Virtusa recognized for Best Use of CSR practices at Sri Lanka CSR Leadership Awards 2017
Virtusa Corporation (NASDAQ GS: VRTU), a global business consulting and IT outsourcing company that accelerates business outcomes for its clients, received the award for Best Use of CSR Practices in the IT Industry at the Sri Lanka CSR Leadership Awards 2017 held at the Taj Samudra recently. The award is in recognition of the company’s strategic CSR initiatives under Tech Reach, Campus Reach and Digital Reach to improve IT literacy and utilize software development for social benefit.
Commenting on the award Denver DeZylva, vice president at Virtusa, who has initiated the company’s strategic sustainability projects, said, “Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is part of our DNA and culture, and we are committed to provide long term value to our communities. As such, we have created the three pillars of Tech Reach, Campus Reach and Digital Reach to focus our CSR efforts in a strategic manner. The pillars link our community outreach to our core competency of technology expertise and software development. We are pleased to see our efforts acknowledged and awarded at this forum.”
Virtusa’s three pillars allow them to help those in immediate need as well as create a strategic long term value for the nation. The Tech Reach initiative, which was initiated in 2005, with a focus on utilizing its team members’ core skills of software development to support urgent social projects; Campus Reach, which was initiated in 1998, focuses on growing and supporting the IT industry in Sri Lanka and India; and Digital Reach program, started in 2009, focuses on taking IT to the grassroots level.
“It is an honor to be recognized at this prestigious forum. This award emphasizes the importance we place on our CSR initiatives and how deep rooted they are in our core business strategy and values. It is also a testament to the talent and determination of our teams that drive these solutions, sometimes in record time, for the social benefit of local communities. Their tireless efforts push the boundaries of what is possible and envision a brighter, digitally connected future for the betterment of our nation,” said Chamindra de Silva, vice president – Technology and Tech Reach leader.
About Virtusa
Virtusa Corporation (NASDAQ GS: VRTU) is a global provider of information technology (IT) consulting and outsourcing services that accelerate business outcomes for Global 2000 companies and leading software vendors in banking and financial services, insurance, healthcare, telecommunications, technology, and media & entertainment.
Virtusa helps CXOs’ address the dual challenge of growing revenues while improving IT cost efficiencies. Virtusa’s digital transformation & innovation (DTi) solutions enable clients to reimagine the customer experience, accelerate revenue growth and create lasting business value. The company’s operational excellence (OE) solutions help clients reduce risk, improve operational efficiencies, and lower IT costs.
Virtusa delivers services across the IT lifecycle, including consulting, solution design, technology selection, implementation, testing, and maintenance, including infrastructure support. With a strong heritage in software engineering, Virtusa is highly qualified to both develop and maintain software, using a proven platforming methodology and advanced Agile and Accelerated Solution Design techniques to reliably deliver results on time and within budget.
Holding a proven record of success across industries, Virtusa readily understands its clients’ business challenges and uses its domain expertise to deliver distinctive, differentiated and innovative applications of technology to address its client critical business challenges. Examples include building the world’s largest P&C claims modernization program; one of the largest corporate customer portals for a premier global bank; an order to cash implementation for a multinational telecommunications provider; and digital transformation initiatives for media and banking companies.
Through the acquisition of a majority interest in Polaris Consulting Services Ltd. in March 2016, Virtusa has created a robust platform to provide end-to-end solutions and services in banking and financial services, strengthening its positioning as a top, global FinTech services provider. Virtusa Corporation is headquartered in Massachusetts and has 50 offices across North America, Europe and Asia.
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