Sustainable Finance
Despite political headwinds, a record 112 S&P 500 companies scored 90 percent or better on measures such as whether they disclose political spending with corporate funds, or make boards responsible for overseeing it.
Visa, Con Ed Among Leaders In Political Disclosure Rankings
Some 205 companies in the overall S&P 500 scored over 80%, or in the first tier, of the 2025 CPA-Zicklin Index of Corporate Political Disclosure and Accountability, a benchmarking study released Thursday.
Public Failure, Private Ordering: Successful Self-Regulation of Corporate Political Spending
A forthcoming article on Private Ordering, authored by CPA.
‘Woke Chubbʼ campaign cements insurance as new front in climate wars
Republicans have received around $284,000 compared to Democratsʼ roughly $215,000, though Chubb has only donated to Republicans in the past two years, according to data compiled by the Center for Political Accountability…
Support for Shareholder Proposals Regarding Political Accountability and Disclosure Remains Strong
Despite a downward trend in the overall number of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) shareholder proposals, support for shareholder proposals demanding increased political accountability and transparency surged in the 2025 proxy season…
FETH Metrics and the Shadow of CPCs: Navigating Governance Risk in a Post-Regulatory Shift Landscape
CPA’s 2025 report, Corporate Political Spending: What Are the Real Risk?, underscores the reputational and legal hazards of misaligned political spending.
Corporate Political Disclosure Shareholder Proposals Draw Surprising Support
Campaign spending disclosure proposals passed at five companies this season, and eight others saw similar resolutions.
New Report Alerts Companies to New Level of Risk from Political Spending
Companies have a duty to protect shareholders from a range of risks – especially those that threaten revenue and competitiveness in a global economy. As corporate political spending grows more complex, so do the financial and reputational risks it poses.
Despite headwinds, governance reforms keep traction
“If you’re going to give, you have to have robust disclosures and oversight,” Freed said.
Disclosing Political Spend Wins Surprising Investor Support
This proxy season, 13 companies have seen basically the same disclosure resolution on their ballots, according to figures from the non-partisan Center for Political Accountability, with the final one facing a vote last Friday…five majority votes in one season is almost unheard of. The resolution won one majority vote last year.