"Rights Without Responsibilities:
Corporate Power in the Aftermath of Citizens United”

 A Funder-Only Webinar

The question of corporate personhood impacts many of the issues that grantmakers care about. The rise of corporate power, without responsibility, enables greater abuse of the environment, communities, and people. Synergizing grantmaking and shareholder strategies can help to limit these corporate abuses, and there are many allies to be found among pension funds, NGO’s, and socially-responsible advisory firms.

Ellen Dorsey, Executive Director, Wallace Global Fund, will moderate the webinar and introduce the pervasive problem of corporate power and how it impacts the causes that Confluence members care about.

Constitutional law expert and Corporations Are Not People author Jeff Clements will discuss the changes in corporate power since the Citizens United decision and the ways in which increased shareholder involvement can help mitigate the increased power tied to corporate lobbying.

Human rights law expert and Co-Founder of EarthRights International Katie Redford will discuss how shareholders can (and have) held companies to fundamental human rights standards and will discuss current legal cases questioning the responsibilities of corporations in this realm. Of particular focus will be the upcoming Supreme Court decision on the Kiobel vs. Royal Dutch/Shell case.

We look forward to an enlightening conversation about how funders can use both shareholder engagement and grantmaking to bring about greater corporate accountability.

Registration closes on Wednesday, June 13th at 5:00pm ET so register today!

You will receive the webinar and call-in information the evening before the webinar.

Invited Speakers:

Jeff Clements, Partner, Clements Law Office LLC

Katie Redford, Co-Founder & US Office Director, Earth Rights International

Ellen Dorsey, Executive Director, Wallace Global Fund (moderator)