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  • Political activism does not belong in the office

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    Ideological employee groups, ESG requirements and staff activism have nothing to do with business, writes Baroness Joanne Cash.

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  • Ben & Jerry’s co-founder quits after being ‘silenced’ by Unilever

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    Ben & Jerry’s co-founder Jerry Greenfield has quit the company on social activism grounds as he claims the ice cream brand has been ‘silenced’ by its parent firm. In a statement co-founder Ben Cohen shared on X, Greenfield said he was “profoundly disappointed” to “come to the conclusion that [the brand’s] independence, the very basis [...]

    Ben & Jerry’s was bought by Unilever in 2000

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