Corporate governance is increasingly central to how companies and investors assess risk, allocate capital, and plan for long-term growth. Yet U.S. businesses now face rising challenges as foreign governments advance regulatory frameworks with extraterritorial provisions that could impose complex, duplicative, or even conflicting requirements on American firms. Such overreach threatens the integrity of the U.S. legislative and regulatory system, creates uncertainty for companies operating across global supply chains, and risks undermining U.S. competitiveness, investment, and capital formation.
ACCF is working to ensure that corporate governance principles remain rooted in clear, predictable, and domestically grounded standards. Our team highlights the economic risks posed by foreign extraterritorial mandates and supports policies that safeguard U.S. decision-making authority, reduce unnecessary administrative burdens, and strengthen the environment for growth.
Through research, outreach, and engagement with policymakers and stakeholders, ACCF advances governance policies that support a competitive U.S. economy and protect the long-term interests of businesses, investors, and consumers.
News
EU Vote on CSDDD Preserves Dangerous Extraterritorial Reach
STATEMENT FROM ACCF ON THE EU PLENARY VOTE ON CORPORATE SUSTAINABILITY DUE DILIGENCE DIRECTIVE
Following the November 13 plenary vote in the European Parliament, the...
ACCF Webinar: Chairman French Hill on the EU Corporate Sustainability Directive’s...
The ACCF hosts House Financial Services Committee Chairman French Hill (R-AR) for A Conversation on the European Union's Evolving and Far-Reaching Corporate Sustainability Due...
Extraterritorial regulation is EU’s looming contagion
Financial Times
In her guest column “America must act to avoid Eurosclerosis” (Opinion, October 4) Suzanne Clark, the president and chief executive of the US Chamber...
Research & Publications
Trump’s Crackdown on Defense Dividends Should Worry Retirees and Investors
Real Clear Markets
At the ongoing World Economic Forum meetings, both U.S. foreign and domestic policies have taken center stage. This includes issues ranging from housing affordability...
Proxy Advisors Remain a Problem: 2024 Report
This report offers a examination of supplemental filings from last year’s 2024 proxy season to shed light on persistent challenges associated with proxy advisors....
New Report: Proxy Season Analysis Shows Companies Still Reporting High...
ACCF documents a 28% increase in proxy advisor errors from 2021 Report
WASHINGTON, DC – As Congress holds hearings on the influence of proxy advisors...




