Forbes Features BCLC’s Executive Director Stephen Jordan

This past week, Forbes contributor Rahim Kanani shared his interview of BCLC’s executive director Stephen Jordan in a piece entitled “The Future of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR).” The piece covered CSR trends in health and wellness, the CITIZENS Awards and what BCLC has in store for 2012.

Rahim Kanani: And lastly, what’s on the horizon for the Business Civic Leadership Center?

Stephen Jordan: Thanks for asking. This year is going to be exciting for BCLC.   We have two major projects that we are building out: our Business for Good map and the International Business Corps.   The Business for Good map already has over 200 projects on it, and we are finding out all kinds of information about the “who, what, when, where, and why” of community development projects.  Likewise, the International Business Corps is piloting community capacity-building projects in Rio de Janeiro as we speak, and I am very impressed with the companies that are participating in that initiative.  Finally, we are building out our strategic insight capability.  We’ve launched a new monthly discussion series called “Conversations with Stephen” and I hope you will come and join us for one, Rahim.  We’d like to turn the tables and get your perspectives too.

The article also delves into a bit of BCLC history, including the rationale for our establishment. If you’re unfamiliar with how it all began over 12 years ago, I highly recommend you check out the full interview on Forbes.com. Please let us know your thoughts on the piece in the comments section and feel free to share it with your network.