Welcome to Business-Community Synergies
Creating Value Through Engagement
Business-Community Synergies (BCS) offers advisory, applied research and
training services to establish, strengthen and maintain positive relationships
between multinational businesses and the communities where they operate. BCS
works with multinational clients to engage with communities in ways that
promote sustainable local development.
May 21, 2013
BCS has been fortunate to have had Ian Stewart as an intern for spring term
while on leave from Middlebury College. Ian has contributed to proposal
development and has updated the BCS website. A consistently positive,
constructive and creative presence, Ian's contributions have been greatly
appreciated by the BCS team. He has so enjoyed working in Washington, DC that
he will remain for the summer, while working as an intern at National Public
Radio. We look forward to staying in contact with him!
BCS is Hiring!
BCS is hiring for 2 job positions for a Training contract for a Government
client :
Click on each position to download full job description. To apply, send your
CV and Cover Letter to info@BCSynergies.com.
The Latest 
May 6, 2013 - Discussion Series Part III - Interaction Forum

Mara Gasana and BCS panelist Amar Inmdar of the
World Bank at Interaction Forum
On May 1 at the Interaction Forum in Washington DC, BCS held the third of
its multi-stakeholder discussions. Entitled Leveling the Playing Field:
Corporate-community Engagement in the Extractive Industries, the panel
raised the issue of building negotiating capacity in communities so that they
work from a position of strength with extractive industries. Three speakers,
representing different perspectives, and BCS CEO Dr. A. Rani Parker, who
introduced the issues and moderated the panel, invited NGOs to define potential
roles for themselves in this complex context.
Speakers:
Chris Anderson, Americas Director, Communities and Social
Performance, Rio Tinto Limited
Felix Ngosa, Senior Project Office, Catholic Relief
Services/Zambia
Amar Inamdar, Team Lead, Operations Dispute Resolution and
Prevention Team at the World Bank
For background information click here.
BCS is preparing a publication of the results of this discussion series
reflecting lessons learned from nine years of in-depth qualitative research on
company-community engagement.
Where We Give
This fund was created to honor the memory of Koilpillai Parker,
father of A. Rani Parker, BCS CEO and chair and president of the Koilpillai
Parker Memorial Fund Board of Directors.