CORPORATE INTEGRITY PROJECT
NLPC Calls Out Visa CEO at Annual Meeting Over Wokeness
On Tuesday, National Legal and Policy Center presented a proposal at Visa Inc‘s annual shareholder meeting that would require the board to implement a policy to require the chair of the board of directors to be an independent member from the CEO. In other words, the...
‘Woke’ Chairman/CEO Takes Visa Everywhere He Wants It to Be — Like China
National Legal and Policy Center, a shareholder in Visa Inc., has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission a report that outlines several missteps and ongoing "wokeness" on the part of Chairman and CEO Al Kelly (pictured above), and will call for the board to...
NLPC Commentary: Exposing Corporate America’s ‘China Problem’
Writing for the Washington Times this week, the director of National Legal and Policy Center's Corporate Integrity Project, Paul Chesser, previews the shareholder resolutions we have scheduled for next year's annual meetings at several multinational corporations. The...
Zuckerberg Should Follow Musk’s Lead and Release ‘Facebook Files’
As Elon Musk breaks blockbuster news almost daily with releases of internal communications and documents that reveal how much former Twitter executives lied to the public about its censorship practices, a Meta shareholder is calling upon CEO Mark Zuckerberg to take...
Apple and CEO Tim Cook Can’t Ignore China Risks Any Longer
As the Wall Street Journal reported over the weekend, Apple Inc. is belatedly taking steps to diversify its supply chain as it experiences costly delays – just as the holiday shopping season ramps up – in getting its merchandise to consumers, due to the company’s...
NLPC in FoxBusiness: Did ‘Woke’ Cause Disney to Boot CEO Bob Chapek?
Writing last night for FoxBusiness.com, reporter Breck Dumas interviewed Paul Chesser, director of NLPC's Corporate Integrity Project, about the sudden replacement of Disney CEO Bob Chapek (pictured above) with returning former chairman Robert Iger . From the article:...
As Iger Returns, Disney Must Focus on Vulnerabilities in China
As The Walt Disney Company announced on Sunday the return of former executive chairman Robert Iger (pictured above) as interim CEO for two years, following the disastrous leadership of Robert Chapek – which drove share value down by 40% this year – a shareholder...
Political Committees Must Return Bankman-Fried Donations
National Legal and Policy Center (NLPC) is calling upon political action committees to return approximately $40 million in donations that crypto-currency exchange founder Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) doled out during the recent election cycle, because it appears that the...
NLPC FLASHBACK: Clean-Up of Twitter Mess ‘Can’t Come Soon Enough’
UPDATE: Twitter Chief Legal Counsel Vijaya Gadde, considered the company's primary censorship advocate, has been terminated by Elon Musk, in addition to CEO Parag Agrawal. ORIGINAL POST: As multi-billionaire Elon Musk prepares to take over social media giant Twitter...
FoxBusiness: NLPC Proposes Pro-Fossil Fuel Board Member for ExxonMobil
Writing this week for FoxBusiness.com, reporter Fred Lucas explains NLPC's efforts to convince the leaders at ExxonMobil to add scientist and judge Donald van der Vaart to its board of directors. From the article: Last year, progressive investment fund Engine No. 1...
NLPC in NEWSWEEK: BlackRock Invests in Censorship
Writing for Newsweek today, National Legal and Policy Center Chairman Peter Flaherty explains how investment giant BlackRock promoted censorship when it opposed NLPC's shareholder resolution at Google/YouTube parent Alphabet. Excerpts from Flaherty's commentary: Why...
NLPC Seeks Fossil Fuel-Supporting Scientist for ExxonMobil Board
As the Securities and Exchange Commission enters the first month under a new rule that eases proxy access for shareholders’ corporate director nominations, National Legal and Policy Center is announcing its first recommendation for a seat on a corporate board. The...
NLPC in RealClearMarkets: Corporate America’s Anti-Racism Programs are Racist
(Pictured above: Comcast CEO Brian Roberts) Writing last week for RealClearMarkets, Paul Chesser, director of NLPC’s Corporate Integrity Project, detailed how "woke corporations" are implementing so-called "Diversity, Equity and Inclusion" programs that are actually...
UPDATED: Citi, Wells Fargo, Target Among Companies Sponsoring Groomers at ‘Pride’ Festival
UPDATE Sept. 9, 2022 5:00 a.m. EDT: The Idaho Press reports that the Boise Pride Fest has removed a "Drag Kids on Stage" performance from this weekend's events after some sponsors (but none mentioned in the original post below) withdrew from supporting the event. The...
Black Lives Matter: Lawsuit Alleges Financial Improprieties
On September 1, an entity called Black Lives Matter Grassroots sued the Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation (BLMGNF) in a California state court, echoing many of the same allegations made by journalists in recent months, and by the National Legal and Policy...
NLPC in RealClearMarkets: SEC Makes Politicizing Corporations Easier
Writing today for RealClearMarkets, Paul Chesser, director of NLPC's Corporate Integrity Project, explains how a newly enacted Securities and Exchange Commission rule could make it easier for well-organized progressive groups to make corporations even more "woke."...
Businessweek: Conservatives Play the Proxy Ballot Game in ESG Fight
Bloomberg Businessweek magazine this week highlights (paywall) the corporate shareholder activism by National Legal and Policy Center and our friends at the National Center for Public Policy Research's Free Enterprise Project during the recently completed proxy...
BLM Activist Shaun King Drains Soros-Funded PACs to Defend Against Libel Suit
A New York Post article published today details how controversial activist and internet provocateur Shaun King has spent more than $500,000 out of two political action committees he controls to defend against a libel suit filed by Carlos Vega, who was defeated by...
Several States Probe Morningstar for Anti-Semitism in ESG Rankings
Following a report earlier this month that Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt is investigating financial management and research firm Morningstar for alleged anti-Semitism hardwired in its Sustainalytics "Environmental, Social and Governance" investment ratings,...
Morningstar Reporter Does Hatchet Job on NLPC’s Shareholder Activism
Last week a reporter for influential financial ratings and research firm Morningstar, Ruth Saldanha (pictured above), reported findings in a proxy season analysis of a so-called “anti-ESG explosion” of shareholder resolutions at the annual meetings of several major...
Ben & Jerry’s Board Says Unilever Froze Directors’ Compensation
After a two-week attempt at mediation, Ben & Jerry's and parent company Unilever have returned their fight to the courtroom, following the subsidiary's objection to the British conglomerate's sale of its operations in Israel to its longtime franchisee, Avi Zinger....
