into Business Practice II”.
Established in 1987, MAS Holdings is one of the region's largest suppliers of intimate and active wear. The company manufactures for world-class brands such as; Victoria's Secret, Nike, adidas, Gap, Reebok, Speedo and M&S. MAS has achieved its goal of placing Sri Lanka on the world map as a preferred sourcing destination for ethical apparel sourcing.