Hershey
The Hershey Company, headquartered in Hershey, Pa., is a global confectionery leader known for bringing goodness to the world through its chocolate, sweets, mints and other great-tasting snacks.
At Hershey, goodness has always been about more than delicious products. For 120 years, Hershey has been committed to good business by operating fairly, ethically and sustainably to make a positive impact on society. This means contributing to a better life for its employees, consumers, communities, and, ultimately, creating a bright future for children in need. This commitment is exemplified by Milton Hershey School, established in 1909 by the company's founder and administered by Hershey Trust Company. The children who attend the school receive education, housing, and medical care — thriving as direct beneficiaries of The Hershey Company's success.
Regenerating Local: How Brands Can Bring Tangible Benefits to Communities in Need
At SB’23 San Diego, several discussions and events explored the potential for social impact when we rethink business as usual. ... View More
Thinking About the Box: The Role of Digital Printing in Packaging Sustainability, Consumer Experience
Brands have a powerful voice and field of influence; by leading by example on digital packaging innovation, they can not only reduce their impact on the environment, but be heroes of change and inspire others to take positive action, as well. ... View More
The Engagement Imperative: How Organizations Can Align with Their Communities’ Needs
How can organizations best align their core business activities with community wellbeing? That was the topic of a recent Sustainable Brands webinar hosted by EVERFI and featuring insights from AT&T, EcoRise and Hershey. ... View More
How to Redesign Products, Services, Messaging, Business Models for a Better Future
At SB’21 San Diego, innovators in the apparel, food, plastics, real estate, retail, spirits industries and more shared lessons learned from a variety of initiatives aimed at enabling a circular, regenerative future. ... View More
The Secret to Decreasing Scope 3 Emissions: A Win For R&D, Marketing and Sustainability Teams
The First Educator Advantage (FEA) is when a CPG brand is first to educate consumers on an impact topic that does not yet hold mainstream materiality. Here, we explore how successfully executing this strategy can reduce scope 3 emissions, increase co... View More
Supply Chains Are the Achilles’ Heel of Food Company Climate Action
Companies cannot credibly address climate risk without disclosing and reducing their supply chain emissions. Through Food Emissions 50, investors are issuing an urgent call to action for companies to raise their ambition to disclose emissions, set ta... View More
Hershey Releases 2020 Sustainability Report
The Hershey Company today released its 2020 Sustainability Report, highlighting its progress on key environmental and social initiatives during a year of unprecedented challenges. ... View More
Hershey Announces Bold 2030 Goals to Reduce Environmental Footprint and Address Climate Change
The Hershey Company today announced new commitments to advance its environmental progress and contribute to global climate action. ... View More
Trending: Brands Continue Work to Build Traceable, Regenerative Ag Supply Chains
In the name of continued improvement for the benefit and sustainability of their respective industries and the agricultural communities that supply them, Timberland and Hershey unveil new measures to ensure ethical supply chains for leather and cocoa... View More
Candy Giants Rated on Commitments to Create Better Chocolate
International advocacy groups publish joint consumer purchasing guide to more ethical chocolate choices, just in time for Easter. ... View More
Hershey Named To Civic 50 For ‘Sharing Goodness’ With Communities
The Hershey Company has been named to The Civic 50 for the seventh consecutive year as one of America’s most community-minded companies, an annual recognition from Points of Light, the world’s largest organization dedicated to volunteer service. ... View More
Hershey Announces First-Ever “Makers of Good” Teen Summit
Summit brings students together to tackle one of Gen Z’s most pressing issues ... View More
Hershey Announces Action Plans To Protect And Restore Forests In Cocoa Growing Region
Action Plans are integrated into Hershey’s broader Cocoa For Good Strategy and deliver the company’s commitment to the Cocoa & Forests Initiative ... View More
Job Opening: Associate Manager, Environmental Sustainability & ESG Reporting at Hershey
Hershey is hiring! Environmental Sustainability & ESG Reporting Associate Manager position now available in Hershey, PA. ... View More
Hershey Announces New Environmental Policy and Initiatives to Significantly Reduce Its Impact on the Planet
The Hershey Company (NYSE: HSY) today announced from Kakum National Park in Southern Ghana a package of environmental initiatives and commitments, including establishing a new comprehensive environmental policy, signing the United Nations Global Comp... View More
SB Corporate Members Named to Dow Jones Sustainability 2018 Indices
The Dow Jones Sustainability Indices for 2018 have been released, with many Sustainable Brands Corporate Members retaining their spots as global sustainability leaders. Created in 1999, the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices benchmark sustainability pe... View More
Dove, Nike, Hershey’s Among Millennials’, Gen Z’s Most Trusted Brands
The erosion of trust among consumers – and especially young consumers bucketed as Millennials or Gen Z – is top-of-mind for brands fighting for brand loyalty in a world with the highest youth population in history. ... View More
SB Corporate Members Among Top Community-Minded Companies in 2018 Civic 50 Honorees
Points of Light, the world’s largest organization dedicated to volunteer service, honors the 50 most community-minded companies in the United States each year. The Civic 50 initiative was founded in in 2012 by the National Conference on Citizenshi... View More
Hershey Releases 2017 CSR Report, Unveils SDG-Aligned CSR Strategy
Today, along with the release of its 2017 Shared Goodness Corporate Social Responsibility report, The Hershey Company unveiled Shared Goodness Promise, a new CSR strategy aligned with the UN Sustainable Development Goals and centered around investmen... View More
SB Corporate Members Among Top 50 Companies for Diversity
Many Sustainable Brands Corporate Members have been named in DiversityInc’s Top 50 Companies for Diversity. The list was created in 2001 in response to the emerging business value of diversity-management initiatives. To participate, each company mu... View More
