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Session Video - On the Margins of Development: Asia Pacific LGBT Inclusion, Poverty Reduction, and Prosperity

5 December 2016
Promoting gender equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) people should also be viewed in the lens of economic inclusion and development. A panel of advocates and experts tackled the different pressing issues that surround the LGBT community, focused on economic inclusion, poverty…

The Economic Cost of Exclusion of LGBT People

5 December 2016
M.V. Lee Badgett, Williams Distinguished Scholar of the Williams Institute, shared insights on the implications of excluding lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people in economic development. She highlighted the negative effects of such exclusion at the individual and economic levels…

ANJA GmBH

24 November 2016
Food systems are a vital component of sustainable development as highlighted in this presentation. The importance of using the One Planet Living sustainability approach in addressing global challenges is also discussed.

On-The-Ground Community Engagement: Forest Conservation through Agroforestry

24 November 2016
The perspectives on sustainable practices of Asia Pulp and Paper, an Indonesian pulp and paper business, are provided in this presentation. The company's Integrated Forestry and Farming System is used as a case example.

Resource Recovery to Green Up Industries in Asia

24 November 2016
An overview of waste management in Asia, including trends, common misinterpretations, game changers, and recommendations for improvement is provided in this presentation. The involvement of governments is needed to unlock the dormant and huge waste-derived product market that exists in the region.…

Sustainable Green Fuel Enterprise

24 November 2016
The experiences of a sustainable fuel enterprise are shared in this presentation. It also includes a number of lessons that businesses can learn from to make an environmental impact.

From Black Baseload to Smart Renewables: Making Kerosene and Coal the Next Kodak

24 November 2016
Katerina Kimmorley, co-founder of a solar business in India, argues that innovation must happen in the distribution mechanism to reach the poorest communities. Her presentation discusses in detail how solar products became accessible to India's slum communities through Pollinate Energy's social…

Case Studies from Sri Lanka Hospitality Industry

24 November 2016
The concept of greening business operations is important to Sri Lanka’s hospitality industry. This presentation discusses the key features of Heritance Kandalama, one of the eco-friendliest hotel in the country, that makes it a unique green business model.

Developing and Promoting Sustainable Nature-Based Tourism in the Coral Triangle

24 November 2016
Jointly organized by ADB and the World Wide Fund for Nature, this session discussed investment opportunities in nature-based tourism in the Asia-Pacific region. The Coral Triangle Sustainable Nature-based Tourism Project aims to assist the six countries of the Coral Triangle Initiative on Coral…

Sustainable Farming, Soft Commodities, Agro-Processing, and Food Industry

24 November 2016
From environmental degradation to resource scarcity, the food production industry faces several major challenges. Immense innovation is needed to transform the entire agricultural sector and make it sustainable, while addressing food security. This session discusses a holistic cradle-to-grave…