Four regional programmes spanning sixteen countries. Five new research publications. One new coalition member (welcome BlackRock!). These are just some of the highlights from the past year of Open For Business’ efforts to advance LGBTQ+ equality around the world using the economic case for LGBTQ+ inclusion. Today as we launch our latest Impact Report on #IDAHOBIT2024, we reflect on both the challenges and successes of the past year and continue to activate business everywhere as a driving force for LGBTQ+ equality globally: https://lnkd.in/eJ4wJJnb
Open For Business
Civic and Social Organizations
A coalition of companies making and promoting the economic & business case for global #LGBT+ inclusion.
About us
Open For Business is a coalition of 36 leading multinational corporations making and promoting the economic and business case for global LGBTQ+ inclusion. We are dedicated to making the case that open, diverse societies are good for business and essential to economic growth. Started alongside the Clinton Global Initiative in 2015, Open For Business has focused on promoting the economic and business case for inclusion to global audiences of senior business leaders. We have held conversations alongside global forums, such as the World Economic Forum at Davos. We have also held roundtables in eight countries around the world with anti-LGBT policies to engage local senior business leaders on the role that business can play to advance LGBT inclusion in those countries. These regions include India, Hungary, Kenya, Hong Kong, the Caribbean, and other countries in Africa and Asia. Watch eight influential leaders from our coalition partners discuss their commitment to Open For Business and the need for collective business action to advance global LGBT inclusion: https://youtu.be/kqbNIcQyChw Interested in learning more? Please visit our website at www.open-for-business.org.
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http://www.open-for-business.org
External link for Open For Business
- Industry
- Civic and Social Organizations
- Company size
- 2-10 employees
- Headquarters
- London
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 2015
- Specialties
- LGBT Inclusion, Business case for inclusion, Diversity and Inclusion, Global LGBT rights, Corporate activism, and Human Rights
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16 Lincoln's Inn Fields
London, WC2A 3ED, GB
Employees at Open For Business
Updates
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Last Saturday, our Director of Global Engagement, Fernando Alonso Pérez-Chao, joined a Martigny Pride Panel organized by Swiss Diversity to present our global work and research on the Economic Case for LGBTQ+ Inclusion. Thank you Sabina Brägger and Diego Lazaro for inviting us to speak alongside Gurchaten Sandhu, Anthony Magnin and David Raedler. #prideromande #diversity #inclusion #dei #together #swissdiversity #pride #martigny
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Congrats to our coalition partner Deutsche Bank, for this fantastic recognition of their commitment to LGBTQ+ inclusion in the workplace! Their ongoing support, alongside the other brilliant global businesses we work with, allows us to continue to responding to the growing backlash against LGBTQ+ inclusion in many parts of the world.
🏅 We are excited to announce that Deutsche Bank has won gold in the Stonewall Awards in recognition of our efforts to further LGBTQ+ equality in the workplace! Stonewall is the largest LGBTQ+ rights organisation in Europe. Every year, the organisation publishes its Top 100 Employers 2024 list, the UK’s leading ranking of employers from public, private and third sectors on how inclusive their workplaces are. Based on the results of their UK Workplace Equality Index, the benchmarking tool for organisation’s achievements and progress on LGBTQ+ inclusion, we were once again ranked in the list, this year in 20th place. Creating inclusive environments makes the workplace safer and better for everyone – not just LGBTQ+ people. Together with our LGBTQ+ employee resource group, dbPride, we aim to foster a positive working environment where LGBTQ+ colleagues can develop their full potential as employees and individuals and we provide a supportive network for LGBTQ+ employees at any stage of their career. Fabrizio Campelli, Head of the Corporate Bank and Investment Bank and Co-Executive Sponsor of dbPride commented: “I am delighted to see the significant strides that Deutsche Bank continues to undertake to ensure that discrimination and prejudice have no place in our workplace. The acknowledgment that the bank has received highlights that we are continuing to move in the right direction and that inclusivity is an integral part of our culture.” “A lot of hard work happens across the bank to further inclusivity in the workplace and every piece of external recognition is a vindication of our efforts,” said Rebecca Short, Chief Operating Officer, Member of the Management Board and Co-Executive Sponsor of dbPride. “Special congratulations to Jill Leflour, who has been named in Stonewall’s Changemakers list and continues to work tirelessly to advance LGBTQ+ equality in the workplace.” Michelle Yeoman (CB & IB Operations and Controls) and Prasad Hattikudur, MBA (Regional COO Anti-Financial Crime (AFC) UKI), Co-Chairs of dbPride UKI commented: “This is an impressive achievement which is a testament to our Employee Resource Group, dbPride and their partners' unwavering commitment to equality and inclusion. The journey doesn’t end here, we must continue to show our support for our LGBTQ+ colleagues through visible representation and allyship”.
