Understanding Challenges in Corporate Political Spending

Despite state and federal level prohibitions on public companies that donate to political campaigns, and strict limitations on directly donating to political candidates, companies continue to play an outsized role in influencing public policymaking, many with opaque processes and lobbying activities.

This session will discuss how companies are directing political spending -- and our options to increase clarity. How can we build more transparency and accountability around companies and their impact on public policy?

Speakers:

• Meredith Benton, Principal & Founder, Whistle Stop Capital
• Danielle Fugere, President & Chief Counsel, As You Sow
• David Stocks, Executive Director, The Educational Foundation of America

About the Coffee Klatch Series:

Knowing what you own and utilizing your shareholder rights can translate into real-world changes in those companies, creating ripples that can influence new corporate standards, practices, and supply chains -- helping shift how companies—or even whole industries—manage social and environmental risks. Active owners, or engaged shareholders, do this by exercising their power to proxy voting, by filing shareholder proposals, and through corporate advocacy and engagements.

Please join us for a series of member-only (virtual) coffee klatch discussions on the exciting shareholder campaigns taking place in our community. Together we will strategize how we can engage on the issues that matter most to us.