Unilever cuts off millions in funding to Ben & Jerry’s charity over donations to pro-Palestinian groups: report

The origins of the rift trace back at least to 2021, when Ben & Jerry’s announced it would no longer sell its products in Israeli-occupied Palestinian territories


Unilever is reportedly cutting off millions of dollars in funding to the Ben & Jerry’s charitable foundation after it refused to provide audit documents about donations to pro-Palestinian groups, escalating an internal dispute between a corporate parent and its left-leaning subsidiary.

Peter ter Kulve, head of Unilever’s ice cream division, informed Ben & Jerry’s executives via email that the foundation’s trustees “have continued to resist basic oversight” and are not cooperating with requests from corporate auditors, according to the news site Semafor. ---More...

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