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Congrats to Deutsche Bank on hosting its first Pride event in São Paulo! 🇧🇷 We’re pleased to hear that, as part of the festivities, attendees took the opportunity to discuss the launch of our Business Investors Guide to LGBTQ+ Inclusion. This guide explores how companies can integrate LGBTQ+ inclusion into their ESG strategies and why this isn’t just the moral thing to do, but why it’s also good for business 📈 Download the guide here: https://lnkd.in/fRHKaRQ
First ever Deutsche Bank Pride event in São Paulo, Brazil! 🏳️🌈 For the first time in Latin America, Deutsche Bank hosted its own Pride event for clients, employees and partners, offering a supportive network for the LGBTQIA+ community within the bank. The event was opened by Luis Flavio Muzzi Mendes, Chief Country Officer in Brazil, who provided insights into how the financial market can guarantee a support network for members of the LGBTQIA+ community at any stage of their career through inclusive practices, opportunities and policies. 🤝 We also took the opportunity discuss the launch of the Business Investors Guide to LGBTQ+ Inclusion by Open For Business, a coalition of companies that defend and promote the economic and business reasons for the global inclusion of the LGBTQIA+ community. The event reinforced Deutsche Bank's support for internal cultures that provide a welcoming and safe environment, and offer opportunities for members of the LGBTQIA+ community to showcase and increasingly enhance their talents in the corporate market. #DeutscheBank #dbPride #PrideSeason #Diversity
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A fantastic piece from our treasurer, Ken Janssens "It has been demonstrated time and again that diverse-led organizations are: * Thirty-nine percent more likely to outperform those lacking diversity * Twelve times more likely to engage and retain employees * Nearly eight and a half times more likely to inspire a sense of belonging * Eight and a half times more likely to satisfy and retain customers" https://lnkd.in/gZ7RWfRm
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Today we’re at Workplace Pride’s 2024 International Conference, with our newest Coalition Partner, Prosus Group, to deliver a session on the Investor Guide to LGBTQ+ Inclusion. Our Director of Development, Marco Greco and Prosus Group’s Global Head of Sustainability - VP, Prajna Khanna are looking forward to discussing how companies can integrate LGBTQ+ inclusion into their ESG strategies and why it isn’t just the moral thing to do, but also good for business.
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The Open For Business team are at ABB Headquarters in Zürich today for a fantastic panel event on our Investor Guide to LGBTQ+ Inclusion. Our CEO, Dominic Arnall, Morten Wierod (incoming CEO of ABB), Paul Donovan (Chief Economist at UBS), and Michel Rudin ( Co-founder and Managing Director of the Swiss Diversity association, will be discussing the clear link between LGBTQ+ inclusion and higher business performance and discussing how the case for LGBTQ+ inclusion can be made in the Swiss context. Thank you to ABB and Luca Condosta, Ph.D. (he/him) for arranging this wonderful event.
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📣 Open For Business in Hungary! 📣 If you are a professional based in Hungary, this brief stakeholder survey is for you. Following the Central and Eastern Europe report in 2021, Open For Business is pleased to be following up with a fresh new report on "The Economic Case for LGBTQ+ Inclusion in Hungary.” This survey, taking approximately 10 minutes, aims to gather valuable insights from you, the local experts. It is open to individuals from businesses, NGOs, government, or the international community. The survey is available in English and Hungarian and all data collected will remain anonymous. Click the link below to complete the survey, and please share it on your social media and with your Hungarian contacts. Your input is quite important. https://lnkd.in/e_fKRTYi
Open For Business Hungary-Serbia Stakeholder Survey
surveymonkey.com
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📢 New Coalition Partner! Prosus Group 📢 Open For Business is thrilled to welcome Prosus as our newest global Coalition Partner. Prosus is a global consumer internet group and one of the largest technology investors and operators in the world. Through their portfolio, Prosus touches the lives of more than 2 billion people every day. Their asset-light, low-carbon business models enable a transition to the circular economy, greater financial inclusion and improved access to better livelihoods and education. The company has a long-standing track record and culture of promoting diversity and inclusion. By joining the Open For Business Coalition, Prosus is partnering with us for a better tomorrow, to create more LGBTQ+ inclusive societies where everyone is able to thrive. Thank you for partnering with us. We look forward to working with you now and in future.
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Pleased to share this exciting opportunity with our good friends at the IGLTA Foundation! The IGLTA Foundation is dedicated to empowering LGBTQ+ welcoming tourism businesses globally, and is currently accepting applications for its Fellowship Program. This program offers travel funding and mentorship to selected LGBTQ+ small business leaders, young professionals, and students, enabling them to attend the prestigious IGLTA Global Convention in Osaka, Japan. If you’re an LGBTQ+ individual working in the LGBTQ+ tourism sector or related fields who has not previously attended the IGLTA Global Convention, please do apply!
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