| 00:00:06 |
Baygents, Ronald - Chair
I AM THE CHAIRMAN OF THE CLUBS AND NEWSMAKER COMMITTEE IN THE HOST OF TODAY'S EVENT FEATURING BEN COHEN AND JERRY GREENFIELD. WE WILL TAKE QUESTIONS...
|
| 00:04:23 |
Furman, Jeff - Board Chair
UNDERSTAND MR. FURMAN WILL OPEN WITH A STATEMENT. GO RIGHT AHEAD. >> GOOD MORNING. MIC CHECK. I HOPE EVERYONE ENJOYS BEING HERE. MY NAME IS JEFF FURMAN...
|
| 00:11:08 |
Solheim, Jolstein - Chief Executive Officer
REFERRED TO, MORE JUSTICE. BEFORE I SIT DOWN, I DO WANT TO INTRODUCE JOSTEIN SOLHEIM. I'M LUCKY TO BE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD WHILE HE IS CEO. HE IS A...
|
| 00:18:52 |
Greenfield, Jerry - Founder
ORGANIZATIONS, FREE-SPEECH FOR PEOPLE, THE EMBLEM HELP US MAKE IT HAPPEN. BUSINESS AS USUAL WILL NOT MAKE IT HAPPEN. THANK YOU. I WILL NOW HANDED...
|
| 00:24:31 |
Cohen, Ben - Chair
SMALL WAY TO SHOW OUR SUPPORT AND I AM THRILLED THAT BEN & JERRY'S IS HERE TODAY PUBLICLY EXPRESSING ITS SUPPORT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, AND HERE IS BENDING...
|
| 00:32:07 |
Q&A, -
YOU CANNOT EVICT AN IDEA WHOSE TIME HAS COME. THE TACTICS WILL OF ALL. THIS IS THE BEGINNING OF THE BEGINNING. [APPLAUSE] >> OK. WE WILL OPEN A TO QUESTIONS....
|
| 00:33:22 |
Cohen, Ben - Chair
IS IT SOMETHING ELSE? [UNINTELLIGIBLE] >> WHY DID THE OTHER GUY'S NOT GET IT? YOU KNOW, I THINK IT IS MISGUIDED SELF-INTEREST. I THINK THEY DO NOT YET...
|
| 00:34:33 |
Furman, Jeff - Board Chair
RIDICULED, SECONDED IS VIOLENTLY OPPOSED, THIRD IT IS ACCEPTED AS BEING SELF- EVIDENT. WE ARE AT THE VERY BEGINNING OF THAT CURVE. CORPORATIONS ARE NOTORIOUSLY...
|
| 00:36:12 |
Solheim, Jolstein - Chief Executive Officer
I THINK IT IS REALLY IMPORTANT. WE'RE NOT ADVOCATING THAT COMPANY SHOULD NOT TAKE A PUBLIC STANCE IN THEIR OWN NAME. I RECOMMEND THAT COMPANIES DO. WHAT...
|
| 00:36:57 |
Greenfield, Jerry - Founder
SPECIFICALLY IN THE OBAMA FAVOR, THAT WAS POST-LAUNCH EUPHORIANT RATHER THAN ELECTION CAMPAIGN. >> IN THE BACK. >> CAN I? QUESTIONS TO BE CLEAR, BEN AND...
|
| 00:37:37 |
Solheim, Jolstein - Chief Executive Officer
AUDIO] MIGHT THERE BE A NEW FLAVOR TO A COMPANY -- ACCOMPANY THIS? >> WE'RE HEADING TO NEW YORK JUST AFTER THIS AND WE WILL BE MEETING UP WITH A BUNCH...
|
| 00:39:35 |
Cohen, Ben - Chair
DO YOU HAVE SOMETHING LIKE A 10 COMMANDMENTS OF ETHICAL BEHAVIOR THAT WOULD ALLOW CORPORATIONS TO EARN THIS CONCEPT OF LIFE IN PERPETUITY? >> NO, I HAVE...
|
| 00:40:53 |
Solheim, Jolstein - Chief Executive Officer
PUBLIC INTERESTS. IF THEY STAY BELIEVE THAT A CORPORATION WITH NO LONGER SERVING THE PUBLIC INTEREST, THEY COULD REVOKE THEIR CHARTER. I DO NOT THINK...
|
| 00:43:59 |
Cohen, Ben - Chair
ICE THINK ONE OF THE TENETS OF OCCUPY WALL STREET IS TO SPEAK WITH US, NOT FOR US. THE PARTICULAR INITIATIVES THAT I MENTIONED, CORPORATE PERSONHOOD,...
|
| 00:45:25 |
Furman, Jeff - Board Chair
I THINK 80% OF THE POPULATION, ONCE THEY UNDERSTAND THAT, WILL ALSO BELIEVE IT IS ABSURD THAT CORPORATIONS ARE CONSIDERED TO BE PEOPLE. I THINK IT IS...
|
| 00:48:29 |
Solheim, Jolstein - Chief Executive Officer
COMMUNICATING ABOUT SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY, DOES ALL MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO YOUR BOTTOM LINE? >> WHEN YOU COME TO BEN & JERRY'S AND A TAKEOVER, YOU HAVE...
|
| 00:50:11 |
Furman, Jeff - Board Chair
EVERYBODY CARES NOW. THIS IS A PRETTY BIG THING IN THE U.S., THE ECONOMY, THE WAY OF LIFE, THE U.S. IDEA. IT IS A BIG DEAL. PEOPLE ARE PRETTY ENGAGED...
|
| 00:51:42 |
Solheim, Jolstein - Chief Executive Officer
BUT ANY COMMUNICATION TO HAVE GOTTEN OR WHAT EVER. HAVE YOU HAD NEGATIVE FEEDBACK? >> I WILL NOT NAME ANY NAMES, BUT IT IS CLEAR THAT IT IS A VERY, VERY...
|
| 00:53:05 |
Cohen, Ben - Chair
IN THE CORPORATE WORLD. >> JOHN MACKEY IS ONE OF THE MOST POLITICALLY ACTIVE MEMBERS. HAVE YOU HAD A CHANCE TO SPEAK TO HIM ABOUT THIS?
|
| 00:53:24 |
Solheim, Jolstein - Chief Executive Officer
WHY OR WHY NOT? >> I DO NOT THINK ANY OF US HAVE SPOKEN WITH JOHN. WE JUST NORMALLY DO NOT TALK TO HIM. [LAUGHTER] >> I HAVE NOT HAD THE JOY OF SITTING...
|
| 00:54:54 |
Furman, Jeff - Board Chair
CAN WHAT YOU'RE DOING IMPACT THE POLITICAL LEADERSHIP, WHICH SEEMS TO BE AT A STALEMATE? >> I WILL GET UP AND TRY TO ANSWER THE QUESTION. I THINK IF YOU...
|
| 00:57:36 |
Cohen, Ben - Chair
ACCOUNTABILITY. [UNINTELLIGIBLE] >> I DID NOT QUITE UNDERSTAND THE LAST TWO PARTS OF YOUR QUESTION, SO I WILL LEAVE THAT TO MY COLLEAGUES. BUT THE FIRST...
|
| 00:59:01 |
Furman, Jeff - Board Chair
OF PEOPLE IN THE UNITED STATES THAT SUPPORT THE OCCUPY MOVEMENT. IT HAS BEEN SHOWN BY POLLING. WE NEED TO FIND A WAY TO INVOLVE THOSE PEOPLE. THAT IS...
|
NOTE: The transcript for this program was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.