I do not believe that it is a good idea for corporations to be involved in such controversial political issues. It is tempting to take a stand on political issues but things can go south very fast. For example, Ben & Jerry’s supported the Occupy Wall Street movement openly and proudly and it was going well for the company until few months later when a dispute rose up between Ben Cohen, co-founder of Ben & Jerry’s, and some activists over a van that was donated by the big corporation. “He’s a 1 percenter telling the 99 percent, ‘I’m your boss,’” one activist said about Ben Cohen.
However, cooperation can be socially involved with their local communities by supporting causes such as, funding cancer research and showing solidarity with cancer
However, cooperation can be socially involved with their local communities by supporting causes such as, funding cancer research and showing solidarity with cancer