Conversations with Stephen Series

The U.S. Chamber BCLC’s Conversations with Stephen series is produced and moderated by BCLC founder and executive director Stephen Jordan. Guests engage in thoughtful, solution-oriented discussions and debates about the CSR field. The six-part 2012 series is offered at no charge as part of BCLC’s commitment to share knowledge and best practices with current and upcoming CSR practitioners, in collaboration with strategic partner CSRWire.

Register for the FREE webcasts below and join the tweetchat at #BCLConCSR.

May 25, 11:00 A.m. – 12:00 p.m. ESt

How to Become a CSR 2.0 Leader: Join Katherine Pickus, Vice President of the Abbott Fund and Vice President, Global Citizenship Policy of Abbott Laboratories and Stephen Jordan for a conversation about how to become a CSR 2.0 Leader. The interview will discuss how companies can create sustainable, scalable solutions that meet their CSR programs goals through business innovation. Registration OPEN!

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April 17, 12:20 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. ESt

Conversations with Stephen, Special Edition. BCLC Executive Director Stephen Jordan will interview Carol Cone, Global Practice Chair of Edelman Business + Social Purpose, about new findings of the 2012 goodpurpose® study. Now in its fifth year, the research explores consumer attitudes about social purpose and business. goodpurpose® is the only global, longitudinal study of its kind, and the wealth of data and insight will provide tangible tools and best practices to leverage in your brand and corporate citizenship. Archived video coming soon.

March 30, 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. EST

The State of the CSR Profession: The corporate responsibility (CR) profession is stuck in a chicken-and-egg conundrum: before employers establish a CR career path, CR needs a defined curriculum; before educational institutions invest in a defined curriculum, they need to see a clear demand for CR professionals.

Fulfilling CR’s promise as a field and profession requires deliberate action to build a consensus within the field itself and about the field in society. Join BCLC’s Stephen Jordan and the Corporate Responsibility Officers Association’s (CROA) Richard Crespin as they uncover new findings from recent research into the state of the CR profession. Watch the archived video.

February 10, 2012 - How a Community's Configuration Affects Its Economy & CSR: Steve Rochlin will join Stephen this month to discuss how a community's configuration affects its economy, and how individual corporate citizenship programs fit into this larger picture. Steve is a Director at AccountAbility and Global Head of Advisory Services. He also frequently consults with leading brands on CR strategy, governance, stakeholder engagement, reporting and performance management. Steve has co-authored two books -- Untapped: Creating Value in Underserved Markets and Beyond Good Company: Next Generation Corporate Citizenship. Watch the archived video.

January 13, 2012 - Aman Singh, Editorial Director of CSRWire, joined Stephen for an intimate conversation about what happened in corporate social responsibility (CSR) in 2011 and what the field has in store for 2012. Learn more about this event, get access to the archived audio stream, or watch the 6 minute highlight video.