ReportGovernance Studies at Brookings

Democracy Playbook 2025: Seven Pillars to Defend Democracy in 2025 and Beyond

Edited by Norman Eisen & Jonathan Katz, 2025

https://www.brookings.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/v4_democracy-playbook-2025.pdf

This third edition of the Democracy Playbook offers evidence-based best practices for reversing democratic backsliding, to help citizens and stakeholders reclaim good governance, transparency, and the rule of law, and strengthen democratic resilience. It outlines how the business sector has historically supported these efforts by fighting corruption (Pillar 3) through actions like opposing state capture, supporting anti-corruption laws, and protecting whistleblowers, in addition to making democracy deliver (Pillar 7) through fair wages, labor rights, and investment in underserved communities. It calls on companies to continue this role, emphasizing that democratic stability is essential for reducing risk and sustaining long-term economic opportunity.

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A Policy Advocacy and Collective Action Toolkit for Business

2024

This toolkit helps B Corps and values-driven companies turn their mission into action through clear steps for engaging in policy advocacy—offering templates, case studies, and guidance on building coalitions, crafting messages, and showing up credibly in the public arena.

ReportNiskanen Center

A state capacity agenda for 2025

Jennifer Pahlka, Andrew Greenway, 2024

This report argues that to meet the demands of democracy, government must be reorganized to effectively carry out the goals set by the people’s representatives, and offers a four-part agenda to rebuild state capacity through hiring reform, procedural streamlining, digital modernization, and stronger feedback systems.

VideoCorporate Political Responsibility Taskforce

ACI & IFF on Sustainability Initiatives

Renee Henze of IFF and Nathan Sell of the ACI, 2024

VideoCorporate Political Responsibility Taskforce

Addressing Concerns about Being Too Political

Angeli Patel with the Berkeley Center for Law and Business, 2024

ReportPowell Tate

Americans to Business: Find Common Ground, But Avoid Politics

2024

This survey reveals that while Americans expect businesses to take a stand on important social issues, they want them to steer clear of political involvement. Respondents call on companies to focus on finding shared values and solutions, rather than engaging in partisan debates.

VideoCorporate Political Responsibility Taskforce

Applying CPR to Commercial Determinants of Health

Dr. Nason Maani of University of Edinburgh, 2024

ArticleYale Institute for Social and Policy Studies

Can Citizens’ Assemblies Help Restore Trust in Government?

Rich Harrison, 2024

This article is a summary of a conversation hosted by Democratic Innovations at Yale's ISPS. Led by ISPS Director Alan Gerber and ISPS faculty fellows and political science professors Hélène Landemore and Adam Meirowitz, Democratic Innovations serves as a laboratory to identify and test new ideas for improving the quality of democratic representation and governance. It recaps insihgts from the conversation hosted by Landemore and Theophile Penigaud de Mourgues, a postdoctoral associate with Democratic Innovations, and Jonathan Moskovic, advisor in democratic innovation for the president of the French-speaking Brussels Parliament.

ArticleCeres

Ceres 10-Point Plan for the Insurance Industry

Jaclyn de Medicci Bruneau, 2024

Ceres’ 10-point plan calls for the insurance industry to lead in addressing climate-related financial risks. It outlines actions spanning disclosure, pricing reform, equitable access, and climate-resilient infrastructure, positioning insurers as advocates for systemic resilience and decarbonization. The roadmap aligns with CPR principles by linking fiduciary responsibility, transparency, and social equity to long-term system stability.

ReportCeres

Ceres 10-Point Plan for the Insurance Industry

2024

This action plan outlines 10 clear steps for how insurers can lead on climate, setting it apart by emphasizing science-based targets, underwriting reform, and equitable resilience. It combines strategic, operational, and policy actions to help insurers align with net-zero goals while supporting vulnerable communities and driving systemic change.

WebsiteCivic Alliance

Civic Journey Guide

2024

The Civic Alliance is a nonpartisan coalition of more than 1,300 businesses united by a commitment to a thriving democracy, which they believe depends upon active participation in safe, accessible, and trusted elections.

VideoCorporate Political Responsibility Taskforce

Clarifying the Case for DEI - Investing in People and Opportunity

Daniel Aronson of Valutus, 2024

ArticleWe Mean Business Coalition

Climate Ambition To Advocacy: A Framework for Responsible Policy Engagement

2024

Recognizing that the right policies enable companies to meet climate targets, this Framework introduces a structure that companies can use to ensure their advocacy efforts align with their climate priorities.

ArticleHarvard Business Review

Corporate Advocacy in a Time of Social Outrage

Alison Taylor, 2024

This article draws on the Erb Principles for Corporate Political Responsibility to guide companies in navgating social outrage—urging them to ground advocacy in core values, engage employees early to build legitimacy, and embed ethical deliberation into everyday operations rather than issuing reactive or superficial statements.

ReportGlobal Reporting Initiative

Corporate lobbying impacts: stakeholder demands for transparency

Miguel Perez, 2024

This report engages more deeply with global stakeholder expectations for lobbying disclosure, detailing calls for transparency not only on spending but also on lobbying positions, trade association memberships, and alignment with sustainability goals. It argues that voluntary disclosures remain inconsistent and insufficient, and recommends standardized reporting frameworks to strengthen trust, accountability, and policy coherence.

ArticleHarvard Law School

Corporate Political Activity Disclosures: A Continued Priority for Investors and Companies

Subodh Mishra, 2024

This report highlights the strong investor demand for transparency in political spending, with lobbying transparency proposals receiving 31% median support in 2024, highlighting pressure for corporate accountability post-Citizens United.

ReportCenter for Political Accountability

Corporate Underwriters: Where the Rubber Hits the Road

2024

This report reveals that since 2010, U.S. corporations and trade associations have contributed over $1 billion—more than 40% of total funds—to six influential "527" political organizations, significantly impacting state-level elections and policies, often in ways that conflict with their publicly stated values and pose reputational risks.

ToolThe Erb Institute CPR Taskforce

CPR Decision Tool and Executive Conversation Guide

2024

This CPR Decision Tool and Executive Conversation Guide is part of a suite of tools and resources that make it easier for companies to take a principled and responsible approach to a specific public affairs decision. Specifically, it is meant to help them apply the Erb Principles for CPR to weigh whether and how to engage in a specific political scenario.

VideoErb Institute

CPRT Mini-Workshop: Managing Political Spending Risk in the 2024 US Election

With CPA-Zicklin Trendsetters, 2024

ArticleDiligent

De-risking business: What GRC professionals need to know about emerging AI regulations

Jay Cameron, 2024

The EU’s new AI Act—the world’s first legal framework for artificial intelligence requires companies to treat AI as a real risk, with rules around labeling AI content, ensuring human oversight, protecting data, and monitoring system performance. With steep penalties for noncompliance and similar U.S. guidance emerging, the piece urges boards and leaders to bring AI under the umbrella of existing risk, ethics, and governance frameworks—treating it not as a tech issue, but as a core part of responsible corporate strategy.

ReportUC Berkeley Center for Law and Business

De-risking Corporate Civic Engagement

2024

Outlines steps for companies to implement non-partisan time-off policies for voting, covering legal compliance, leadership support, clear policy creation, and promoting civic engagement through flexible schedules.

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