Citizens Development Business Finance PLC (CDB) was named the overall 1st Runner-Up at the Best Corporate Citizen Sustainability Award 2021 by the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce. It ranked among the Best Ten for the fourth consecutive year and received three category awards.
Citizens Development Business Finance PLC (CDB) won the prestigious laurel of being among the Ten Best Corporate Citizens for 2022, an award it was presented with for the fifth consecutive year. The Ten Best Corporate Citizens are chosen from among a wide range of corporate stewards in Sri Lanka by an independent panel of judges and evaluators in the Best Corporate Citizen Sustainability Award organised by the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce
Citizens Development Business Finance PLC (CDB) was recognized among the ten best corporate citizens for the fourth time at the Best Corporate Citizen Sustainability Awards 2020, hosted by the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce.
CDB recognized with Service Brand of the Year Bronze award at SLIM Brand Excellence Awards 2020.
CDB gained recognition at the SLT Zero One Awards 2018/19, being awarded second runner up award for the Best Website or Microsite and for the Best Integrated Campaign in the financial industry.
Having been a trailblazing pioneer in challenging times during its courageous 25-year corporate journey, CDB etches its presence indelibly among the prestigious Business Today Top 30 2018-2019.
CDB won gold at the 2019 National Business Excellence Awards in the non-banking financial institution sector for the fourth consecutive year, reaffirming its commitment to business excellence and sustainability.
Citizens Development Business Finance PLC (CDB) was recognized among the ten best corporate citizens for the third time at the Best Corporate Citizen Sustainability Awards 2019, hosted by the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce.
Citizens Development Business Finance PLC, a leading NBFI in Sri Lanka, won the 'Best Social Media Initiative of the Year, Sri Lanka' award at the Asian Banking & Finance Awards 2019. The ceremony was hosted by the Asian Banking and Finance Magazine, a prominent publication in the industry.
CDB’s 'patpat.lk' e-commerce platform wins Gold in the 'Finance' category at the Effie Awards Sri Lanka 2019.
CDB received two awards at the Sri Lanka Best Employer Brand Awards 2019: Best Employer Brand of the Year and Award for Talent Management. This recognition is due to CDB's commitment to developing top HR policies and strategies. By engaging with schools and universities nationwide, CDB offers employment opportunities to individuals from diverse cultural and social backgrounds, demonstrating its dedication to nurturing future leaders.
In 2018, Citizens Development Business Finance PLC (CDB) achieved another milestone by winning the Non-Banking Financial Institutions sector at the National Business Excellence Awards (NBEA) for the third consecutive year. Organized by the National Chamber of Commerce of Sri Lanka, these awards recognize businesses for their benchmarked excellence as a cornerstone of their success. This year's awards introduced more rigorous criteria for evaluating excellence.
Citizens Development Business Finance PLC (CDB) demonstrated its leadership in the financial industry with pioneering technological innovations, earning accolades at the SLT Zero One Awards 2017/18. CDB received the Best Digital Integrated Campaign award in the financial industry for its online platform, CDB iNet. Additionally, the CDB website secured the second runner-up award for Best Website or Microsite in the financial sector, highlighting digital excellence across nine industry categories.
In 2018, organized by the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce, Citizens Development Business Finance PLC (CDB) was recognized as one of Sri Lanka’s Ten Best Corporate Citizens. CDB also won the Best Corporate Citizen Sustainability Award in the Under Rs 15 Billion Turnover category and received a merit for its 'Act Early for Autism' Awareness Campaign under the Best Sustainability Project.
CDB is certified with ISO/IEC 27001:2013, the information security standard that specifies a management system intended to bring information security under management control.
Honouring excellence in reporting with governance, transparency, accountability and placing sincerity of action into the spotlight, CDB won the 2018 Best of Category – Best of Sri Lanka Grand Award for the CDB Annual Report 2017/18 at the 32nd International ARC Awards competition held in Hamburg Germany.
CDB Annual Report 2014/2015 “The Name of the Game” Recognised as “The Best in The World” and “The Best in Sri Lanka” at the ARC Awards 2015
Top 10 Corporate Citizens Award & the Winner of Less than 15 bn Turnover Category at the Best Corporate Citizens Sustainability Award Ceremony 2015 organized by the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce
Gold Award Winner at the SLITAD Annual People Development Awards 2016/17
Winner: Best Sustainability Project Award 2017, First Runner Up: Corporate Citizens Award & the Winner of Less than 15 bn Turnover Category, Merit Certificate: Best Sustainability Project
Platinum Award Winner At 2013 Vision Awards
Winner – ACCA Sri Lanka Sustainability Reporting Awards 2017
CMA Excellence in Integrated Reporting Awards 2018 – Ten Best Integrated Reports
Ian Dias Abeysinghe Memorial JASTECA CSR /Sustainability Special Award 2017