Controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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1662
Participation in the Atlantic slave trade
The WIC transported, sold, and contracted for the forced movement of enslaved Africans, making slavery a significant part of its commercial and colonial system.
1621
Monopoly and shareholder-control concerns
Contemporary and later accounts describe investor dissatisfaction with the company’s concentrated governance, limited ordinary shareholder control, and the use of director positions for connected families.