73 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 More Pathways to REACH OUT Pathways to REACH OUT is about the work we do in our Investing in an Be Real communities to improve access to education for Black Inclusive Future The Pathways Project was born from and Brown students, empower and engage our BRGs In December 2020, Hershey became listening sessions. We knew that an and support volunteerism. the first company to endow a scholarship updated enterprise strategy needed to be with the Thurgood Marshall College Fund realistic about the gaps that exist and why, (TMCF). The fund represents and supports before employees could feel confident Our Ambition During the year, our DEI-focused volunteer the ambitions of nearly 300,000 students that we can close them. Employees efforts covered several local initiatives. attending 47 member schools that include outlined what gaps they believe exist We’re investing in the changes that are building We not only continued our long-standing public HBCUs, medical schools and when it comes to DEI: the communities we want to see: where youth of mentorship programs for students at Milton law schools. • Everyone needs formal and informal color have a clear and accessible path to quality Hershey School but also mentored students Hershey pledged a historic $1.5 million routes to grow their career. education and where everyone feels seen, at the Dauphin County Technical School investment with an aim to increase • DEI should be part of everyone’s job heard and supported. and across the Harrisburg School Districts. that to a total of $3 million over the description and tied to the business. This year, employees also began mentoring next 10 years. In 2021, we contributed Our Progress in 2021 youth participating in the NAACP ACT-SO $200,000 to the endowment, which will • Provide more opportunities for Achievement Program of Harrisburg. The provide scholarships for students pursuing remote work. Our commitment is to serve and support the program recognizes and supports young degrees in food science at TMCF member Thanks to their feedback, The Pathways local communities of all our stakeholders, people from underrepresented communities schools, which include public colleges Project is already doing the work to from our home in the heart of Pennsylvania who demonstrate academic, scientific and that provide advanced education for close the gaps and build a better to the diverse areas where we operate around artistic achievement. underrepresented populations. Hershey together. the world. As a part of this commitment, we are making We have been collaborating across an impact through educational investments, key functional areas (Retail, Finance, community programming and DEI initiatives Supply Chain and Engineering) to attract with supply chain partners. TMCF talent by leading career information workshops. Four of these workshops in In 2021, this work included adding the 2021 directly reached 135 prospective Equal Justice Initiative, League of United candidates. In addition, Hershey employee The Listen and Learn sessions Latin American Citizens and Asian Americans Star Gibbs leads forums for Thurgood with colleagues were a great Advancing Justice to Hershey’s roster Marshall students to learn more about way to field questions, share of partners. The Hershey Company. experiences and emphasize that Hershey is a place where people $1.5M from a range of backgrounds can succeed. original commitment in 2020 Daniel Mohnshine, Vice President of Innovation and R&D, Hershey