Company Directory - Clayton, Dubilier & Rice
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Clayton, Dubilier & Rice
CD&R (Clayton, Dubilier & Rice) is a private equity firm that focuses on making investments in companies in various sectors while enhancing operational efficiency and sustainability. The firm is known for its deep industry knowledge and collaborative approach to driving growth within its portfolio companies.
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CCI Score: Clayton, Dubilier & Rice
-19.53
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CD&R Political Contributions and Lobbying Data
CD&R's 2024 political finance summary, as reported by OpenSecrets, shows contributions of $151,192 and lobbying expenditures of $240,000. These figures highlight the firm's role in influencing political processes through financial means.
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Latest Events
- FEB062025
CD&R's 2024 political finance summary, as reported by OpenSecrets, shows contributions of $151,192 and lobbying expenditures of $240,000. These figures highlight the firm's role in influencing political processes through financial means.
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Political Contributions and Lobbying Efforts
June 18
The reported political contributions and lobbying expenditures indicate that CD&R is actively engaging in political finance, which can contribute to undue corporate influence on policy-making. Although the spending amounts are relatively modest in absolute terms, such financial involvement can facilitate conditions that undermine democratic accountability and may enable authoritarian influences.
- MAY062024
A report by the American Federation of Teachers on labor risks in private equity reveals that CD&R (Clayton, Dubilier & Rice) received a failing grade for its labor standards, highlighting serious concerns over worker rights and labor practices within its portfolio companies.
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Labor Relations and Human Rights Practices
June 18
The AFT report identifies CD&R as receiving one of the lowest grades on the labor standards scorecard. This failing grade points to substandard labor relations and human rights practices in its portfolio companies, suggesting exploitative and extractive practices that undermine worker protections.
- NOV092023
A recent labor scorecard report revealed that CD&R received a failing grade of 57.26% due to high numbers of OSHA violations and poor labor conditions at its portfolio companies, marking it among the worst in terms of worker safety practices in the private equity industry.
-70
Labor Relations and Human Rights Practices
June 18
The report highlights that CD&R stands out for its poor labor practices, recording one of the highest rates of serious OSHA violations among its peers. This failing grade indicates a neglect of worker safety and fair labor standards, reflecting poorly on the firm's ethical responsibilities towards employee wellbeing.
- OCT022023
CD&R is highlighted for its role in transforming the US healthcare system by supporting the transition from a fee-for-service model to a value-based care model, as reported by Private Equity International.
+30
Business Practices and Ethical Responsibility
June 18
CD&R's strategic emphasis on shifting the US healthcare system from fee-for-service to an outcomes-based model is presented as a value-driven, ethical business practice. This transformation has the potential to enhance patient outcomes and promote a more equitable healthcare landscape, which aligns with progressive values.
Clayton, Dubilier & Rice: Delivering value in the shift to value-based care
- MAR312021
According to OpenSecrets data, Clayton, Dubilier & Rice spent $10,000 on lobbying during 2021. The data, which covers spending between January 1 and March 31, suggests the firm engaged in political lobbying to potentially influence policy decisions.
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Political Contributions and Lobbying Efforts
June 18
CD&R's reported spending of $10,000 on lobbying in 2021 indicates its attempt to influence policy-making. Although the amount is modest compared to industry giants, corporate lobbying remains concerning from an anti-fascist perspective as it can contribute to aligning corporate interests with policies that undermine progressive reforms and accountability.
- NOV012020
A report indicates that Covington & Burling LLP is advising global private investment firm Clayton, Dubilier & Rice on navigating compliance with executive branch ethics provisions, as informed by the contrasting executive orders under Biden and Trump. This advisory role suggests CD&R is positioning itself to influence policy through strategic lobbying practices.
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Political Contributions and Lobbying Efforts
June 18
The article reports that CD&R is receiving legal advice for compliance with lobbying ethics tied to executive orders, indicating active involvement in political lobbying. In an anti-fascist context, such lobbying—even under the guise of compliance—raises concerns about corporate influence on political processes, resulting in a negative score.
A Tale of Two Executive Orders: Biden and Trump Ethics Commitments for Executive Branch Personnel
- JAN012007
A 2007 workers’ guide published by the International Union of Food, Agricultural, Hotel, Restaurant, Catering, Tobacco and Allied Workers’ Associations critically analyzes private equity buyouts, arguing that such deals inherently undermine worker rights and weaken union power. As a prominent private equity firm, Clayton, Dubilier & Rice is implicitly critiqued for practices that prioritize short‐term profit over long‐term labor welfare and contribute to increasing worker precarity.
-70
Labor Relations and Human Rights Practices
June 18
The guide describes the exploitative nature of private equity buyouts that neglect worker rights and erode union strength. CD&R, being a leading firm in this sector, is thereby implicated in business practices that harm workers and fuel trends toward authoritarian economic behavior.
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