Open For Business City Ratings 2022
In 2018, we established the evidence base for the connection between LGBTQ+ inclusion and economic competitiveness in cities around the world. We also launched the Open For Business City Ratings - the first ever global rating to measure how inclusive and competitive a city is. In 2020 we released our second version of the Ratings.
The Open For Business City Ratings 2022 build on our prior learnings and add much more. In the report, you’ll find new data strengthening the economic case, ratings for over 140 cities around the world, and regional analysis of key trends. Despite an overall downward trend in the City Ratings this year, many cities are leading the way on LGBT+ inclusion, and this is positively impacting their economic competitiveness
Interested in sharing the City Ratings with your colleagues? We’ve created a two-page overview that can help you introduce the research to others. You can download it by clicking here.
Using the Ratings - a guide for businesses
We have developed guidance for businesses looking to use the Ratings to support their efforts to promote LGBTQ+ inclusion. This short guide provides advice on sharing the findings, supporting business decision-making, and starting conversations with city governments or other businesses.
Download the guidance here
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Thanks to Accenture and Brunswick for supporting this report
We are proud to have supported the Open For Business City Ratings since 2018. Beyond strengthening this economic case, the 2022 City Ratings provide an invaluable resource for businesses hoping to use their platform to advance LGBTQ+ equality globally.
Christie Smith
Global Lead, Talent & Organization
Accenture
The message of this report is clear: cities that are LGBTQ+ inclusive are more economically dynamic, more entrepreneurial, more innovative cities. All of us can play a role in advancing equality, in creating inclusive economies where everyone can prosper.
Jon Miller
Partner, Brunswick Group
Chair, Open For Business
