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. The foundation
of our work is the Community-Company
Assessment (CCA).
Rights, Risk and Responsibility:
Multidirectional Accountability in the Extractive Industries Comments solicited
March 1, 2008
BCS releases training package on co-planning and monitoring
in the extractive industries. Developed with support
from the International Finance Corporation's CommDev,
the package includes:
- Background
paper
- Self-learning module
- Participatory
training module (being tested in Africa)
Please send comments to MaraGasana@BCSynergies.com |
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» Challenge
 Companies are increasingly judged not only on their ability to deliver a profit for shareholders, but also on how this profit is generated. Public perception of a company’s ethical behavior, civic responsibility, environmental impact and contribution to positive social change can significantly affect corporate reputation and brand equity.
Understanding the complexities and value generated by mutually supportive business-community relationships can be a daunting task. And, as companies are increasingly coming to realize – one size does not fit all when it comes to effective business-community relationships.
How can companies develop constructive working relationships with local communities and deliver greater long-term value to shareholders, other stakeholders and future generations?
How can companies develop positive relationships with local communities and minimize risk to their reputations?
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» Solution
Companies that integrate significant contributions to local communities into core operations will deliver greater long-term value to shareholders, other stakeholders and future generations, building the loyalty and trust that ensure viable, sustainable, profitable growth.
Business-Community Synergies (BCS) brings an innovative and proven methodology to the process of engaging all stakeholders, including the local community.
Providing clients with practical information, tools, training and customized advisory services, BCS helps them understand and find a role in the complex opportunities presented by partnerships with governments and communities – and helps make them work.
BCS offers a new, disciplined approach to establishing meaningful stakeholder engagement and effective collaboration between businesses, their public and private stakeholders, and the communities where they operate.
It is an approach that will yield concrete change in communities, strengthen communities’ willingness to work with corporations, and at the same time, enhance a client’s wealth and reputation.
What really distinguishes BCS is its “accountability orientation.” This ensures that companies can successfully examine, understand, analyze, react, plan, implement and account for results. It adds value with hands-on interpretation, recommendations, implementation, and evaluation services. It is an unparalleled strategy, which ensures that clients can account for performance and create true long-lasting value.
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