90 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 Community A Culture of Giving Back While donations are Good to Give Back Month Tackling Hunger Head On Hershey Canada also continued its one way to support our Households with children are more than partnership with Food Banks Canada, focusing Every year, Hershey encourages employees on child hunger programs and their Food communities, we also to come together to give back to their 1.7 times more likely to face hunger than Explorers program. Hershey Canada donated 1 communities as volunteers. Our 2021 households without children. Throughout CAD $50,000 as well as an additional donation make a difference by Good to Give Back Month engaged over 2021, Hershey employees around the world of more than CAD $5,000 raised via employee volunteering. 1,000 employees, who volunteered virtually supported local hunger organizations and food fundraisers. This support enabled Food Banks and in person with community and national banks, and organized collections of food. Canada to provide 150,000 fresh food packs From using our expertise to build the capacity nonprofits. We once again gave the added Hershey proudly continued its partnership to children in 180 communities. of food systems entrepreneurs in Africa to flexibility of an entire month to take part and with Feeding America by focusing on the providing hands-on support for community ensured we provided in-person activity options nonprofits, we are always giving back in the requiring PPE and social distancing. In addition intersection of children and hunger, which places where we live and work. to in-person volunteer options that ranged aligns to our commitment to support children in Partners in Food Solutions from trail maintenance, community gardening, need and our desire to strengthen communities For a summary of our goals and KPIs food pantry services and literacy activities, where we operate. Hershey’s support enabled Since 2015, The Hershey Company has on community giving and volunteering, employees also took part in food drives and Feeding America’s ongoing national efforts supported Partners in Food Solutions see page 92. participated in several virtual volunteer lunch focused on child hunger and sponsored a (PFS), a nonprofit working to improve and learn opportunities hosted by NGO grant program for member food banks in five food security, nutrition and economic partners such as Partners in Food Solutions, of our U.S. manufacturing communities across development in Africa by linking our Crisis Text Line, Big Brothers Big Sisters and four states. In 2021, these grants served more talented team members with promising Rise Against Hunger. than 9,000 children and families. Our support entrepreneurial food companies to focused on meeting the needs of children help solve their food challenges. Since and families where they were, underwriting our partnership began, Hershey team programs specifically designed at home, after members have contributed over 6,600 1,050+ school, over weekends and vacations, and over hours and supported 97 different clients employee the summer through School Pantry, Summer across Sub-Saharan Africa. volunteers 55 Meals, Backpack and Kids Café programs. In 2021, Hershey volunteers supported organizations PFS clients, 35% of which are owned or supported managed by women, to share knowledge, empower entrepreneurs, improve nutrition globally and strengthen food value chains in Africa. 1,500 volunteer hours 1 Household Food Security in the United States in 2020 | USDA