Our Impact

Our Year in Brief

From April 2025 to March 2026, Open for Business remained at the forefront of economic research on the benefits of LGBTQ+ inclusion. We achieved:

research reports and briefings on the economic case for LGBTQ+ inclusion released were released.

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These reached over

92,000

viewers via our website, social media channels, and print.

We delivered evidence across:

4

regional programmes and

14

countries.

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And achieved a reach of over

300,00

on LinkedIn.

116

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media pieces secured, and we diversified our reach with features in policy papers, and academic articles. Including leading global platforms and
impactful local outlets.

We had an estimated potential media reach of

290 million

Which is a 26% increase on the previous year.

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We organised, took part in, and attended

76

events across 17 countries.

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70%

of our event attendees felt equipped to explain the economic case.

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10 Years of High-Impact Research

Grown from 14 founding members….

… to a powerhouse coalition of over 30 global companies.

Since Open for Business launched in September 2015 we’ve…

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Delivered evidence on the business and economic for LGBTQ+ inclusion

60 countries

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Produced

33

research publications in
over 17 languages.

And hosted

hundreds

of events, including round tables, conference and research seminars — convening C-suite business leaders, LGBTQ+ activists and policymakers from around the world.

Our Impact Reports