"Palm Oil

We progressed our work in 2020 towards achieving a traceable and exploitation-free palm oil supply chain, which requires

continuing to identify human rights risks and partnering with our suppliers to address them. We continue to support the

work of the Roundtable for Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) and remain committed to purchasing 100% RSPO Mass Balance

certified palm oil which we have been doing since 2017. With our partner, Earthworm Foundation, we developed a public

Palm Oil Grievance Procedure and Log to investigate allegations of child labor and forced labor, transparently disclose how

we investigate violations against our Responsible Palm Oil Sourcing Policy and establish formalized thresholds for suspension

and re-entry into our supply chain. As of 2020, 13 palm companies have been suspended, two of which due to human rights

violations. Finally, given our role in the value chain, we work with suppliers leveraging tools and on-the-ground investments

led by our partner, Earthworm Foundation to support remediation efforts. More details can be found here and on our updated

palm oil webpage."

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"While the surveys predominately showed that workers were treated fairly and enjoyed working for Hershey, we found opportunities for improvement including: The repayment of nominal fees for uniforms that workers had paid and updated our internal policy to explicitly prohibit this"

"When a Supplier Code violation is identified, the Hershey Global Responsible Sourcing team reviews the findings and suppliers are required to develop a corrective action plan that includes addressing the root cause of the issues."

"In 2021, 238 initial, periodic and follow-up audits were completed by high-risk suppliers. The top three categories of non-compliances identified through audits included health and safety, working hours, and wages and benefits. All instances of non-compliances require a corrective action plan to be closed out via a desktop or follow-up onsite audit."

"In instances where a supplier is unwilling or unable to remediate violations in the appropriate timeframe, Hershey reserves the right to suspend or remove the supplier."

"Responsible Recruitment: Suppliers in the program are required to complete a recruitment specific self-assessment questionnaire and corrective action plan for identified instances of non compliances and receive access to training through the Responsible Labor Initiative E-learning Academy."

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"As of 2021, 16 palm companies have been suspended, three of which were suspended due to human rights violations"