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Is Ben & Jerry's Still On A (Social) Mission?

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The Cowmobile is one of the endearing images of Ben & Jerry's. We discuss how important the social mission is to the company today.

Ben & Jerry's has always been a company that stands for something, a company that has a heart. But 17 years after it was sold to global food conglomerate Unilever, we check in to see if the company's social mission is still in place.
Rob Michalak, global director of social mission for Ben & Jerry's, and Will Allen, co-founder of Regeneration Vermont, discuss the work the company is doing in the areas of water quality from farm runoff, fair milk pricing, migrant workers' welfare, animal care, and GMOs.

In a recent commentary in VTDigger, Allen recounted the stalled efforts to convince Ben & Jerry's to change what he describes as environmentally detrimental business practices.

Broadcast live on Wednesday, August 2, 2017 at noon; rebroadcast at 7 p.m.

Ric was a producer for Vermont Edition and host of the VPR Cafe.
Jane Lindholm is the host, executive producer and creator of But Why: A Podcast For Curious Kids. In addition to her work on our international kids show, she produces special projects for Vermont Public. Until March 2021, she was host and editor of the award-winning Vermont Public program Vermont Edition.
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