One of our Advocates, The Center for Political Accountability (CPA), is the topic of a recent article in the Wall Street Journal regarding the hot issue of political donations. The WSJ article, written by Brad Smith, defends the right of corporations to secretly fund political campaigns. Smith attacks the CPA and their push towards ‘transparency andContinue Reading
This past Friday, the Center for Political Accountability (CPA) released a comprehensive report outlining political spending and disclosure at S&P 100 companies. The CPA worked with the Zicklin Center for Business Ethics Research at the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School to develop seven indicators to assess companies on their political spending, transparency, oversight, and accountability.
It’s always been tough to separate money from politics, but nowadays it is close to impossible. Campaigns start earlier and cost a ton of money. Politicians need to raise more and more dollars to run a serious campaign. To do this, they look to both individuals and corporations to donate money. This is where it starts to getContinue Reading
Last week we posted the final voting results for environmental resolutions on Moxy Vote during the 2011 proxy season. This week, we’ve compiled all the data for corporate governance resolutions—here’s part two of our resolutions report. In total, 67 corporate governance resolutions, supported by 18 Advocates, at 63 companies, were on Moxy Vote this past proxyContinue Reading
Throughout the proxy season, we want to keep our readers informed about the current ballots on Moxy Vote. Over the past few weeks, ballots have been flooding in, and our users have been busy voting. Here are some of the hottest ballots and resolutions currently up for vote on Moxy Vote. ITT, Halliburton, and BoeingContinue Reading
You may not follow Supreme Court rulings, but you may have seen the video clip of Justice Alito shaking his head during President Obama’s State of the Union address a few weeks ago. Or you may know that the controversial ruling to lift spending limits on corporate campaign donations has caused a political firestorm. ItContinue Reading
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