In the statement, Mr. Greenfield said he could no longer “in good conscience” remain at the company he helped start in 1978.
Mr. Greenfield said that the “independence to pursue our values” that had been guaranteed for Ben & Jerry’s when it merged with Unilever in 2000 had been lost. “Ben & Jerry’s has been silenced, sidelined for fear of upsetting those in power,” he added.