START BRAND DILMAH BLOG CONTACT Blog / Zdrowie / lifestyle No documents found. FOUNDER OF DILMAH HONORED WITH THE BUSINESS FOR PEACE 2015 AWARD The founder of Dilmah Merrill J. Fernando is this year's winner of the Oslo Business for Peace Award from the Business for Peace Foundation, based in Oslo. Annual nominations go to people who set an example to the world with their dedication and activity; they set the highest standards, promoting values such as corporate social responsibility and ethical business practices. The winners are selected by an independent commission composed of the winners of the Nobel Peace Prize and the Bank of Sweden Prize Alfred Nobel in Economics. Giving Merrill J. Fernando the Oslo Business Award is a great crowning achievement of a life entirely devoted to two goals: tea and Ceylon. In building the Dilmah brand from scratch, Merrill J. Fernando always had his roots in mind. The brand's philosophy comes down to running a business for people and for people. The MJF Charitable Foundation and Dilmah Conservation foundations, founded by Merrill J. Fernando, are the embodiment of these ideas. At least 10% of the proceeds from the sale of Dilmah teas are donated to charity - humanitarian and ecological. Merrill J. Fernando is not only a benefactor to tea lovers all over the world, but also the hero of thousands of Sri Lankan citizens, who are offered a chance to live and work in dignity. In addition to the founder of Dilmah, the first Sri Lankan in the history of the award, the Oslo Business for Peace Award was also awarded to Juan Andres Cano (Colombia), Zahi Khouri (Palestine), Poman Lo (Hong Kong) and Paul Polman (Great Britain). Per L. Saxegaard, president of the board of the Business for Peace Foundation, called this year's winners great examples of people who conduct business ethically and responsibly, with the intention of making a positive impact on society. About Merrill J. Fernando's Ethical Activities - see the interview Tags: DILMAHTEAREGULATIONSBLACK TEAGREEN TEA CATEGORIES ALL OF THEM RECIPES HEALTH / LIFESTYLE ASSORTMENT THE HISTORY OF TEA EVENTS TAGS DILMAHTEAREGULATIONSBLACK TEAGREEN TEA SHOW MORE BACK TO THE TOP OF THE PAGE START BRAND DILMAH BLOG CONTACT Online shop NEWSLETTER SUBSCRIBE TO THE RSS FEED COPYRIGHT 2013 GOURMET FOODS SP. Z OO (EXCLUSIVE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DILMAH BRAND IN POLAND) The Dilmah.pl website uses cookies. See details . ×