Donald Trump’s Inauguration: The Millions Are Flowing
“With Donald Trump, everything is transactional and based on his animosity towards people. Some companies donate to gain access, while others do so for protection,” Bruce Freed explains
Toyota and Meta slipped close to Mr. Trump. The Meaning of ‘donation to the presidential inauguration’
“Every company is lining up to ‘buy favors,’” said Bruce Freed, CPA President.
Trump’s inaugural fund has a record $170M US in donations. Why corporations are so eager to give
“The donations to the inaugural fund are basically to gain favour and to gain access,” said Bruce Freed, president and co-founder of the Center for Political Accountability
Boards Increasingly Toss Political Issues to Nom-Gov Committees
The high risk of getting political spending wrong makes it ripe for focused oversight, said Bruce Freed, president of the Center for Political Accountability.
ISS Analyzes Trends in Corporate Political Activity Disclosures and Related Shareholder Proposals Over the Past Decade
In thinking ahead to the 2025 proxy season, companies should consider, among other things, their CPA-Zicklin Index score.
US companies remain with associations despite divergence on climate
When Donald Trump was elected the 47th US president earlier this month, he did so with considerable help from corporate America. But corporate money is not just deeply embedded in political campaigns, it also has a major influence on the success or failure of specific legislation.
2024 CPA-Zicklin Index of Corporate Political Disclosure and Accountability
The Index’s data reflect leading companies holding firm overall to established norms of political disclosure and accountability, despite fierce headwinds against environmental, social, and governance (ESG) and related principles for investors and U.S. corporations.
US business interests deeply embedded in election
In 2020, fewer than half of companies in the S&P 500 disclosed their election-related contributions to PACs and trade associations, according to the Center for Political Accountability. Among those that did disclose, two-thirds of their spending went to trade associations.
Wells Fargo has tripled political spending with state
Wells Fargo gave a total of $704,300 to three Democratic and three Republican organizations known as 527s that are focused on electing governors, attorneys general and state lawmakers, according to data from the Center for Political Accountability
What’s Happening with Corporate Political Spending Disclosure?
“two of the largest institutional investors, BlackRock and Vanguard, voted for CPA’s resolution for the first time last year. BlackRock did so for six of the 12 CPA resolutions and Vanguard for three.”