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Message: <blockquote data-quote="saraprobe" data-source="post: 566243" data-attributes="member: 13914"><img src="http://i19.tinypic.com/4y0ob60.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />Top 20 Asian progressive14. MAHESH, AJAY AND SHARAD AMALEAN, SRI LANKAA Sri Lankan-based intimate apparel maker, the three Amalean brothers founded MAS Holdings in 1986. It is the largest supplier to Victoria's Secret and other customers include Gap, Marks & Spencer, Tesco and Reebok. In March 2007, MAS announced plans to launch its own brand this August.The company has 17 plants in eight countries and 35,000 employees. But what's remarkable about it is its home-grown corporate social responsibility (CSR) programme. Women comprise more than 90% of MAS' employees and so the company established the Women Go Beyond programme to educate and empower its employees. A beauty, health and hygiene certificate is offered, and there are classes on reproductive health, domestic violence and traditional crafts. Nearby schools and hospitals are funded and scholarships are awarded.MAS set up its plants in rural locations near villages so that women would not have to leave their families to find work, and all employees must be aged at least 18 (in contrast, Chinese factories can take on employees as young as 14). The company also invests in developing clear career paths: its Ready to Unleash programme aims to guide graduates into the company and on to management levels.MAS has faced intense competition from China. The international Multi-Fibre Agreement, which ended in 2005, ensured that at least some of the West's clothing and textiles were sourced from smaller developing countries. Since then, the Amaleans have shown that it is possible to compete with sweatshops in China by emphasising their CSR programme, which has made MAS a more attractive source for retailers with ethical buying policies<a href="http://www.worldbusinesslive.com/article/655151/top-20-asian-progressives/" target="_blank">http://www.worldbusinesslive.com/article/655151/top-20-asian-progressives/</a></blockquote>

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