Businesses that recognize the added value of diversity are now able to apply for the pioneering ESCAP-Sasakawa Award for Disability-Inclusive Business in Asia and the Pacific.

Applications will be accepted until 19 August 2013.

The Award, developed in partnership by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), the Nippon Foundation (TNF), and the Asia-Pacific Development Center on Disability (APCD), recognizes the leadership of companies that provide enabling working environments, deliver inclusive products and services, and are innovative in their disability-inclusive approach.

In support of the Asian and Pacific Decade of Persons with Disabilities, 2013–2022, the ESCAP-Sasakawa Award will:

• Publicly recognize and reward businesses that demonstrate good practices in responding to the needs of persons with disabilities in their business operations
• Raise awareness regarding the opportunities available to the private sector for inclusion of persons with disabilities in businesses
• Catalyse Asia-Pacific leadership in disability-inclusive business

 Award Categories

• Disability-inclusive multinational enterprise
• Disability-inclusive national or subnational enterprise
• Disability-inclusive entrepreneurial business

Interested applicants please visit http://www.di-business-award.com/apply to apply online for this award. Please copy the application to this ministry with a cover letter, for this ministry’s records.