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LGBT Business Impact: Italy - Keynote Presentation
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Vice President Joe Biden & Second Lady Jill Biden
Congresswoman
Nancy Pelosi
- Founded in 2002
- The business voice of the LGBT community
- Growing LGBT-owned businesses by way of advocacy, education, and networking
Justin Nelson
Co-Founder & President
for more information, please visit www.nglcc.org
What We Do
President Barack Obama
NGLCC Today
You may remember this historic moment from 2011
- Supplier Diversity Initiative
- Corporate Relations
- Affilate Relations, External Affairs, & Policy
- NGLCC Global
California AB1678
with stakeholders to
In 2014, we partnered
the passing of
create & support
U.S. LGBT Population
in numbers
16-20 million
$860 billion
And the combined economies of
That's larger than the individual economies of
That's larger than the
individual economies of
a snapshot
Why are LGBT People Important to Italy's Economy?
the 6th largest region of Italy
LGBT Italians would comprise
3.7 million small/medium enterprises (SMEs)
including an estimated 200,000 LGBT-owned SMEs
Italy's economy is comprised of
LGBT Business Impact
spend money with companies that
market directly to gays and lesbians
Equal to Tuscany
58% of U.S. LGBT adults
Italy
- Employees are happier when they can bring their authentic selves to work every day
- Increased employee productivity
- Better retention rates
- Improved workplace relationships
- Improved health of LGBT employees
& larger than Sicily & Sardinia combined
One legal right gained
for LGBT people
equates to
a $320 increase on
per capita GDP
2014, The Williams Institute
In addition to
corporate partnerships,
certified and registered LGBT-owned businesses,
and affiliate chambers
our success as a chamber is, in large part, owed to
strategic partnerships with government agencies
Dominican Republic
Finland
dedicated to strengthening our communities
At NGLCC we’re building a network of global partners
with corporate partners
from over
150
of the world's
top multinationals
South Africa
Switzerland
Belgium
Sweden
Saudi Arabia
Inclusion is good for business
& national economies
$17.1 Trillion
US GDP
to Italy's GDP in 2013
$203 billion
had a total impact of
Travel & Tourism
- adults out of 319 million people
- spending power
- If the US LGBT population were its own country, it's economy would be the in the world
19th largest
The NGLCC Story
Who We Are
have a current passport,
compared to 34% of all adult U.S. citizens
83% of American gay men and lesbians
So what does this mean for LGBTbiz in Italy?
$100 billion
in economic impact for the U.S. alone
LGBT travelers account for
2014, The Williams Institute
for LGBT people
equates to
a $320 increase on
per capita GDP
One legal right gained
equality pays off
Benefits of Workplace Inclusion
affiliate chambers
in the U.S. and abroad
60
with more than
in the state's supplier diversity program
for all public utilties & opened up
$8 billion in opportunities
inclusion of certified LGBTBEs
A law which demands the
teacher
doctor
politician
surveyed 8,000 Italians from across the country, ages 18 to 74
" believed a homosexual person should
not work as a ___________"
In 2011, the National Statistics Institute
41.4%
28.1%
24.8%
_________%
In 2014
the White House
announced a
historical partnership
between
NGLCC & USAID
United States Agency for International Development
New Zealand
61 million
Iceland
Luxembourg
Croatia
Morocco
Slovakia
Bulgaria
$2.1 trillion
Population
GDP
Estimated LGBT Population
Estimated LGBT GDP
3.6 million
$126 billion
economy in the world
Italy's LGBT population would have the
61st largest
Top European Destinations
for Lesbian & Gay U.S. Travelers
England, France ,Germany,
& Spain
Italy,
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