21 The Hershey Company | 2021 ESG Report Cocoa The Big Picture Our Company Cocoa Responsible Sourcing and Human Rights Environment Our People Youth Community About This Report Cocoa For Good We’re working to Partners • Preserving Ecosystems make cocoa-growing Practices We work with experts from stakeholder Government of Côte d’Ivoire Rural Land We focus on four key interconnected groups — including suppliers and partners Agency (AFOR), Audace Institut Afrique communities stronger areas of impact: — to support field, farmer and community (AIA), Government of Côte d’Ivoire for generations to come. interventions. We also support public-private Ministry of Water Resources and Forests • Nourishing Children initiatives that align with our impact areas. (MINEF), German Agency for International We provide improved nutrition for Cooperation (GIZ), Impactum, Meridia, To do so, we have a clearly defined schoolchildren and training to support In 2021, our partners included: Nature Conservation Resource Center Ghana strategy that seeks to: home-based food security and (NCRC), Ghana Cocoa Board, Government children’s nutrition. • Nourishing Children of Ghana Ministry of Lands and Natural Improve farmer incomes Helen Keller International, International Cocoa Resources, Ghana Forestry Commission, and livelihoods. • Empowering Youth Initiative (ICI), Jacobs Foundation, Project PUR Project, USAID, Unilever, Winrock, We work with communities to combat Peanut Butter, Government of Côte d’Ivoire World Cocoa Foundation, Sourcemap. Eliminate child labor and child labor, improve the quality of National Nutrition Council, Government of improve children’s nutrition. education and encourage children to Côte d’Ivoire National Nutrition Programme Suppliers remain in school. We also work to equip (PNN), Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA), Protect the youth with life and business skills and Government of Ghana Ministry of Gender, Albrecht & Dill Trading Company, Atlantic environment. resources to break the cycle of poverty Children and Social Protection, Government Cocoa Company, Barry Callebaut, Blommer in their communities and become of Ghana School Feeding Programme. Chocolate Company, Cargill Cocoa & Purpose tomorrow’s leaders. • Empowering Youth Chocolate, Ecuakao Processing SA, FCStone, To support the people in the communities • Prospering Communities Aflatoun, INADES Formation, CARE General Cocoa Company, Guan Chong Cocoa, where Hershey sources its cocoa and support We economically empower women International, ICI, Jacobs Foundation, Save Indcresa Productos del Cacao, JB Cocoa, LIFE our business objectives to source cocoa that and partner with suppliers to provide the Children, Government of Côte d’Ivoire BV, Olam International, Plot, Tafi SA and United is socially and environmentally responsible. training and financial support to cocoa Ministry of Education and Literacy, Otumfuo Cocoa Processor, Inc. farmers and their families to grow their Osei Tutu II Foundation (Ghana). Principles business and diversify and stabilize their • Prospering Communities household income. CARE International, Farmerline, ICI, Ipsos, • We listen to farmers and their families • Preserving Ecosystems Espoir+, Empow’Her, PDA NGO, &Wider, and engage with local communities and We advance environmentally responsible United States Agency for International governments in cocoa origin countries, agricultural practices and promote Development (USAID), Vert+, World incorporating their feedback and supporting agroforestry and shade-grown Cocoa Foundation. people-led change. cocoa. We use polygon mapping • We partner with like-minded organizations to improve traceability, understand to drive change at scale. how and where cocoa is being grown • We track our performance and share our and monitor deforestation risk using successes and learning opportunities. satellite technology.