Diversified conglomerate Sunshine Holdings PLC (CSE: SUN) recently concluded its impactful ‘Smart Life Challenge’, a distinctive HR-led initiative designed to foster long-term healthy lifestyles among employees. This successful initiative underscores Sunshine’s proactive approach to ensuring employees work and retire as healthy individuals, further strengthening its mission to nurture a positive and productive workplace. This initiative is set to continue as an ongoing program, providing lasting benefits to employee health and wellness.
The Sunshine Smart Life Challenge featured a comprehensive three-month fitness and wellness program that actively engaged employees from all business units in personalized and team-based activities. Over the course of the initiative, teams comprising 10 members each participated in bi-weekly fitness sessions, guided by professional trainers and nutritionists who provided tailored health advice and support.
Reflecting on the program’s impact, Group Chief People Officer Michelle Senanayake said, “At Sunshine, our philosophy is clear; we don’t just promote healthcare externally but actively champion it internally. The Smart Life Challenge is an embodiment of our deep-rooted belief in employee well-being as the cornerstone of organizational strength. By cultivating healthy habits and lifestyles through this unique initiative, we’re committed to ensuring our people not only excel professionally but thrive personally, enabling them to retire healthier and happier.”
Participants were regularly assessed and encouraged to achieve personalized fitness goals, which encompassed weight management, physical endurance, and overall health improvements. The challenge fostered camaraderie and healthy competition among colleagues, with special incentives rewarding individuals and teams who successfully completed targeted workout routines, significantly boosting motivation and participation.
The Smart Life Challenge exemplifies Sunshine Holdings’ dedication to proactively enhancing the quality of life for its employees, ensuring that the concept of health extends beyond products and services into tangible, meaningful lifestyle transformations.
About Sunshine Holdings
Sunshine Holdings PLC is a publicly listed diversified conglomerate contributing to ‘nation-building’ by creating value in vital sectors of the Sri Lankan economy – Healthcare, Consumer Brands and Agribusiness. Established in 1967, the group is now home to leading Sri Lankan brands such as Zesta Tea, Watawala Tea, Ran Kahata, Daintee, Milady, Healthguard Pharmacy and Lina Manufacturing, with over 2,000 employees and revenue of LKR 55 billion FY 23/24. The business units comprise of Sunshine Healthcare Lanka, Sunshine Consumer Lanka and Watawala Plantations PLC, which are leaders in their respective sectors and many of them certified as a “Great Place to Work” in 2024.
