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Ben & Jerry's says parent Unilever silenced it over Gaza stance (www.reuters.com)

submitted 1 week ago by alyaza@beehaw.org to c/news@beehaw.org

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In its new lawsuit, Ben & Jerry's says that Unilever has breached the terms of the 2022 settlement, which has remained confidential. As part of the agreement, however, Unilever is required to "respect and acknowledge the Ben & Jerry's independent board's primary responsibility over Ben & Jerry's social mission," according to the lawsuit.

But, according to the lawsuit, "Ben & Jerry's has on four occasions attempted to publicly speak out in support of peace and human rights. Unilever has silenced each of these efforts."

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[–] KillingAndKindess@lemmy.blahaj.zone 17 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Far be it from me to suck corporate shaft, but 4 attempts to support a side so divisive is more than I'd expect from marketing. Maybe they actually give a damn.

[–] chamomile@furry.engineer 7 points 6 days ago

@KillingAndKindess @alyaza B&J's have always been quite principled and outspoken about it - they're also staunch critics of the US prison industrial complex.

[–] Zagorath@aussie.zone 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Wait, 4 attempts? I think I only heard about 1.

[–] KillingAndKindess@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Did u read the article

[–] Zagorath@aussie.zone 1 points 6 days ago

I've only skimmed it, I'll admit, but all I saw was that it said there were 4 attempts. I didn't see what they were, apart from the 1 I already knew of which was mentioned (the 2021 instance).