Innovision Consulting

14/10/2026

Rural infrastructure investments can improve livelihoods, but lasting change also depends on how households make decisions, manage income and share responsibilities.

Commissioned by the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and conducted by Innovision Consulting, a new study examines how the Gender Action Learning System (GALS) and Promoting Actions towards Transformative Households (PATH) are contributing to these changes among rural households in Bangladesh.

Drawing on fieldwork in Kurigram, Gaibandha and Nilphamari, the study documents encouraging results. Among participating households, women’s control over their own earnings increased from 35% to 96%, while their mobility rose from 44% to 91%. The findings also highlight changes in joint decision-making, household budgeting and the sharing of unpaid domestic work.

The study, From Practice to Policy: Scaling Gender Action Learning Systems (GALS) and PATH in Bangladesh, examines the experience of the IFAD-financed PROVATi³ project, implemented by the Local Government Engineering Department (LGED), and identifies the institutional support, sustained coaching and financing needed to scale the approach nationally.

At a dissemination event in Dhaka on 31 August 2026, Innovision presented the study findings and policy recommendations, contributing to discussions on how these lessons can inform future rural infrastructure and gender-transformative development programmes.

Read the full blog to explore the findings and recommendations for taking GALS and PATH from project-level practice to national scale. (Link in the comments)

14/10/2026

𝐍𝐢𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐚'𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐫𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐦𝐛𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐜 𝐨𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝐢𝐟 𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐲, 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐩𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐞𝐱𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐦𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫.

That was a central theme at the 10th Abuja Economic Dialogue (AED) on Tuesday, October 6, 2026, organised by Ignite Capital, co-hosted with Nile University of Nigeria, in collaboration with Innovision Consulting Africa.

Business leaders, policymakers, academics, development practitioners and students gathered to discuss energy, infrastructure and private capital in Nigeria's industrial future.

Kola Karim, Chairman of Shoreline Group, delivered the keynote, emphasising that Nigeria's challenge is not simply about capital availability, but about creating the policy environment, legal certainty, and long-term financing structures needed to attract and deploy it effectively.

Iffat Mahmud, Africa Regional Representative at Innovision Global Consulting, presented an economic outlook that acknowledged Nigeria's improving macroeconomic indicators while underscoring the need to channel available capital into closing critical energy and infrastructure gaps.

The discussions pointed to a clear priority for Nigeria's next phase of growth: turning ambition into action by aligning policy, capital and ex*****on.

What do you think is the biggest barrier to getting there: policy, financing or ex*****on?

11/10/2026

𝗪𝗲𝗹𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗘𝗦𝗚, 𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 & 𝗦𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗜𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝘁 𝗜𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴!

As sustainability moves from a voluntary initiative to a business requirement, organizations are facing growing expectations from buyers, investors, regulators, and financial institutions. Companies are increasingly required to demonstrate robust ESG performance, measure and disclose emissions, manage climate-related risks, and build more resilient and transparent supply chains.

To address these evolving needs, Innovision has established its ESG, Climate & Sustainable Investment Portfolio, supporting businesses, financial institutions, exporters, investors, and development partners across Bangladesh, Africa, and international markets. Our focus is on helping organizations strengthen ESG performance, align with global standards, build credible reporting systems, and unlock access to sustainable investment and climate finance.

Mostafa Monira Firdouse will lead the growth of the portfolio, expanding our work on ESG reporting, sustainable finance, climate and carbon advisory, ESG data and MRV solutions, supply chain sustainability, and green investment facilitation.

Monira brings more than 15 years of international experience in ESG, sustainable finance, climate risk, impact measurement, and sustainability reporting. Her career spans work with leading international organizations, financial institutions, academia, and sustainability-focused enterprises, helping organizations translate ESG commitments into practical strategies, reliable data systems, stronger governance, and investment-ready disclosures.

Welcome to the team, Mostafa Monira Firdouse. We look forward to advancing sustainable growth and impact together.

08/10/2026

One in three Gen Z employees already know they're leaving within two years. The question most companies haven't asked is why.

Rafi's role took every hour he had outside it, and then it turned hostile. Nadia was promoted into work she was good at, and then spent a year being treated as though she weren't in the room. Neither named pay as the reason. Names have been changed to protect their privacy, but the pattern behind them isn't rare.

Mashnur Mahbub's latest piece for Innovision goes looking for what's actually driving Gen Z out the door, where employers keep solving the wrong problem, and what has to change before the next retention budget gets spent.

