Washington- BP, the global energy corporation whose massive oil spill is now fouling huge swaths of the Gulf of Mexico, proclaims in its corporate code of conduct that it will "make no political contributions, whether in cash or in kind, anywhere in the world."
But BP
North America -- the
energy giant's U.S. subsidiary -- has donated
at least $4.8 million in
corporate contributions in the past seven years
to political groups,
partisan organizations and campaigns
engaged in federal and state
elections, an analysis of campaign and tax
records show.
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New Tool for the
Media, Investors and Public to
Research,
Compare Companies, Their
Political
Spending and Trade Association
Payments Washington,
DC -- The Center for Political Accountability
has launched
a new corporate
political accountability and disclosure
database to provide a valuable tool for the
media, investors and the public
and shed greater light on direct and indirect
corporate political spending.
CPA Unveils Database on Corporate
Political Disclosure and
Accountability
The database allows its
users to compare how specific companies measure
up to industry competitors for political
accountability and disclosure. Users can also
track political spending with corporate funds,
including through trade associations and other
tax-exempt organizations by accessing the
company disclosure reports made available
through the database.