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Progress Against Our Priority Goals

Hershey has set and is working toward several ambitious goals designed to help us create positive change across global environmental and social areas, supported by robust governance. We publicly track and report our progress to stay transparent and accountable.

COCOA

Goals

Target Year

Progress
(as of Dec. 31, 2022)

100% independently verified cocoa

2020

Achieved

100%

100% sourcing visibility of Hershey’s cocoa volume in Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana

2025

On Track

77%

100% of farmers producing Hershey’s cocoa volume in Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana are polygon mapped by our suppliers to improve traceability and monitor deforestation1

2025

On Track

64%

100% of farmers producing Hershey’s cocoa volume in Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana are covered by Child Labor Monitoring and Remediation Systems (CLMRS) to prevent, monitor and remediate child labor2

2025

On Track

72%

1 Beginning in 2021, to be considered polygon mapped, all farm plots managed by the farmer must be mapped, as defined by the World Cocoa Foundation. Previously, a farmer was considered polygon mapped if at least one plot of land was mapped.
2 This refers to households covered by CLMRS.

RESPONSIBLE SOURCING AND HUMAN RIGHTS

Goals

Target Year

Progress
(as of Dec. 31, 2022)

100% of priority ingredients and materials to be responsibly and sustainably sourced (by volume)3

2025

On Track

84%

85% of in scope supplier sites meet Hershey’s Responsible Sourcing Supplier Program requirements

2025

On Track

37%

3 This result represents the percentage by volume of Hershey’s five priority ingredients, which met our definition of responsibly and sustainably sourced in 2022. This definition varies by ingredient and is subject to change as Hershey’s responsible sourcing programs evolve.

ENVIRONMENT

Goals

Target Year

Progress
(as of Dec. 31, 2022)

50% absolute reduction in Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions (against a 2018 baseline)4

2030

On Track

41%

25% absolute reduction in Scope 3 GHG emissions (against a 2018 baseline)5

2030

In Progress

10%

100% of plastic packaging to be recyclable, reusable or compostable6

2030

On Track

17%

25 million pounds of packaging to be eliminated7

2030

On Track

13.7M lbs

4 Hershey's GHG emissions reduction goal for 2030 is based on Scope 1 and Scope 2 (market-based). Our 2022 Scope 1 and Scope 2 data received limited assurance by EY.
5 Our 2022 Scope 3 data is verified by Quantis. In 2023, we will be undertaking a rebaselining for our Scope 3 emissions.
6 The progress for this commitment currently represents Hershey North American produced products only (e.g., U.S., Canada, Monterrey (Mexico), and all export items from these countries) that are recyclable.
7 In 2021, we expanded our commitment to eliminate an additional 25 million pounds of packaging by 2030. Results represent cumulative packaging waste eliminated (2021-2022).

OUR PEOPLE

Goals

Target Year

Progress
(as of Dec. 31, 2022)

Achieve pay equity for similar job categories across our global salaried employees

2025

On Track

In 2022, we maintained fair and equitable pay achievements, including 1:1 aggregate people of color pay equity for salaried employees in the United States (2021) and 1:1 aggregate gender pay (2020).

47-50% women representation across all employees globally

2025

Achieved

47.8%

30-40% people of color (POC) representation across U.S. employees8

2025

On Track

27.5%

50% hazard reduction for job functions with ergonomic risks through process improvements

2025

On Track

22%

8 POC refers to Black, African American, Hispanic/Latino, Asian/Asian Pacific Islander, Hawaiian Pacific Islander, and those who identify as two or more races.

YOUTH

Goals

Target Year

Progress
(as of Dec. 31, 2022)

50 million children globally supported through education, nutrition, and social and emotional well-being9

2025

On Track

26.2M children

100,000 children take Heartwarming actions and impact their communities10

2025

Achieved

208,257 children

9 More than 26.2 million children were supported, cumulatively from January 1, 2020 to December 31, 2022.
10 More than 208,200 children took action and impacted their communities, cumulatively from January 1, 2020 to December 31, 2022.

COMMUNITY

Goals

Target Year

Progress
(as of Dec. 31, 2022)

$105 million donated in cash and products to community partners focused on education, community economic development, inclusive communities and health and human services where we live and work11

2025

On Track

$73.5M

11 Hershey donated nearly $73.5 million in cash and products cumulatively from January 1, 2020 to December 31, 2022.