TIL that Proctor & Gamble and Unilever actively sponsor Russian war efforts and are on the International Sponsors of War list.
TIL that Proctor & Gamble and Unilever actively sponsor Russian war efforts and are on the International Sponsors of War list.
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.
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.
Can you give me an article, because I could not find anything googling, maybe I didn't put the right search terms. I found a website under the domain boycottrussia.info, but a website like this I can hardly consider objective. Keep in mind there is a lot of disinformation on the internet, and one should be careful using references from both the Russian and Ukranian governments and their allies.
Applying the same standard, should we boycott also all companies having business in Saudi Arabia, USA, and other countries that are involved in war efforts?
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"
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..
The problem being, the other companies that could provide an alternative to their products are about as harmful (Nestlé, Mondelez, Johnson and Johnson, etcetera). At this point, we should start learning how to grow our own food and make our own soap
These are pretty common products. There are tons of ethical alternatives, in fact personal care items are among the easiest and cheapest products to find ethical alternatives for and a good starting point if you want to develop more ethical consumption habits. You don't need to make your own soap in order to avoid sponsoring genocide.
We've started a community at https://kbin.social/m/SponsorsOfRussianInvasion to track all sponsors of Russian invasion of Ukraine. Come over and help us name & shame the SoRI lot.
Feel free to spread the word.
I’ll start: avoid Hellman’s easily by making your own mayo. If the eggs squick you out, or you just want bonus points, I use this vegan garlic mayo recipe. It keeps for weeks and I don’t miss mayo at all. This requires a blender - any kind is fine.
Soap: someone near you makes bars of this that are better quality and sells them for roughly $5, I guarantee it. If not, making it is pretty straightforward as long as you follow instructions carefully and use established recipes. If you want to go custom, you can also use a lye calculator. This one requires an immersion blender.
Breyer’s/ice cream in general: Get yourself some xanthan gum for regular dairy, and add soy lecithin to your list if you want to do vegan ice creams. The xanthan gum inhibits ice crystals for a smooth and creamy texture, and helps with scoopability. Soy lecithin helps emulsify oil and water, so you can use it to bring up the fat content of soy or oat bases to be closer to a heavy cream. Requires a blender.
Gillette: get a safety razor. Mine’s a vintage lady Gillette I got off eBay. You will save so much money on blades it’s not even funny.
Lipton: your local grocery store might have loose leaf tea in the bulk section. If so, try that first. If not, check out Arbor Teas instead. Small business, fair trade, high quality stuff, and the packaging is completely compostable, making it an awesome zero waste choice.
This list is a great alternative to funding villains.
We've started a community at https://kbin.social/m/SponsorsOfRussianInvasion to track all sponsors of Russian invasion of Ukraine. Could you pop over and share your list and knowledge?
Mondelez is also a sponsor of Russia's war on Ukraine.
We've started a community at https://kbin.social/m/SponsorsOfRussianInvasion to track all sponsors of Russsian invasion of Ukraine. Come over and help us name & shame the SoRI lot.
Feel free to spread the word.
Farmers markets usually have good stuff, my only issue with that is the price is like double… might be an incentive to be a bit more frugal too I guess, but it‘s hard to save much on food or hygiene products for me.
Homemade soap is bad for my cast iron pans. Capitalism is really popping off for me
Tyler Durden? Is that you?!
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.
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
We've started a community at https://kbin.social/m/SponsorsOfRussianInvasion to track all sponsors of Russian invasion of Ukraine. Come over and help us name & shame the SoRI lot.
Feel free to spread the word.
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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!