The Conference Board to Release Corporate Political Spending Report at October 20 Symposium on Corporate Political Spending

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Oct 05, 2011, 10:00 ET

NEW YORK, Oct. 5, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The Conference Board today announced that its Committee on Corporate Political Spending will host a public symposium Thursday, October 20 on the topic of corporate political spending. At this event, the committee — chaired by Merck and Microsoft, with representatives from Campbell Soup Company, Exelon Corporation, Pfizer Inc., and Prudential Financial, Inc. — will release a new report on the topic of transparency and accountability in corporate political spending that will focus on suggested policies and practices that companies can consider when engaging in political activity.

The symposium on corporate political spending will be held at The Waldorf=Astoria in New York City. This complimentary symposium (registration required) will cover a range of key issues on the topic of corporate political spending, including the legal framework after Citizens United, current shareholder perspectives, and current and emerging corporate practices related to the governance of corporate political spending. More details on the symposium can be found at http://www.conferenceboard.org/politicalspending/symposium.

The symposium is geared toward corporate executives responsible for government relations, corporate governance, investor relations, corporate social responsibility, public affairs, and other corporate executives interested in better understanding the topic of corporate political spending. Members of the investor community are also encouraged to participate. Press interested in attending should contact Jonathan Liu at (212) 339-0257 / [email protected].

For more information on The Conference Board's Committee on Corporate Political Spending, please visit: http://www.conferenceboard.org/politicalspending.

The Committee on Corporate Political Spending is a collaboration of The Conference Board Governance Center and The Conference Board Center for Sustainability.

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