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Unilever Labeled a ‘Sponsor of War’ in Ukraine

Joins Procter & Gamble and Groupe Rocher, according to Ukraine's National Agency on Corruption Prevention.

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By: TOM BRANNA

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Unilever has been named an international sponsor of war by Ukraine's National Agency on Corruption Prevention (NACP) after the company became subject to Russian law forcing all large companies operating in the country to contribute directly to its war effort. Other companies on the list include Procter & Gamble and Groupe Rocher. The move came as campaigners called on Unilever’s new CEO, Hein Schumacher, who started work this weekend, to withdraw from Russia, where its local busines...

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