Jerry Greenfield Leaves Ben & Jerry’s to Focus on Values

November 21, 2025
Jerry Greenfield Moves On: Leading With Values Beyond Ben & Jerry’s After nearly five decades of co-creating one of the world’s most iconic ice cream brands, Jerry Greenfield has made the surprising decision to step away from Ben & Jerry’s. For many, it marks the end of an era of whimsical flavors and socially conscious […]
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Ben Cohen: From Ice Cream to Activism and Influence

November 21, 2025
Ben Cohen: The Ice-Cream Icon Who Built a Global Brand With Heart Most entrepreneurs set out to build a business. Ben Cohen set out to build a business with a conscience and along the way, he and his childhood friend Jerry Greenfield created one of the world’s most beloved food brands: Ben & Jerry’s. From […]
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Kimberly-Clark Buys Kenvue in $48.7B Mega Deal

November 3, 2025
Kimberly-Clark Makes Its Biggest Move Yet In a surprise move that’s sending ripples through Wall Street and the global consumer goods sector, Kimberly-Clark has announced a $48.7 billion cash-and-stock acquisition of Kenvue, the company behind household names like Tylenol, Band-Aid and Neutrogena. The deal — one of the largest in the consumer health industry’s history […]
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Former Newell Brands’ CEO Michael Polk Alchemized Challenges Into Career Wins

January 23, 2025
What do you imagine when you think about the career trajectory of a CEO? For experienced executive Michael Polk, his path to the top was anything but linear. Initially trained in engineering, he steadily rose through the ranks to lead some of the world’s biggest brands, including Kraft Foods, Unilever, and Newell Rubbermaid (now Newell […]
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Chanel Appoints Unilever Executive Leena Nair As CEO

December 14, 2021
In a statement, Chanel said that French billionaire Alain Wertheimer, who owns Chanel with his brother Gerard Wertheimer, would take on the role of global executive chairman.  Nair, 52, has 30 years of experience at Unilever. She has served as the global consumer goods company’s first female, first Asian, and youngest ever Chief Human Resources […]
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How Your Company Can Drive a Greener Future

August 12, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has illustrated the scale of the impact that multinational companies have on the planet – and what they can do to heal it.
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Unilever Announces Cuts to Plastic, but Why?

October 7, 2019
It says this is a bid to attract Gen Z consumers towards its products, and of course to save the planet, but are there more  business elements to this announcement?
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Learning From the Winners: Common Factors Among FutureBrand Index High-flyers

March 29, 2019
The retirement of Keith Weed, Unilever’s Chief Marketing Officer, is interesting. A textbook all-rounder, Weed always understood the importance of brand purpose, sustainability, and diversity and inclusion. Crucially, he also knew these priorities had to run through the heart of Unilever, not just act as headlines for its marketing efforts. The difference between the best […]
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