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Company also launches Kakum Cocoa Agroforestry Landscape program.
The Hershey Co. has announced a new package of environmental initiatives and commitments, including establishing a new comprehensive environmental policy, signing the United Nations Global Compact (UNGC) and joining the Science Based Targets initiative.
In addition, Hershey is launching the Kakum Cocoa Agroforestry Landscape Program, focused on improving the well-being of cocoa farmers and their families and strengthening the region's socio-economic and ecological resilience to climate change.
"Hershey has long demonstrated its belief that business has a responsibility to help protect our communities and the planet we all share," said Michele Buck, Hershey president and ceo. "Together, these strategic environmental policies and initiatives will further strengthen how Hershey operates, creating a positive social impact from farm to finished product."
Hershey's environmental journey began nearly a decade ago when the company set its first carbon reduction targets and soon after began to transition most of its manufacturing facilities to "zero waste to landfill." These new initiatives elevate the company's commitment to environmental stewardship.
Environmental Policy
Hershey recognizes that climate change is an increasing threat to the health of the planet, and the company's new comprehensive environmental policy seeks to make meaningful and sustainable...