The Business Civic Leadership Center (BCLC) is a 501(c)3 affiliate of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce

United States Chamber of Commerce

The United States Chamber of Commerce is an American lobbying group representing the interests of many businesses and trade associations. It is not an agency of the United States government....

. Originally founded as the Center for Corporate Citizenship (CCC) in 1999, BCLC is focused on promoting corporate citizenship and developing partnerships among the private sector, government, and non-profit community. BCLC has four core programs - the Business & Society program, the Global Corporate Citizenship program, the Corporate Community Investment program, and the Disaster Assistance and Recovery program. BCLC also holds an annual Corporate Citizenship Awards Dinner and Gala honoring businesses, local chambers of commerce, and trade associations "that have demonstrated ethical leadership and corporate stewardship".

Mission statement

"To promote better business and society relations and improve long-term social and economic conditions by:

• Communicating the U.S. private sector's unique and valuable contributions
• Cultivating strategies and practices that achieve positive results
• Coordinating public-private partnerships and coalitions ."

External links

• Business Civic Leadership Center (BCLC)
• U.S. Chamber of Commerce