Read the full piece on our website. (Link in the comments)

07/10/2026

05/10/2026

When the price of diesel rises, food prices in the bazaar rise with it. But what reaches the consumer is often far more than the fuel cost it added. After the August 2022 fuel hike, a lorry from Bogura added 50 poisha to the cost of carrying a kilo of vegetables to Dhaka. In the bazaar, okra and long beans rose by Tk 10 a kilo.

This happens because nobody looks closely at what makes up the food price, who sets it, and at which stage of the value chain. Diesel is now Tk 135 a litre, still Tk 70 below the government's own formula price, so a further adjustment is the base case, not a risk.

Md. Rubaiyath Sarwar, Managing Director at Innovision Consulting, writes about how the diesel hike will reach our food bill and makes the case for publishing what each stage of the food chain adds, every month, instead of capping prices.

This article was originally published in the Dhaka Tribune and is republished here with permission from the author (link in comments)

29/09/2026

Innovision Consulting, with technical support from the আন্তর্জাতিক শ্রম সংস্থা - International Labour Organization (ILO) and funding from the High Commission of Canada to Bangladesh, trained 310 farmers through 11 farmer groups across Cox's Bazar Sadar, Ramu, Ukhiya and Teknaf between 6 and 23 September 2026 under the ISEC project.

Each group was trained on its own value chain, across commercial vegetables, vine and gourd vegetables, maize, farmed fish and poultry. Sessions combined climate-adaptive production practices with enterprise and market-oriented skills, covering quality inputs, fertiliser and irrigation management, pest and disease management, post-harvest handling, Occupational Safety and Health (OSH), market linkages, financial planning and digital agricultural services.

On 21 September, Max Tuñón, ILO Country Director for Bangladesh, visited a session on Climate-Resilient Vine Vegetable Farming in Cox's Bazar Sadar, joined by Ruchika Bahl, Head of the ILO Project Office in Cox's Bazar, M Naveed Akbar, National Programme Manager, ILO, and Md. Rubaiyath Sarwar, Managing Director of Innovision Consulting.

Read more: https://innovision-bd.com/blog-news/ilo-country-director-visits-farmer-training-as-isec-project-reaches-310-farmers-in-coxs-bazar

28/09/2026

A business can have customers, revenue and a real solution, and still not be able to access the capital it needs to grow.

Why? And what makes a Nigerian business investable?

Our latest article draws on the Nigerian Impact Investing Landscape Study 2025 by Impact Investors Foundation (IIF), conducted by Innovision Consulting Africa. It looks at the investment-readiness gaps and financing mismatches that keep capital and opportunity apart.

Read the full article to find out. Link in the comments.

23/09/2026

Innovision Consulting is hiring an Associate/Senior Associate – Economic Growth.
Join our Economic Growth portfolio and contribute to business development, project implementation, market systems development, research, and advisory assignments for national and international clients.
This role offers the opportunity to lead assigned projects, identify business development opportunities, develop competitive proposals, engage with prospective clients, and translate market and policy analysis into practical recommendations.
Candidates should have at least five (05) years of direct professional experience in economic growth, private sector development, or market systems work, along with strong stakeholder engagement, communication, and project management skills.

📍 Location: Head Office, Dhaka, Bangladesh (with field travel as required)
💼 Employment Type: Full-time
📩 To apply: Email your CV and cover letter to [email protected]
🆔 Subject line: Job Application: Associate/Senior Associate - Economic Growth
⏰ Application Deadline: 04:00 PM, 04 October 2026 (Bangladesh time)

Read the full job description: https://innovision-bd.com/current-openings/associate-senior-associate---economic-growth

21/09/2026

Innovision Consulting, with technical support from the আন্তর্জাতিক শ্রম সংস্থা - International Labour Organization (ILO) and funding from the High Commission of Canada to Bangladesh, trained 112 agro-input and agro-output retailers across Cox's Bazar Sadar, Ramu and Teknaf through four two-day batches, helping them serve as climate-smart advisors to the farmers they supply.

The sessions were co-facilitated by the Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE), Department of Fisheries (BD) (DoF), Department of Livestock Services - DLS and private partners including ACI SEED, Aci Godrej Agrovet Pvt. Ltd, Ispahani Agro Limited, EON Animal Health and ACSL. Retailers worked through climate-smart product advice, safe handling of agricultural inputs, inclusive customer service, inventory and cash-flow management, and digital tools such as the Folon App. Average knowledge scores rose from 70% to 90%.

Read more: https://innovision-bd.com/blog-news/innovision-and-ilo-train-112-retailers-as-last-mile-climate-advisors-in-coxs-bazar