Contributions to Political Candidates
PPL has a voluntary, nonpartisan political action committee in the United States called People for Good Government (PGG). PGG is funded through voluntary contributions by employees; any PPL employee or shareowner may be a member. The objectives of PGG are:
- To encourage interest and participation in the political process by PPL employees.
- To help elect responsible candidates to public office.
- To promote sound governmental policies that further a healthy public policy climate for PPL Corporation.
PGG is managed by member employees. Allocations to candidates are determined by committees of PGG members who represent PPL's major business lines.
| PGG Contributions to Candidates for Federal and State Public Offices |
| 2002 |
$245,192 |
| 2003 |
$179,960 |
| 2004 |
$265,857 |
| 2005 |
$227,593 |
| 2006 |
$292,265 |
Contributions to Political Parties and Candidates in Other Countries
PPL affiliates in the U.K. and Latin America do not make contributions to any political party or candidate.
This page addresses the following GRI indicators: 2.18, 2.19, SO3 and SO5