I guess everyone already saw this list:

https://som.yale.edu/story/2022/over-600-companies-have-withdrawn-russia-some-remain

What do you think our responsibility is?

EDit : I completely missed this article
https://www.tijd.be/ondernemen/voeding-drank/ab-inbev-wil-verkoop-van-budweiser-in-rusland-stoppen/10373057.html

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  3. We should stop caring about which companies do or do not operate in Russia. All of these boycotts are 100% window dressing and do not affect the right people in the slightest.

  7. They sell drinks A lot of companies that sell drinks and foodstuff stay open in Russia because they claim food and drink are basic human necessities. Is it right for all of them to stay open in Russia for that reason? That’s a difficult question.

  8. The picture is confusing. Be aware that you need to consult the link process by OP. Some companies on the picture stopped their activities in Russia for weeks.

  9. As De Standaard put it: the only companies pulling out publicly are the ones that lose near to nothing by leaving.

  12. I don’t want to defend AB InBev, but it is likely more nuanced then them not willing to do so. If I recall InBev’s Russian activities happen through a joint-venture with a Turkish brewer. I don’t know the dynamics between these two brewers, but it could well be that InBev can’t pull out without the Turkish brewer also doing so (and Turkey doesn’t participate in the sanctions). I also don’t know what InBev stands to lose if they blow up the joint venture.

    It was the same story with Renault, who also got a lot of criticism for not pulling out of Russia. But for Renault it is not only their second biggest market that’s at stake, but they also run the risk that the Russian state nationalises (without compensation) their Lada factory, in which they had just invested two billion euros.

  14. I just hope the guy with the Russian version of the nuclear football isn’t around if Putin ever ventures to quaff a can of Cara Pils.

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