After announcing in September that it would divest from Unilever — the parent company of Ben & Jerry’s — the State of New Jersey has begun to withdraw $182 million from stock ownership in the British conglomerate, according to NorthJersey.com....
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by Paul Chesser | Dec 7, 2021 | Corporate Integrity Project, Featured News
Israeli business daily Globes reported on Monday that the political pressure against Unilever and subsidiary Ben & Jerry’s to abandon their pro-Boycott, Divestment...
Twelve Attys. Gen. Tell Unilever CEO to Back Off Ben & Jerry’s Israel Boycott
by Paul Chesser | Nov 23, 2021 | Corporate Integrity Project, Featured News
Twelve states’ attorneys general sent a letter to Unilever CEO Alan Jope on Monday urging him to rescind his company’s planned boycott of sales of Ben &...
Palestinian Rights Activist Says Ben & Jerry’s Boycott Hurts HIS People
by Paul Chesser | Nov 18, 2021 | Corporate Integrity Project, Featured News
The New York Post reported Wednesday that a Palestinian human rights activist, Bassem Eid (pictured), has filed a complaint in New York that alleges Ben & Jerry’s...
Activist Investor Buys Stake in Unilever; Warns Ben & Jerry’s is Hurting Business
by Paul Chesser | Nov 13, 2021 | Corporate Integrity Project, Featured News
Investor Michael Ashner, who runs activist fund Winthrop Capital Partners, has bought a stake of an undisclosed amount in British conglomerate Unilever, in order to escalate...