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Sep 22 2026
35Sysco LABS celebrated the graduation of the second phase of its GLO (Guiding Leadership & Outreach) recently, at the Courtyard by Marriott Colombo. The program was delivered in partnership with the Association of Human Resource Professionals (AHRP) and Global Learning Lab (GLL).
GLO is a leadership development initiative built around the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), combining leadership development, communication, systems thinking, teamwork and sustainable impact projects to encourage participants to move beyond theory into practical community action. Throughout this phase, participants represented 12 university and industry cohorts from across Sri Lanka, including the University of Moratuwa, SLIIT, IIT, the University of Colombo School of Computing, NSBM, the University of Sri Jayewardenepura, APIIT, Digital Trust Alliance and ECU, completing intensive leadership academies while designing solutions to address real societal challenges.
"Seeing this cohort turn leadership theory into projects that address real community needs is exactly what GLO set out to achieve. It reflects the calibre of leaders we are nurturing for Sri Lanka's future," said Rehan Anthonis, Senior Director, People Operations, Sysco LABS, and Patron of Project GLO.
The graduation ceremony formalised the completion of the program by incubating four student-led sustainable impact projects - CarbonEye, an AI-based smart plastic recycling system by NSBM; Bright Path, an eight-week life-skills program for children at the Sewana Disabled Home by ECU; ML Opsidian Genesis, an industry-led MLOps upskilling initiative by UCSC; and Safe Scroll, a cyber safety awareness program for schoolgirls by Digital Trust Alliance. Together, the projects addressed Sustainable Development Goals spanning quality education, gender equality, climate action, responsible consumption, industry innovation and sustainable cities.
About Sysco LABS:
Sysco LABS is the Global In-House Center of Sysco Corporation (NYSE: SYY), the world’s largest foodservice company. Sysco ranks 55th in the Fortune 500 list and is the global leader in the trillion-dollar foodservice industry.
Sysco operates 333 distribution centers across 10 countries, with 75,000 colleagues serving approximately 670,000 customer locations, including restaurants, healthcare and educational facilities, lodging establishments, entertainment venues and more. For fiscal year 2026, which ended June 27, 2026, the company generated sales of more than $84 billion.
Sysco LABS Sri Lanka delivers the technology that powers Sysco’s end-to-end operations.
Sysco LABS’ enterprise technology is present in the end-to-end foodservice journey, enabling the sourcing of food products, merchandising, storage and warehouse operations, order placement and pricing algorithms, the delivery of food and supplies to Sysco’s global network and the in-restaurant dining experience of the end-customer.
