© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A refrigerator bearing the Ben & Jerry’s logo is seen at a food store in the Jewish settlement of Efrat in the Israeli-occupied West Bank July 20, 2021. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun
BOSTON (Reuters) – Officials of New York’s state pension fund on Thursday said it will divest its holdings in Unilever (NYSE:) Plc in response to sales restrictions imposed by the company’s Ben & Jerry’s ice cream brand in the Israeli-occupied Palestinian territories.
In a statement sent by a spokesman, New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli said a review found the company and its subsidiary “engaged in BDS activities,” referring to the “Boycott Divestment Sanctions” movement that seeks to isolate Israel over its treatment of the Palestinians.
The New York State Common Retirement Fund had Unilever shares valued at $103.6 million as of Sept. 30, according to the statement.
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