Minimizing Our Environmental Footprint

Minimizing Our Environmental Footprint
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By committing to reducing our environmental impact and setting ambitious new commitments and goals for our operations and supply chain, we’re helping protect our planet for future generations.

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From Nuts to Clean Energy: Buying Renewable Energy Is Just Another Way to Bring Goodness to the World
Over the past 13 years, I have spent much of my career focused on nut research and purchasing. For more than seven-and-a-half years, I have been responsible for Hershey’s procurement of peanuts and almonds. Before that, I worked in R&D as Hershey’s nut technical expert and on chocolate innovation projects. In 2017, I was given the opportunity to expand my responsibilities and become...
Apr 22, 2021 9:30 AM ET
Hershey Announces New Renewable Energy Agreements Aligned With 2030 Goal to Reduce Emissions by More Than 50%
HERSHEY, Pa., April 20, 2021 /3BL Media/ -- The Hershey Company (NYSE: HSY) today announced two new clean energy partnerships to develop solar projects in the U.S. as it moves its operations toward the use of clean and renewable energy. For the first project, located in Camden, North Carolina, Hershey has made a 15-year power purchase agreement (PPA) that will enable the financing and...
Apr 20, 2021 5:00 PM ET
Making Commitments Are 'Easy,' Delivering Is Where the Real Work Begins
Companies compete for mindshare all the time; who has the best Superbowl ad?; can you be pulled away from your social media for a quick five seconds?; and yes, companies even want to talk about the great sustainability work that they do to ensure they are recognized for doing the right thing and making a difference.  I’ve found, however, that saying something is often easier than...
Apr 19, 2021 11:35 AM ET
Hershey Announces Bold 2030 Goals to Reduce Environmental Footprint and Address Climate Change
HERSHEY, Pa., March 2, 2021 /3BL Media/ -- The Hershey Company (NYSE: HSY) today announced new commitments to advance its environmental progress and contribute to global climate action. Hershey has set ambitious new goals to reduce its global emissions in line with the global best practice of the Paris Climate Agreement, to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C. In 2019, Hershey...
Mar 2, 2021 1:10 PM ET
Hershey: Exploring Sustainable Packaging
WHY IT MATTERS Hershey is dedicated to delivering safe, high-quality products to our consumers and packaging is a key component to that consumer promise. However, we recognize packaging waste is a mounting global issue that is increasingly on the minds of our customers and consumers. We’re actively looking into how we can package our products more sustainably....
Jan 13, 2021 10:50 AM ET

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