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In 2015, the ADB engaged Inclusive Business Sweden to prepare this sector study on IB models in the value chain of the textile and clothing industry in Asia, focusing on Bangladesh and Myanmar. The study focussed on mapping opportunities for developing inclusive business models across supply chains in Asia as possible new and innovative investment opportunities for leading Swedish and other international and local companies in the sector. 11 broad opportunities were identified in Bangladesh and 8 in Myanmar. Within each of the two countries, two opportunities were prioritised which were considered to be commercially viable and scalable with a great potential for positive impact. 

OECD and FAO have developed this Guidance to help enterprises observe standards of responsible business conduct and undertake due diligence along agricultural supply chains in order to ensure that their operations contribute to sustainable development. The Guidance comprises:

• A model enterprise policy outlining the standards that enterprises should observe to build responsible agricultural supply chains;
• A framework for risk-based due diligence describing the five steps that enterprises should follow to identify, assess, mitigate and account for how they address the adverse impacts of their activities;
• A description of the major risks faced by enterprises and the measures to mitigate these risks;
• Guidance for engaging with indigenous peoples.

This report covers the basis principles of the inclusive market development approach, its role in poverty reduction, and its application in three sectors: fishers, vegetables and agricultural inputs such as seed and fertilizer.

This report assesses the extent to which inclusive business models promote women's economic empowerment in Asia and Latin America. It looks at Inclusive businesses that involve women in their value chain and provide specific services that help low-income women.

Agri-business for Trade Competitiveness Project (ATC-P), branded as Katalyst, is one of the largest market development initiatives in Bangladesh. This report explains how Katalyst is realising systemic change by making market systems more inclusive.

Based on interviews with movers and shapers involved in off-grid electrification projects in Africa and Asia this paper looks at how standalone electricity and mini-grids can increase access to electricity. It opportunities and challenges and comes up with a five-point plan to accelerate electrification.

This document provides a summary of the third annual Grow Asia Forum held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on 31 May 2016. The event focused on advancing opportunities for collaboration on engaging smallholder farmers in value chain projects, supporting innovation, financing farmers using digital platforms to scale solutions.

Asia is facing simultaneously huge growth potential and increasing inequalities, with often weak national solutions to the social issues at hand. Social purpose organisations (SPOs) are seen to solve these issues sustainably. Social incubation is seen as a tool to help SPOs grow and potentially build a pipeline for social investors. This paper presents insights from surveying 15 social incubators in Asa which have existed for at least two years. 

The case study elaborates the motivations, institutional coordination mechanisms, priorities and challenges that the Phillippines face in terms of supporting inclusive business.

This Diagnostic Report shows Bangladesh is making significant strides toward a digital economy, and outlines specific policy measures that can underpin further digitization of payments into the future.