Participation in Public Policy Development
Political lobbying takes place primarily through public affairs activities, activities of fertilizer associations in the United States and Canada, and registered lobbyists in North Carolina and Florida. The PotashCorp Political Action Committee (PAC) was created in 2003, and is funded solely by US employees to make specific political contributions at federal, state and local levels.
In Trinidad, senior management participates in the Port Authority of Trinidad and Tobago, the Regulated Industries Commission and the Board of Governors of the University of Trinidad and Tobago.
Political Contributions
In 2007, the company's US Political Action Committee made financial contributions totaling $12,000. In addition, the company made one PAC contribution in North Carolina which totaled $1,000.
In Canada, PotashCorp's political contributions totaled US $2,781. These funds were used primarily to purchase tickets for fundraisers sponsored by each of the three major Saskatchewan political parties.
In both Trinidad and Brazil, the company made no financial contributions to any political organizations.
PotashCorp made no in-kind contributions to political organizations in any country in 2007.