Direct Employer Training: In 2020, Hershey leveraged the RLI E-learning Academy to train Hershey employees on forced labor and suppliers of labor services on responsible recruitment practices.
Supplier Training: Hershey recognizes that our suppliers have different levels of maturity when it comes to sustainability, human rights and broader responsible business practices, and we actively seek opportunities to support suppliers on their journey of continuous
THE HERSHEY COMPANY HUMAN RIGHTS POLICY ©The Hershey Company 2021improvement. Our supplier guidebookprovides specific resources on how to prevent forced labor and other human rights abuses and our memberships with the RLI and Sedex provide a broad range of e-learning and education on key human rights topics including forced labor and responsible recruitment. In 2020, six Malaysia-based Hershey suppliers participated in the AIM-Progress/ELEVATE virtual responsible recruitment series. The program helped communicate brand expectations around responsible recruitment and provided practical guidance on how to strengthen existing recruitment and employment practices of migrant workers. More information on supplier training can be found here.
Not clear whether RLI Academy and trainings for suppliers and employees is mandatory.