Chronology of Best Practices
CPR activities from around the world
Chronology of companies employing a socio-political stance
This section provides a chronological overview of companies that take responsibility in the public sphere in the sense of CPR. Examples range from encouraging employees to participate in democratic elections to rejecting illiberal policies and movements. CPR can take place in at least four fields of action:
1. Responsible Lobbying
Political advocacy focused on transparency, multi-stakeholder engagement, and the common good
1. Responsible Lobbying
Socio-political engagement, e.g. through educational activities, dialogue facilitation or community organizing
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All Examples
Rossmann halts Tesla car purchases over Elon Musk's support for Donald Trump
The German drug store chain Rossmann has used Tesla’s electric cars as company vehicles due to the company's commitment to reducing fossil fuel emissions. However, following Elon Musk's public endorsement of Donald Trump (...)
Nucao
Nucao is a chocolate company based in Leipzig. In light of the elections in three Eastern German states, the Co-Founder and CMO of Nucao has taken a strong stance against all forms of right-wing extremism and exclusion. (...)
Family Entrepreneurs in Saxony launch poster campaign against far right ahead of elections
Business associations are taking a stance ahead of the elections in Eastern German states. The Association of Family Entrepreneurs Saxony has released banners in front of Saxony's major airports in Dresden and Leipzig with the slogan "Keine Reise ins Blaue. Sachsens Wirtschaft braucht Zuversicht" ("No journey into the blue. Saxony's economy needs confidence") (...)
AMITAI
„When the government lacks clear policies to prevent corruption, the responsibility falls on companies." says Fernando Sentíes, a Mexican business man and CEO of AMITAI (...)
Vereint für Demokratie
A group of German organizations from civil society and business have teamed up to form an alliance named "Vereint für Demokratie" ('United for Democracy'). (...)
dm
The German drugstore chain dm launched its campaign “Gemeinsam für Demokratie” (United for Democracy), celebrating the 75th anniversary of the German Basic Law (...)
Trumpf
The German machine manufacturer Trumpf has established itself as a supporter of MINT education. (...)
AT&T
The telecommunications company AT&T publishes a “political congruency report” detailing the behavior of the politicians to whom it has made political contributions. (...)