Ben & Jerry董事長拒辭職 面對聯合利華壓力堅守崗位




Ben & Jerry’s獨立董事會主席無意辭職,面對聯合利華旗下子公司施壓仍堅持立場

紐約報道——Ben & Jerry’s獨立董事會主席Anuradha Mittal表示,儘管聯合利華旗下的Magnum冰淇淋部門對她施加壓力,她仍無意辭職。Magnum將於本週一在歐洲泛歐交易所上市,這個部門包括了來自佛蒙特州的Ben & Jerry’s品牌。

Magnum是聯合利華旗下長期經營的消費品部門,上月曾表示Mittal「已不符合擔任董事會主席的標準」,但未透露具體原因。Magnum即將獨立上市,卻陷入與Ben & Jerry’s之間日益激烈的企業糾紛,主要源於Ben & Jerry’s在以色列佔領的巴勒斯坦領土問題上的政治立場。

針對美國Ben & Jerry’s基金會的獨立審計,發現該非牟利組織存在財務控制和治理缺失問題。Mittal自2018年起擔任Ben & Jerry’s獨立董事會主席,並自2012年起擔任該基金會受託人。

Mittal指控審計為「人為製造」的調查,意圖破壞董事會權威

Mittal在聲明中強調,所謂的基金會審計是「一場刻意設計的調查,目的是抹黑我本人」,她堅決不會辭職。她指出,這不僅是針對她個人的攻擊,而是聯合利華試圖削弱董事會權威的行動。

Mittal表示,她會繼續尊重Ben & Jerry’s於2000年與聯合利華合併協議中賦予董事會的社會使命和產品品質責任,並嚴肅履行董事長職責。

Magnum及聯合利華暫未回應置評請求。

作為獨立單位,Magnum將掌控約全球五分之一的冰淇淋市場份額。該公司在證券文件中警告,Ben & Jerry’s的行動可能會對品牌帶來聲譽損害、抵制行動或引發投資者索賠。

Ben & Jerry’s獨立董事會的設立,旨在保護品牌的社會使命,而基金會則是美國的獨立非牟利組織,依據銷售高端冰淇淋的業績獲得公司數百萬美元的捐款。

多年衝突未解,董事會曾兩度起訴聯合利華

Ben & Jerry’s董事會近年來已兩次起訴聯合利華,最近一次是指控母公司審查並阻止其在加沙地區發表的聲明。聯合利華則批評該品牌在一些極具爭議的議題上已變成單方面的政治倡導。

基金會董事會在另一份聲明中表示,審計的「核心未解決問題」是聯合利華及Magnum要求Mittal被免除基金會受託人身份。聲明還指責Magnum及聯合利華持續拖欠對基金會的資金支持,儘管有合約義務及基金會配合審計。

Ben & Jerry’s獨立董事會的法律顧問補充指出,基金會的治理結構已維持超過20年未變,「聯合利華不是對這筆數百萬美元的撥款視而不見,就是另有不可告人的動機。」

評論與分析

Ben & Jerry’s事件反映了企業社會責任與大企業控制權之間的尖銳矛盾。這個冰淇淋品牌以其鮮明的社會進步立場聞名,卻因為政治立場與母公司聯合利華產生嚴重分歧。Mittal堅持不辭職,顯示她對品牌獨立使命的忠誠,也凸顯了企業治理中權力與價值觀的博弈。

聯合利華作為全球消費品巨頭,面對政治敏感議題時,傾向於維護企業整體形象和市場利益,避免過度政治化。反觀Ben & Jerry’s則將社會使命視為品牌核心,這種理念上的衝突難以調和。

此外,基金會的財務及治理問題被用作施壓工具,這種策略反映出大企業在面對內部異議時,可能會利用合規審查作為政治武器。這對其他企業內部維護獨立聲音者而言,是一個值得警惕的信號。

從投資者角度看,Magnum獨立上市前夕爆發的這場內部風波,可能對市場信心帶來不確定性。品牌聲譽和社會使命的爭議,亦可能影響消費者態度,進而影響銷售和投資回報。

整體而言,Ben & Jerry’s與聯合利華的矛盾不僅是企業治理問題,更是當今企業如何平衡商業利益與社會責任的典型案例。未來類似情況將越來越常見,企業如何在多元利益間找到平衡點,將是管理層必須面對的重要課題。

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