Sri Lanka, March 11 -- With the heighted consensus on the need for climate change mitigation and adaption, the Sri Lankan plantation industry is now faced with one of the most consequential transformations in its 172 year history as a growing segment of the industry plots a course for Net Zero emissions. With global buyers, financiers and regulators push for low-carbon supply chains, the move toward net zero has become both an environmental duty and a commercial necessity.

Insights from a recent survey of Regional Plantation Companies (RPCs), point to a sector that has already moved beyond intent and into action. Collectively, these companies manage hundreds of estates and represent a substantial share of Sri Lanka's tea, rubber, oil palm ...