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What’s the impact of political spending from corporate treasuries?

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This new report, Corporate Underwriters: Where the Rubber Hits the Road, from the nonpartisan Center for Political Accountability, examines “the scope of corporate political spending and its impact on state and national...more

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What’s happening with corporate political spending disclosure?

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I have to admit I was surprised to read that, in the new $1.5 trillion budget bill, Congress has once again prohibited the SEC from using any funds for political spending disclosure regulation. But there it is—Section 633—in...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Companies Face New Pressure From Shareholders and Regulators To Disclose Political Policies and Contributions

Takeaways - Activist shareholders are increasing the pressure on companies to disclose their political spending and their lobbying and trade association activity. In 2021, a record 40% of shareholders’ proposals...more

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Market Trends 2020/21: Disclosure on Political Contributions

This practice note discusses market trends on how public companies’ political contributions, or “political spending,” is perceived to be intertwined with environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues, and provides...more

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Annual Meeting and Proxy Considerations

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Location/Format of Annual Meeting. Given the continuing uncertainty surrounding the constantly evolving COVID-19 pandemic situation, an important decision for companies as we head into the proxy season will be the format of...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

ESG in the Political Law Arena

Political activities of corporations have been increasingly subject to scrutiny on environmental, social and governance (ESG) matters. Indeed, increased demands that corporate political action committees justify their...more

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ESG in 2021 – The Role of Board Oversight of Corporate Political Spending

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Environmental, social and governance (or ESG) issues have been hot topics and buzzwords in corporate governance for well over a decade and these issues have increasingly grabbed the attention of corporations and their boards...more

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