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26 Сен 2024

Автор:
Irina Pavlova, Kyiv Post

Opinion: Mondelez faces consumer backlash over continued Russia business

26 September 2024

Mondelez International...is facing growing criticism for its decision to continue business operations in Russia, despite Moscow’s war on Ukraine. A survey conducted by PissedConsumer reveals that nearly 90% of respondents were unaware that Mondelez pays taxes in Russia, effectively contributing to the country’s wartime economy.

Most importantly, the findings reveal that over 77% of consumers would stop buying Mondelez products upon learning of the company’s ongoing business in Russia. With global condemnation and an increasingly stringent sanctions regime, 71% of respondents believe Mondelez should fully exit the Russian market as long as its invasion and occupation of Ukraine persist...

The survey results point to a rising demand for corporate accountability, with consumers increasingly expecting companies to align with moral obligations rather than pursue profits in conflict-affected regions. For Mondelez, the decision to stay in Russia carries significant reputational and material risks as the war continues. The most significant of such exposures is the risk of asset expropriation by the Kremlin, similar to what has happened in the cases of Denmark’s brewer Carlsberg and France’s yogurt maker Danone...

Another less known risk is the one of complicity in Russia’s growing number of war crimes as all companies operating in Russia are obliged to facilitate conscription of eligible personnel and provide material resources deemed necessary by the state for its ongoing war against Ukraine.

Earlier this year, the company’s CEO, Dirk van De Put, has stated that Mondelez’s investors “do not morally care” about the firm’s continued business operations in Russia, which led to an outcry from a number of Mondelez investors who fully grasp the risks of continued business operations in conflicted-affected areas.

As Ukraine approaches 1,000 days since the start of the full-scale invasion, Mondelez is about to celebrate its “Purpose Day” on Oct. 1, intended to raise employee pride in its values and mission. This triggers outrage as the American snacking giant continues to operate its three factories and generate profit and corporate taxes in Russia...Its Purpose Day is a perfect occasion for Mondelez employees – especially in the region of Eastern and Central Europe – to remind its CEO, the Board of Directors and regional leadership about the company’s responsibility to do “what’s right,” which was stated in the initial employee petition that gathered over 1,300 signatures globally. Without such internal pressure, the company is not only failing in its risk management function, but is also doomed to remain on the wrong side of history.

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