They own brands such as Pampers, Olay, Old Spice, Pantene, Oral B, Herbal Essences, Gilette, Dove, Hellmann’s, Axe, Knorr, Magnum, Breyers, and Lipton, among others.
There have been a few excellent videos by ‘Real Reporter’ on YT about this topic too. Many of the companies that supposedly stopped trading in Russia simply started selling products through an intermediary and continued supply in the same stores. Capitalism and corporate greed is terrible.
That’s crazy to me because it’s SO preventable. I worked in the financial sector, and sanctions completely shut that sector out of a bunch of countries.
This is a governmental failure as well as corporate ethics failure in my book. It should be common use of American soft power to just entirely shut countries out of our sphere.
The international sponsor list is a list by Ukranian government, for all the companies that are doing business in Russia. Totally understandable move from their side of course. By actively sponsoring war effort, I think they are refering to the fact that they are paying taxes.
The title and the article is a bit misleading in some sense.
No, it’s not just the taxes, though that’s obviously a component of it. A quick google search will lead you to find that they are obligated by law to directly contribute to Russia’s military efforts by registering its draft-eligible staff, turning over information relevant to the war, assisting in the delivery of military equipment, and providing physical infrastructure, among other things.
Ukrainian or not, this isn’t just “oh well you’re kind of indirectly supporting the war by funding the government”. It is a very direct form of involvement.
It’s waay more efficient for you to link evidence of claims you’ve made than for everyone who comes across your comment to do a “quick google search”
Proof?
One such example is construction campanies having to fulfill volunteer quota.
Prime journalism we have here, pulling information out of ass:
- “according to UK officials”,
- "In its latest update … workers are most likely … ",
- “The MoD update said … authorities are highly likely threatening”,
- “One company has reportedly been set a target of 30 volunteers”,
- "The move will likely primarily affect … ",
- “This measure is highly likely at least tacitly endorsed by Moscow mayor …”,
- "Russia is thought to have suffered around 200,000 casualties … "
Didn’t name any sources, just vaguely UK officials (could be anyone). Every other word is likely, meaning they are just speculating.
Complete bullshit on that article I have to say.
Some companies have a large business there
Carlsberg has started to sell stuff iirc but they had 2000 employees or something on a couple of breweries.
Their effectively paying taxes through their pay?
Also is there VAT in russia? That could also be part of it…
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So, Ben & Jerry’s is now among the bad guys?
Always has been
I remember the founder or CEO or whatever actively supporting Russia a short time ago
So what you’re telling me is I should buy more of Proctor & Gamble and Unilever producs. I never liked them much but now…TIL!
