By integrating social and environmental principles in their business models, tourism operators can lead the way in promoting positive development with enduring benefit for all.

In an area once threatened By conflicting struggles of conservation and livelihood, farmers in the indian Himalayas have learned to make the most of local potential.

In Asia, the unemployment crisis poses disproportionate threat to women workers. Social equality and economic stability rely on policy-makers considering both genders in their response.

To achieve a ‘return on investment’, one must invest in that which will actually provide a return. As quoted by OECD, women reinvest 90% of their income in their families and communities, compared with 30%–40% invested by men. Investing in women is an investment in current and future generations. This is why we need a carefully crafted response to the global financial crisis, which threatens to plunge a further 22 million women into unemployment, according to a recent report by the International Labour Organization.

Investing in young women is at the heart of any country's long-term development and prosperity, according to leading voices that emerged at the World Economic Forum in Davos in January.