Bribing Olympic Committees and Tracing Ben & Jerry’s Supply Chain

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Aura Toader, Moeko Porter
February 24, 2023
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A Japanese publishing company allegedly bribed an Olympic committee member to become an official sponsor of the Tokyo Games. As Kadokawa Corp picks up the pieces, we ask what governance factors may have led to this point. And then we look at why doing the “right thing” by sourcing slavery-free cocoa is becoming a regulatory imperative, even for ice cream makers.
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Moeko Porter
Moeko Porter
Vice President, MSCI Research
Aura Toader
Aura Toader
Senior Associate, MSCI Research

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