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2026 (1)

• August 7th - Press Release: Research Primer Corporate Political Activity

2025 (1)

• November 6th - 2025 CPA-Zicklin Index: APPENDIX G

2024 (5)

• December 4th - Under-the-Radar Company Political Dollars Spotlighted by New Interactive Database
• October 28th - Press Release: 2024 CPA-Zicklin Index
• October 25th - Press Release: Leading Companies Commit to Following with CPA-Zicklin Model Code Governing Company Political Spending
• October 25th - 2024 CPA-Zicklin Index: APPENDIX G
• August 20th - Press Release: Mason-Dixon Survey Findings

2023 (6)

• October 31st - Press Release: 2023 CPA-Zicklin Index
• October 30th - 2023 CPA-Zicklin Index: APPENDIX G
• April 24th - Press Release: Harvard Law School Corporate Governance
• April 24th - Looking Behind the Curtain: Corporate due diligence of political spending essential to protect companies from growing risks
• March 27th - Under The Radar: The Unrecognized Importance of 527 Committees
• March 14th - Press Release: Under the Radar

2022 (8)

• December 13th - Corporate PACs vs Treasury Spending
• October 13th - 2022 CPA-Zicklin Index: APPENDIX G
• October 11th - RELEASE: 2022 CPA-Zicklin Index Published, Expanded to Russell 1000
• May 5th - Practical Stake: Corporations, Political Spending and Democracy
• April 27th - Practical Stake Press Release
• April 27th - Practical Stake Report
• February 25th - Hollow Policies: When Corporations’ Political Spending and Emissions Goals/Policies Conflict
• February 23rd - Hollow Policies press release

2021 (2)

• December 1st - 2021 CPA-Zicklin Index Press Release
• March 29th - CPA Lauds New Conference Board Guidance for Companies Confronting Heightened Risks from Political Spending

2020 (4)

• October 13th - Statement on the Release of the 2020 CPA-Zicklin Index and Model Code of Conduct for Corporate Political Spending
• July 21st - Release: Conflicted Consequences
• January 31st - CPA to SEC: Don’t Undermine Corporate Democracy and Investor First Amendment Rights
• January 17th - CPA Statement on 10th Anniversary of Citizens United

2019 (1)

• October 24th - RELEASE: 2019 CPA-Zicklin Index Finds Increased Political Disclosure in Era of Incendiary Politics

2018 (3)

• October 4th - 2018 CPA-Zicklin Index Press Release (pdf)
• June 18th - 2017 CPA-Zicklin Index Press Release (pdf)
• June 18th - Collision Report Press Release (pdf)

2017 (3)

• April 27th - Center for Political Accountability Launches www.TrackYourCompany.org, Disclosing Over $100m in Previously Secret Corporate Political Spending Data (pdf)
• January 31st - CPA Statement Urging President Trump to Commit “America First Policies” to Transparency (pdf)
• January 13th - CPA Statement on Trump, LL Bean and Political Contributions (pdf)

2016 (1)

• August 1st - Lance Lindblom, Morris Pearl Join the Center for Political Accountability’s Board of Directors (pdf)

2015 (1)

• October 8th - 2015 CPA-Zicklin Press Release (pdf)

2014 (1)

• September 24th - 2014 CPA-Zicklin Press Release (pdf)

2013 (1)

• September 25th - 2013 CPA-Zicklin Index Press Release (pdf)

2012 (3)

• September 25th - 2012 CPA-Zicklin Index Press Release (pdf)
• March 21st - Political Disclosure Hits 100 Companies (pdf)
• January 6th - CPA Letter Challenges Wall Street Journal Attacks on Political Disclosure (pdf)

2011 (1)

• October 28th - CPA-Zicklin Index Press Release (pdf)

2010 (10)

