67 The Hershey Company | 2021 ESG Report The Big Picture Our Company Cocoa Responsible Sourcing and Human Rights Environment Our People Youth Community About This Report Our People Accelerating DEI Efforts at Hershey This year, we deepened our DEI work, putting our The Pathways Project employees front and center DEI has always been on our radar of our new, strengthened and top of mind. Following a DEI strategy. particularly traumatic 2020, we realized the time had come to To have the right impact, in the right way, intensify our DEI priorities and we have listened intently to our employees, do even more. using their experiences to explore ways to be I’m proud to see that our Pathways a company that truly advances inclusion in our Project is already having a visible business and our communities. As a result, together with a diverse group impact on our workforce, from our of employees, we co-created The Pathways manufacturing centers to corporate More pathways More pathways More pathways Project, our five-year plan to make our management. to JOIN: to GROW: to REACH OUT: workplace and communities even more It’s a strong start on ambitious Bringing in a wider range Recognizing and Showing up for consumers inclusive. commitments but we know there is of talent and perspectives developing talent that and communities in In 2021, we intensified our DEI priorities and still work to do. Supported by new was underrepresented new ways realized how much more we could and should hiring practices for 50% in the past Supported by seeking to be doing. We accelerated our commitments As we look to the future of The diverse slates of candidates Supported by unconscious improve access to education and recognized the need to pause, engage with Hershey Company, we will be and interviewers, expanded bias training, promoting for POC communities employees and strengthen Hershey’s inclusion guided by The Pathways Project. Not opportunities for remote diverse mentorship through new partnerships, strategy to truly embed DEI into the company — only will it help us hold ourselves hires and remote work, and commercial leader supporting BRG making it real and actionable every day. and new efforts to development to retain membership and engaging accountable to our targets, we will engage more diverse and promote in volunteering and giving Per Hershey’s commitment in our also use it to inform each and every suppliers. POC talent. opportunities. 2022 Proxy Statement, we’ve business decision to ensure that expanded DEI and human capital DEI stays at the forefront of Making disclosures in this report. For a Moments of Goodness, together. summary of our goals and KPIs related to our people, see page 74. How Hershey Defines Alicia Petross, Diversity: People of Color (POC): Chief Diversity Officer, Hershey defines diversity as dimensions Refers to Black, African American, Hershey of difference between people. These Hispanic/Latino, Asian/Asian Pacific dimensions are often referred to in terms Islander, Hawaiian Pacific Islander and of race and gender, but at Hershey, we those who identify as two or more races. also include dimensions such as age, ethnicity, sexual orientation, veteran status, physical abilities, etc.