Open for Business Reports

Open for Business’ reports represent the most collective and cogent evidence base for the economic and business case for LGBTQ+ inclusion to date. The reports synthesize hundreds of academic studies, business reports, data set, and expert perspectives into a clear and convincing case that shows LGBTQ+ inclusion is good for business and good for economic growth.

• The Economic Case for LGBTQ+ Inclusion in Poland (2025) (available in English and Polish)

• The Economic Case for LGBTQ+ Inclusion in Hungary (2024) (available in English and Hungarian)

• The Economic Case for LGBTQ+ Inclusion in Serbia (2024) (available in English and Serbian)

• The Economic Case for LGBTQ+ Inclusion in Southeast Asia (2024) (available in English, Indonesian, Malay, Thai and Vietnamese). In addition to the full report, there are shorter, focus reports for each of the six countries:

  • Indonesia (in English and Indonesian)

  • Malaysia (in English and Malay)

  • Philippines (in English)

  • Singapore (in English),

  • Thailand (in English and Thai)

  • Vietnam (in English and Vietnamese),

• Investor Guide to LGBTQ+ Inclusion (download in English)

• The Economic Case for LGBTQ+ Inclusion in Slovakia (2023) (available in English or Slovakian)

• Open for Business City Ratings (2022) (available in English)

• The Economic Case for LGBTQ+ Inclusion in Uzbekistan (2021) (available in English, with executive summaries in Russian and Uzbek)

• The Economic Case for LGBTQ+ Inclusion in the Caribbean (2021) (available in English)

• The Economic Case for LGBTQ+ Inclusion in Central and Eastern Europe (2021) (available in English, Ukrainian, Romanian, Polish and Hungarian)

• New Global Champions: Why fast-growing companies from emerging markets are embracing LGBT+ inclusion (2021) (available in Simplified Chinese)

• Working Globally: Why LGBT+ inclusion is key to competitiveness (2020) (available in English)

• The Economic and Business Case for Marriage Equality in Japan (2020) (available in English)

• Open for Business City Ratings (2020) (available in English)

• Common Ground: Talking with the Catholic Church about the human rights of LGBT+ people (2019) (available in English)