CEO Alan Jope said Ben & Jerry’s, which has a long history of social activism, had made the decision on its own. CEO Alan Jope said Ben & Jerry’s, which has a long history of social activism
Ben & Jerry’s, the ice-cream maker known for its social advocacy as much as its chunk-filled flavors, has a new chief executive who is promising to ramp up the brand’s corporate activism Ben & Jerry's "dismantle white supremacy" statement in the wake of the killing of George Floyd stood out in a sea of corporate platitudes. Our former CEO, Jostein Solheim, was fond of saying The announcement has irked Unilever’s own Jewish employees. AFP via Getty Images. Ben & Jerry’s announced last week that it will halt sales in “the Occupied Palestinian Territory,” a term .