Csr
Antler’s CSR efforts are not ways to a mean for making more profits to the organisation, it’s focused on addressing the core needs of the society in the best they can. Antler’s CSR divides into external and internal projects, through which they thrive to develop the standards of living, while ensuring to maintain the ecological values of their homeland.
It was imperative for Antler to establish a social responsibility in the core of their culture, through which each employee will look towards the greater good of the society. Antler dedicates a large portion of its resources to cultivate this mindset among its people.
Antler first and foremost focus goes into creating an eco-friendly, safe and healthy environment for its people to work in. With strict policies and management systems, Antler has aligned many practices that fulfil not only local standards but also international standards. In order to mitigate the environmental impact from generation of wastewater, Antler has placed a wastewater management system that segregates wastewater and release only the eco-friendly water. The rest of the hazardous waste that is generated in different processes are recycled and disposed through professional recycling companies. In addition, Antler administers an environmental condition monitoring annually in order to check the dust levels, heat stress, boundary noise level, ambient air quality, and flue gas emissions. A scheduled impact assessment program is performed where information is gathered and analyzed; and based on our findings; action is taken in order to mitigate Environmental impact. Apart from mitigating Environmental impact, Antler take measures to manage calamities that can occur in a factory setting, through a comprehensive written policy on disaster and chemical management. With this Antler works on developing and training its people continuously to manage situations like chemical spills and fire management and other risk areas. Furthermore, Antler provides protective equipment to employees after assessing their job role in order to minimize the risks involved. Regular inspections on machinery and equipment are carried through comprehensive checklists and calibrations. Antler promotes healthy living by recommending and facilitating a daily dose of exercise for their people. State of the art medical center open doors for its employees to get regular medical checkup from a general physician, dental health care is available in the premises for those who require a simple clean up or a complicated removal of a root canal. In addition to these services, Antler offers the services of a professional dietician who can provide nutritional plans, a trained physiotherapist who can help people with injury, a medical test service through which an employee can get blood tested for various diseases.
Respecting the supreme act of motherhood has always been on the top of Antler’s social responsibilities agenda. Unmatched by any other company, Antler concentrates exceedingly on creating a comfortable environment for pregnant mothers within the workplace. Antler offers their mothers additional nutritional snacks deemed necessary for the nourishment of their babies, and also ensures the safety of the mothers’ immediate environment. The mothers are given and recommended a reduced workload along with frequent breaks with two hours of feeding time to ensure their comfortability. A paid leave of one full day per month is offered for the mothers to visit their maternity clinic and ample maternity leave is offered where mothers of the first and second child receive 100 days of leave, and 50 days leave in the case of a third child. These are the special privileges bestowed upon all the mothers of Antler which exemplifies the President’s love for motherhood and helps create a close-knit and harmonious environment.
In respect to the supreme act of motherhood, Antler Chairman conceptualised a new initiative to care for the community’s mother. Mother and Child Nutritional program was launched in January 2013, with the purpose of supporting pregnant mothers who experience nutritional deficiencies. The nutritional bag that distributes among these pregnant mothers contains a month worth of nutritional food that help the healthy growth of her child and the mother’s wellbeing. Furthermore, from January 2016, Antler Chairman expanded this inspiring concept to the whole island through media. The new initiative focus on mental wellbeing of the mother, for which doctors and professionals who specialise in the field of pregnancy discuss the best ways to attempt a safe and healthy child birth.
b. Construction of wash rooms at the Bellanwila Temple 
