About Session
What happens when a company’s greatest asset—its values—is treated as a liability? In this fireside chat, Ben & Jerry’s co-founder Ben Cohen speaks directly to investors about the ongoing silencing of the brand’s social mission and the governance breakdown that followed. For years, Unilever and now Magnum following the December spin-off has repeatedly violated the acquisition agreement meant to preserve B&J’s independence and protect its social mission. The result? Governance chaos, legal battles, brand erosion and shareholder value deterioration.
Join us to understand how this governance failure creates material risk for investors and what shareholders can do about it. When acquisition terms are ignored, independent boards are dismantled, and management becomes distracted by legal exposure, long-term value erodes. This is shareholder activism at its core: using our ownership stake to demand accountability and protect long-term value. We’ll explore concrete engagement tactics and workshop strategies together to churn concern into action.