2025年开放创业城市评级（英）

City Ratings 2025Inclusive cities. Dynamic economies. Better lives.Research series2 Cities Report 2025City Ratings 2025Fernando Alonso Pérez-ChaoLead AuthorJasper LinkeSenior Data AnalystPaul DonovanContributing AuthorVivienne MingContributing AuthorStella ReedContributing AuthorMatt HorwoodContributing AuthorSophia D’CruzContributing Author Dominic ArnallChief Executive OfficerJon MillerFounder, Chair and Executive EditorOpen for Business3About Open for Business 5About the City Ratings Report 6Why Cities Matter 12Headlines 14Open for Business Cities 16The Economic Case for LGBTQ+ Inclusive Cities 17About the Open for Business City Ratings 21The Open for Business City Ratings 2025 22Analysis 24Africa and the Middle East 25Asia-Pacific 28Central and Eastern Europe 32USA and Canada 35Western Europe 36Latin America and the Caribbean 40Perspectives from Paul Donovan 42Appendices 43How are cities rated? 44Methodology 44Sources 52123Copenhagen, Denmark: Sustainability and Inclusion Power 2025’s Most Open for Business City. See Page 36.Cities Report 20254About Open for BusinessAt Open for Business, we strengthen the economic case for inclusion and give leaders the evidence they need to boost business and economies and advance LGBTQ+ rights.We are a coalition of global businesses who believe in the economic case, and in a world where LGBTQ+ people are treated fairly and equally.Our regional programmes operate in Central and Eastern Europe, East Africa, the Caribbean, and Southeast Asia. All our programmes start with us conducting research and developing an economic case for LGBTQ+ inclusion report looking at specific geographic economies. We work with Programme Advisory Boards made up of local leaders from business, civil society, and government to contextualize our evidence and findings and make them as impactful as possible. Most importantly, our programmes convene businesses, civil society, and government building bridges with the economic case and ensuring the data is being used and operationalised throughout the regions where we work.Open for Business advances the economic case for LGBTQ+ inclusion through strategic engagement with influential global platforms and institutions. We present compelling evidence to decision-makers at organisations like the World Bank, World Trade Organization, European Union, World Economic Forum, and the World Business Council for Sustainable Development, demonstrating how LGBTQ+ inclusion drives economic growth and business success.Through comprehensive research and strategic engagement programmes, we connect LGBTQ+ inclusion to fundamental economic drivers, including innovation capacity, entrepreneurial dynamism, and social mobility. Our research serves as a foundation to bring together senior leaders from business, government, and civil society, fostering meaningful dialogue and collaboration that positions inclusion as a cornerstone of economic prosperity. This research-driven approach enables us to build a robu