evidence: The row generated days of media coverage in the UK on the Government’s policies regarding people seeking asylum, and also some concern within Unilever that the tweets could be seen as disrespectful of a sitting government official. Ben & Jerry’s believes that as advocates for progressive social change we sometimes must respectfully call-out those with the power and authority to make the changes we support. After internal consultations, Unilever senior management reaffirmed that Ben & Jerry’s has the autonomy and independence to speak truth to power and challenge the policies of leaders when they run counter to our values. [...] Even though we have long championed racial equity through our activism, Ben & Jerry’s remains an overwhelmingly white company. For too long, the linked prosperity we have aspired to create as a business for our workforce and value chain partners has largely left out Black and Brown people because we had not yet done the work required to dismantle white supremacy within our company.