Sri Lanka, renowned the world over as the resplendent isle, immersed in nature and cultural inspirations, has over the years produced men, women and institutions of Excellence in different fields. The great irrigation works, finely sculptured statues, the sensuous rock paintings are a testimony to a bygone era of Excellence.
In more recent times, Sri Lanka has produced national leaders, business leaders, writers, artists, economists, sportsmen and women (the list is endless) who have left behind a legacy of Excellence for the future generations to emulate.
Needless to say, these greats have touched and enriched our lives in no small measure. It is this spirit of Excellence that we try to recapture in the National Business Excellence Awards, not so much in terms of the individual, but of the team.
The National Chamber of Commerce of Sri Lanka, established in 1948, in the aftermath of independence, has always championed the incorporation of national values, national interest and above all national pride in business activities. Among the many initiatives implemented by the National Chamber the most prominent is the National Business Excellence Awards. It aims at providing a framework which will lead to organisational excellence. Excellent organisations will thus make a significant contribution to the socio-economic development of the country.
While selecting and rewarding winners is the finalé of this programme, the Chamber hopes that many enterprises will follow the excellence framework and be effectively guided towards excellence. The focus is not only the award winners but all enterprises that have been influenced to improve their performances, by following the excellence model and the evaluation criteria.
A team of highly qualified professionals have worked out the criteria for the marking scheme, judging, designing the trophies, and many other details critical to the Excellence of the event. Having commenced in 2004, as NBEA 2004, the National Business Excellence Awards have over the years recognized business establishment which have excelled in performance and encouraged many to pursue and conform to the suggested excellence model.
With a spirit of continuous improvement, this year too we have made further improvements to the evaluation criteria. This has been done to take cognisance of the contemporary requirements, new focus areas, and to enable more opportunity for organisations to describe why they should be considered excellent.
Application forms could be obtained from the National Chamber Secretariat by paying the registration fee. Application should be filled/completed through the online application system.
All such applications to be received on or before 1600h on Wednesday, 31st January 2024 , along with the relevant submission fee.