• December 15th - Mutual Funds Back Corporate Political Disclosure in 2010 Proxy Season (pdf)
• November 1st - Groundbreaking Corporate Political Activity Handbook Sets Out Emerging Best Practices for Political Spending (pdf)
• November 1st - CPA Finds Solid Business Leader Support for Corporate Political Disclosure and Accountability in New Survey (pdf)
• June 29th - 2010 Proxy Season Results: Record Support for Political Disclosure Sends ‘Loud and Clear’ Message to Companies (pdf)
• June 24th - CPA Unveils Database on Corporate Political Disclosure and Accountability
• May 20th - High Votes Show Strong Support for Political Disclosure (pdf)
• May 5th - CPA Receives Ceres Award for Its Pioneering Achievements in Corporate Political Accountability (pdf)
• April 22nd - Key Milestone Reached as Half of Trend Setting S&P 100 Adopt Political Disclosure (pdf)
• February 24th - CPA-CII Write to 427 Top Companies, Urge Adoption of Political Disclosure and Accountability in Response to Citizens United (pdf)
• January 21st - Citizens United decision makes company political disclosure, corporate governance changes even more critical (pdf)

2009 (11)

• December 14th - New companies bring political disclosure to nearly half of trend-setting S&P 100 (pdf)
• July 30th - CPA-Zicklin Center File Amicus Brief Urging Supreme Court to Protect Competition in the Political and Economic Marketplace (pdf)
• July 21st - Political disclosure gains new support among S&P100 companies as 2009 proxy season closes (pdf)
• July 17th - Politico pulls back curtain on the secret funding of 501(c)(4) organizations (pdf)
• June 30th - CPA warns that Supreme Court action threatens corporate political accountability, poses serious risk to shareholders (pdf)
• April 29th - 40 Percent Vote at Citi Demonstrates Strong Shareholder Support for Political Disclosure (pdf)
• March 24th - Political disclosure hits 60 companies, including 40 in the trend-setting S&P 100
• February 26th - CPA, Zicklin Center for Business Ethics Research urge Supreme Court to uphold political disclosure
• February 23rd - 19 Leading Financial Institutions Receiving TARP Funds Urged to Adopt Political Disclosure
• January 16th - Sacramento Bee article highlights ballot measure spending abuses examined in CPA report
• January 8th - CPA, Zicklin Center for Business Ethics Research call mandatory judicial recusal essential to avoid conflicts of interest

2008 (12)

• December 18th - CPA Report Shows How Corporate Bankrolling of Ballot Measures Distorts Democratic Process and Puts Companies and Their Shareholders at Risk
• December 11th - In About Face, Top Mutual Funds Support Political Disclosure Resolutions in 2008 Proxy Season (pdf)
• September 26th - Politico.com Article Highlights Secret Corporate Political Spending (pdf)
• July 28th - CPA Calls on US Chamber of Commerce, new c4 Groups to Disclose Questionable Political Spending (pdf)
• May 28th - Political Disclosure Tops 50 Companies (pdf)
• April 21st - Key Proxy Advisor Recommends Vote Against AT&T Management on Political Contributions Disclosure (pdf)
• April 3rd - Shareholders Call Information Giant McGraw-Hill Hypocritical for (pdf)
• April 2nd - Recent Developments Highlight Move Toward Secret Political Spending (pdf)
• March 25th - CPA Calls on US Chamber Group to Drop High Court Appeal, End Fight Against Political Disclosure (pdf)
• February 25th - Money, Politics, and the Corporate Agenda Big Business in the Political Process (pdf)
• February 19th - New Companies Bring Number Adopting Political Spending Disclosure to 38 (pdf)
• January 8th - CPA Calls on US Chamber of Commerce to Disclose its 2008 Political Spending (pdf)

2007 (11)

