Talk:Reed Elsevier, Inc.
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Political contributions
Reed Elsevier gave $64,000 to federal candidates in the U.S. 2006 election through its political action committee - 28% to Democrats and 72% to Republicans. [1]
In 2008, Reed Elsevier PAC gave $148,810 to federal candidates, $74,800 to Democrats, $46,500 to Republicans. [2]
[Open Secrets] reports that in 2010, the Reed Elsevier PAC gave $113,800 to federal candidates. House Democrats received $36,000 and Republicans $25,800. Senate Democrats received $24,500 and Republicans $11,000.[3]
Lobbying
In 2010, Reed Elsevier Inc. spent $1.62 million on lobbying. [4] In the first five months of 2011, it spent $390,000.[5]
The company employs the following firms in 2011: Marla P. Grossman, Podesta Group, Proskauer Rose, Thompson Advisory Group and Venable LLP. [5]
You can see a full list of bills lobbied for HERE.
Reed Elsevier's Role as an Arms Fair Organizer
In September 2005 The Lancet, a leading medical journal, requested that Reed Elsevier, the journal's parent company, "to divest itself of all business interests that threaten human, and especially civilian, health and well-being." [6]
The magazine's editor made the request after becoming aware Spearhead Exhibitions, a Reed Elsevier subsidiary, organised the Defence Systems and Equipment international (DSEi) arms fair between September 13-16 2005 in London. [1] At the 2003 DSEi exhibition some of the arms merchants displaying their wares sold cluster bombs. While Reed Elsevier promotes its corporate social responsibility credentials, Reed Elsevier Group spokesman, Stephen J. Cowden, was unmoved by The Lancet's appeal. Citing its role as a signatory to the United Nations Global Compact, Cowden wrote that "it is our view that the defence industry is necessary for upholding national security for the preservation of democratic values." [7] He did not address the specific concern about cluster bombs.
Personnel
Directors
Chairman and Executive Directors
- Jan Hommen, Chairman
- Patrick Tierney
- Gerard van de Aast
- Sir Crispin Davis
- Mark Armour
- Erik Engstrom
- Andrew Prozes
Non-executive Directors
- Lord Sharman of Redlynch
- Rolf Stomberg
- Cees van Lede
- Strauss Zelnick
- Dien de Boer-Kruyt
- Mark Elliott
- David Reid
Leadership
- Chairman: Anthony Habgood
- Executive Directors: Erik Engstrom, CEO and Mark Armour, CFO
- Non-executive Directors: Mark Elliott, Adrian Hennah, Lisa Hook, Marike van Lier Lels, Robert Polet, David Reid, Ben van der Veer
Committees
- Remuneration Committee
- Nominations Committee
- Corporate Governance Committee
- Audit Committees
Contact details
Reed Elsevier Group Offices:
1-3 Strand
London
WC2N 5JR UK
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7930 7077
Fax: +44 (0) 20 7166 5799
Web: http://www.reed-elsevier.com/
Radarweg 29
1043 NX
Amsterdam
The Netherlands
Tel: +31 20 485 2222
Fax: +31 (0)20 618 0325
125 Park Avenue
23rd Floor
New York
NY 10017
USA
Tel: +1 212 309 5498
Fax: +1 212 309 5480
Resources and articles
Related SourceWatch articles
- Arms control
- Campaign Against the Arms Trade
- Corporate Social Responsibility
- Global Compact
- Political influence of arms companies
- U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency
- Sheila Forbes
- American Legislative Exchange Council
External links
- "Reed Elsevier and the arms trade", The Lancet, September 10, 2005.
- Stephen J Cowden , "Reed Elsevier and the international arms trade: Reed Elsevier's reply", The Lancet, September 10, 2005.
