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Article

22 Feb 2016

Author:
Ed Pilkington, Guardian (UK)

USA: Ford cuts ties with ALEC following revelation of funding relationship; NGOs welcome move citing lobby group's climate change denial

"Ford Becomes Latest Major Corporation to Dump ALEC"

Ford…confirmed…that it is cutting ties with the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), an organization that has drawn heavy criticism for promoting climate change denial…"As part of our annual budget review, we have adjusted our participation in several groups. We will not be participating in ALEC in 2016," wrote Christin Baker, a Ford spokesperson…Ford executives are responding to consumer concern over its membership in the controversial, Koch-funded ALEC, which has both an extreme anti-worker agenda as well as an anti-environmental agenda…Ford has tried to present itself as…a leader on worker relations, climate change and fuel efficiency. Ford…participates in the United Nations Global Compact…Ford…"is committed to doing our share to prevent or reduce the potential for environmental, economic and social harm due to climate change."…The Koch-ALEC role in promoting controversial anti-union legislation…may have also caused concern for the union firm. Since [Center for Media and Democracy] launched the ALEC Exposed investigation…108 corporations…have left ALEC, including BP, Shell, Visa, Coca-Cola, Microsoft, McDonald's, and Google…