A company that effectively discloses its political spending builds trust among shareholders and financial analysts. A company that fails to disclose risks making political spending decisions that can lead to financial losses and a compromised corporate reputation. The Green Canary explores the risks posed to shareholders in the absence of disclosure, and presents two methods…
Washington, D.C. – Twenty seven of 30 large cap U.S. equity mutual funds voted against political disclosure resolutions the second proxy season, the Center for Political Accountability (CPA) reported today. Updating a Common Cause study of mutual fund votes in last year’s…
Washington, D.C. – The indictment of the No. 2 House leader for Texas campaign finance law violations underscores a much larger problem: undisclosed and unaccountable corporate political contributions invite corruption and threaten shareholder warned Bruce F. Freed…
Washington, D.C. — Directors are strikingly silent as a leading trade association threatens to entangle their companies in the divisive judicial wars, the Center for Political Accountability (CPA) found in a survey released today. Indeed, most of the directors queried didn’t…
Washington, D.C. — A survey released today by the Center for Political Accountability (CPA) found that more large companies are reluctant, in the face of strong public opposition, to support the Bush administration’s plans to overhaul Social Security. However, many of these…
Washington, D.C. – The Center for Political Accountability (CPA) asked America’s largest companies to disclose whether they are spending corporate funds in the Social Security reform debate. The Center’s mission is to bring transparency and accountability to corporate…
Washington, D.C. — The Center for Political Accountability (CPA) today praised Johnson & Johnson and Schering-Plough for agreeing to disclose and have their board of directors oversee their soft money political contributions. The CPA is leading a nationwide campaign to bring…
Washington, D.C. – By strong majorities, directors expressed support for a set of reforms to bring greater transparency to corporate political spending. Two thirds (66%) of directors said that recent corporate scandals involving political activities have damaged the…
Washington, D.C. – The Center for Political Accountability (CPA)released today a groundbreaking report that found that corporate secrecy on political contributions harms shareholders by denying them information critical for evaluating management performance and company…