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DilmahDilmah ConservationEnvironmentFamily business
Nature around us – worth noticing, worth protecting
Our second One Earth Photography Competition concluded on Friday with over 450 submissions, double last year’s; 27 winners across school and open categories; three million rupees in prizes. The numbers …
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At 6.32am on the morning of July 20th, 2023 my father, Dilmah Founder Merrill J. Fernando, passed away at the age of 93. My brother and I lost the father …
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In the one place in the world where I am honoured to be known as adjunct Professor of Sustainability and Doctor of Business (Honorary), I was privileged to offer suggestions …
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BusinessworthyEthical BusinessFamily businessKindnessMerrill J. FernandoMerrill J. Fernando Charitable Foundation
Celebrating Kindness at the Peoples’ Market
Our Peoples’ Market happened last night in a riot of colour, festivities and fun. Kindness is what defines us as humans, and when it comes to kindness towards less fortunate …
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All About TeaBusiness as a Matter of Human ServiceEnvironmentEthical BusinessFamily business
Grower + Chef = opportunity to transform
Every good dish – and so every great Chef – needs good ingredients. Therefore also good artisans, soils, and ultimately Nature. This was the truth I shared with the global …
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Business as a Matter of Human ServiceBusinessworthyFamily businessKindness
Kindness Day, 6th May 2026 – celebrating an extraordinary legacy
It was the anniversary of my father’s birthday earlier this month. Merrill J. Fernando was born on 6th May, 1930, in a village called Pallansena. He passed away in 2023. …
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2025 was a tough year for tea growers, worse than 2024. Yet 2026 will be tougher. At last month’s Global Dubai Tea Forum some of us gathered to talk about …
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Honour that is extended to us must always be considered in proper context. My context is the legacy my father formed, which it is my privilege to steward. His context …
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In 2011 my father inaugurated Sri Lanka’s first open air, urban butterfly garden at our MJF Centre West in Moratuwa, on the outskirts of Colombo. Yesterday it was reopened – …
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On the chilly morning of 19th June, 2025 a group of friends and colleagues from media, grocery and hospitality industries and Dilmah gathered at Sydney iconic Opera House for a …
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