Economic Opportunity

U.S. Chamber Seeks to Recognize Businesses’ Innovative Social Solutions

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Business Civic Leadership Center (BCLC) today announced the creation of Corporate Citizenship Month and called on companies of all sizes to take pride in their societal work by applying for the Corporate Citizenship Awards. The annual awards – available in four different categories – seek to recognize companies that innovate to solve problems and that engage proactively to create positive impacts on society.

joinFITE and #tagURit Described by Jane Wurwand, Founder of Dermalogica

At BCLC's International Women's Day event on 3/8/12 at the United Nations Headquarters, communications director Kitty Keller caught up with Jane Wurwand to learn about year one of joinFITE (Financial Independence through Entrepreneurship) and the new, March-only #tagURit campaign.

Women - Business: It Doesn't Have to Be Puzzling

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[Editor's Note: This topic is the theme of our International Women's Day Event on March 8 at the United Nations, titled "The Role of Business in Empowering Women" (tweetchat: #CSRwomen).

The FITE for Women Entrepreneurs Continues

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[Editor's Note: Jane Wurwand will speak about supporting women entrepreneurs globally through joinFITE on March 8 at the event, The Role of Business in Empowering Women. Since its creation in 2011, joinFITE has supported more than 10,300 entrepreneurs through microlending.]

Stephen Jordan's Remarks at the International Olympic Committee's Women and Sport Forum

Together Stronger: The Future of Sport
Dialogue Session F: Sport, Peace and Development
International Olympic Committee (IOC) Women and Sport Conference
February 17, 2012

The Role of Business in Empowering Women

Prepared Remarks, Stephen Jordan, Founder and Executive Director

Women Choosing Entrepreneurship as the Road out of Poverty

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A trip through Liberia, West Africa led two women to co-found the Adventure Project, a nonprofit organization that seeks to end extreme poverty in this lifetime by increasing investments in effective social ventures. Key areas of focus are health, water, hunger, and the environment.

Together for Recovery Report, 2009

BCLC's report, Together For Recovery: Business is Part of the Solution, is a compilation of stories about how the business community is helping individuals, non profits, communities, and small businesses weather the economic storm. BCLC estimates that these resources, available at no cost, represent millions of dollars in corporate community assistance. 

The Role of Business in Empowering Women

The Business Civic Leadership Center (BCLC) and the United Nations Office for Partnerships, in partnership with the Center for Women in Business, hosted “The Role of Business in Empowering Women” at the United Nations Headquarters on International Women’s Day, March 8, 2012. (Photo Slideshow)  A simultaneous tweet chat took place with hundreds of participants watching online and discussing the event using #CSRwomen.

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The full event is available for viewing in the videos below.

Haiti: A Bright Business Horizon

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If you have ever traveled to Haiti, you know as well as I do there is one defining characteristic that you can’t miss: the entrepreneurial spirit that the Haitian people possess everywhere you go. In fact, business classes and managers around the world could learn a thing or two from entrepreneurs on the streets of Port au Prince, particularly around market adaptation.

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