Lobbying Governance
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SouthState Corp provides transparency into its political contributions by preparing a “semiannual Political Contributions Report listing CF Industries’ political contributions,” which is “posted on our corporate website… and presented to the environmental sustainability and community committee.” The report further details “the United States trade associations and other similar nonprofit organizations to which the company annually pays dues of $20,000 or more” and identifies “the portion of such dues that is used for advocacy and/or political activities.” The company also notes that this report and “our code of corporate conduct, containing our corporate policies related to political activities and contributions, lobbying and related matters,” are publicly available. However, beyond reporting and a general code of conduct, the company does not disclose any mechanism to align its direct or indirect lobbying with specific policy objectives, nor does it describe a review process for assessing whether its advocacy positions in trade associations are consistent with any stated commitments. We found no evidence of a named individual or formal body tasked with overseeing the alignment of its lobbying activities with company goals, and no criteria for evaluating or adjusting its association memberships based on advocacy outcomes.
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