• December 19th - Use of Trade Associations, c4s as Conduits for Secret Political Spending Highlighted by Wall Street Journal (pdf)
• December 6th - Washington Post Highlights Growth, Danger of Stealth Political Spending Through 501c4s (pdf)
• November 15th - Fidelity Shift in 2007 Proxy Season Tips Scales Toward Corporate Political Disclosure (pdf)
• November 13th - Use of 501c4s for Secret Campaign Spending Underscores Need for Corporate Political Disclosure, CPA Warns (pdf)
• September 26th - Dell, Oracle Latest Companies to Adopt Political Disclosure (pdf)
• September 20th - CPA Announces New Board Member (pdf)
• August 24th - CPA and the Zicklin Center at The Wharton School to Collaborate on Corporate Governance and Corporate Political Accountability Issues (pdf)
• April 4th - Gaining Momentum: Number of Companies Adopting Political Disclosure Hits 31 (pdf)
• March 14th - CPA Releases Primer on Corporate Political Spending (pdf)
• February 8th - 44 Companies to Face Political Disclosure Shareholder Resolution in 2007 Proxy Season (pdf)
• January 24th - In Major Expansion, Four Leading Companies Widen Political Disclosure (pdf)

2006 (8)

• December 20th - Monsanto, Verizon, General Dynamics Adopt New Policies for Political Spending (pdf)
• October 10th - Eight Large Cap Mutual Funds Cast Proxies for Corporate Political Disclosure in 2006 (pdf)
• July 17th - General Mills Joins Companies Disclosing Political Spending, Political Disclosure Resolution Leading Vote-Getter in 2006 Proxy Season (pdf)
• May 15th - CPA Report Call Trade Associations “Swiss Bank Accounts” for American Politics, Hiding and Spending Corporate Political Funds and Heightening Risks for Shareholders (pdf)
• April 6th - McDonald’s, Southern Co. Latest Companies to Adopt Political Transparency and Accountability (pdf)
• April 5th - Shareholders See Risky Corporate Political Behavior As Threat to Shareholder Value, Demand Reform, CPA Poll Finds (pdf)
• March 19th - Bristol-Myers Squibb and Staples Adopt New Policies for Political Giving, Amgen Board Endorses Political Disclosure Resolution (pdf)
• February 28th - Five New Companies Agree to Political Disclosure, Including Trade Associations and c4 Payments (pdf)

2005 (9)

• December 16th - Pepsico, Coca Cola, and Eli Lilly Adopt New Policies for Political Giving (pdf)
• September 26th - CPA Finds Big Mutual Funds Continue to Back Companies, Hurt Shareholders by Opposing Corporate Political Disclosure (pdf)
• September 25th - DeLay Indictment Exposes Company, Shareholder Risks from Secret Political Contributions (pdf)
• June 15th - Directors Mum on Use of Company Money in Judicial Wars, CPA Survey Finds (pdf)
• May 31st - Companies Dodge Social Security Reform But Still Fund Administration Push, CPA Survey Finds (pdf)
• April 11th - CPA Asks Companies to Disclose Participation in Social Security Reform Effort (pdf)
• April 7th - CPA Applauds Two Major Drug Companies for Agreeing to Disclose and Account for their Political Contributions (pdf)
• February 28th - Directors Strongly Support Corporate Political Spending Disclosure, Question Whether Contributions Help Companies, CPA Poll Finds (pdf)
• February 15th - Secret Corporate Political Gifts Harm Shareholders, CPA Study Warns (pdf)

2004 (8)

• December 14th - CPA Applauds Morgan Stanley for Agreeing to Disclose and Account for its Political Contributions (pdf)
• December 9th - CPA Endorses Faith-based Investors Shareholder Resolutions Directors at Pharmaceutical Companies (pdf)
• May 19th - Center for Political Accountability Urges Companies to Heed Shareholder Demands to Disclose Political Contributions (pdf)
• April 29th - Require Altria to Disclose Political Contributions, Center for Political Accountability Urges Company Shareholders (pdf)
• April 21st - Center for Political Accountability Urges Wells Fargo to Hold Vote on Political Disclosure Resolution (pdf)
• April 20th - Letter to the Editor – Omaha World-Herald (pdf)
• April 12th - Union Pacific Shareholders Press Company to Disclose Political Contributions (pdf)
• April 8th - Center for Political Accountability Urges SEC to Require Corporate Political Disclosure (pdf)