Ongoing Projects

Go Green shopping

Cargills Food City is responsible for the release of 4 million polythene shopping bags a month.

Go Green shopping aims to drive a change in the mentality of Sri Lanka's consumers, guiding them towards Responsible Shopping. We aim to develop conscious consumers who will make a calculated judgment on what impact his or her consumption choices would have on the world we live in.

As a preliminary step a re-usable Go Green bag has been introduced to be used in place of the infamous "sili sili" bag.


Store Design, Operations and Manufacturing Units

We recognizes the distinct environmental impacts of our retail store design and operations and is actively pursuing ways to mitigate them.

Cargills with the technical assistance of the University of Moratuwa is assessing the environmental performance of store design, operations and manufacturing units and seeks to reduce waste and energy and water consumption - the major impacts of our stores.

Go Green

Cargills always figured that putting people before products just made good common sense. So far, it's been working out for us. Our relationships with farmers yield the highest quality of rice, milk, fruits and vegetables. The connections we make in communities create a loyal following. And the support we provide our suppliers pays off everyday.
Now Cargills wants to take our business to the next level via its Green Business program as part of its larger corporate strategy.

Commitment to a Green Business
Through the "Green Business" programme Cargills is committed to minimizing its environmental impacts throughout our entire supply chain, from the farm to the trolley. Cargills is also committed to a role of environmental leadership in all facets of our business. We will fulfill this mission by a commitment to:

  • Understanding of environmental issues and sharing information with our partners (employees, customers and suppliers)

  • Developing innovative and flexible solutions to bring about change.

  • Striving to buy, sell and use environmentally friendly products.

  • Instilling environmental responsibility as a corporate value.

  • Measuring and monitoring our progress for each project.

  • Encouraging all partners to share in our mission.