Hershey Recognized by Civic 50 for ‘Bringing Goodness’ to Communities
June 21 2017 - 9:00AM
The Hershey Company (NYSE:HSY) was recognized for the fifth time as
one of America’s 50 most community-minded companies in The Civic
50, an annual recognition for companies that best use their
resources to help improve the communities in which they do
business.
The Civic 50 award is the only recognition that exclusively
measures corporate involvement in communities and is an initiative
of Points of Light, the world’s largest organization dedicated to
volunteer service. This Civic 50 award, created in 2012, has been
awarded to Hershey all five years it has been presented.
“Our passion for supporting vibrant and thriving communities has
been a part of Hershey for more than a century,” said Leigh Horner,
Vice President of Corporate Communications and Corporate Social
Responsibility, The Hershey Company. “This inspires us to be
catalysts for change by unleashing our employees to apply their
time and talents as volunteers and by giving financial support to
community issues that matter most to us.”
On a global scale, Hershey is focused on sharing its goodness
with the world by leveraging the skills and talents of its
employees, as well as the resources of its business, to implement
programs that help the greater community flourish. The company
continues to positively impact the community through its shared
social purpose – Nourishing Minds – by providing children with the
basic nutrition they need to learn and grow. Through applying its
expertise in food production and processing to support programs and
partnerships in Ghana, the United States, Canada and China, Hershey
is on track to nourish one million minds by 2020.
The company also expanded its Learn to Grow program, which
provides agricultural training to more than 48,000 cocoa farmers
across Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana and Nigeria. Through education, women’s
empowerment and policies that help prevent illegal and forced child
labor, Hershey aims to help build healthy and productive
communities – a goal that is further outlined in the company’s
recently released 2016 Corporate Social Responsibility Report.
Additionally, Hershey is gearing up for its annual global week
of service, Good to Give Back Week, happening this July. Throughout
the week, thousands of employees will work with the company’s
non-profit partners to give back to local communities around the
world. During an annual meal-packing event with Rise Against
Hunger, the company expects to pack its one-millionth meal, with
all meals sent to communities in need around the world. Throughout
the year, Hershey employees are encouraged to give back to
communities and is among 64 percent of Civic 50 companies that
offer employees paid time off to volunteer.
“Encouraged by calls for responsible citizenship from
shareholders, employees and customers—but also driven by a desire
to build trust and define their brands — Civic 50 companies are
putting communities at the center of business,” said Jennifer
Lawson, president of networks at Points of Light.
To view a complete list of The Civic 50 companies for 2017,
visit Civic50.org.
About The Hershey Company The Hershey Company,
headquartered in Hershey, Pa., is a global confectionery company
known for bringing goodness to the world through its chocolate,
sweets, mints and other great-tasting snacks. Hershey has
approximately 18,000 employees around the world who work every day
to deliver delicious, quality products. The company has more than
80 brands around the world that drive more than $7.4
billion in annual revenues, including such iconic brand names
as Hershey's, Reese's, Hershey's Kisses, Jolly
Rancher and Ice Breakers. Building on its core
business, Hershey is expanding its portfolio to include a
broader range of delicious snacks.
At Hershey, goodness has always been about more than delicious
products. For more than 120 years, Hershey has been committed
to operating fairly, ethically and sustainably. Hershey
founder, Milton Hershey, created the Milton Hershey School in 1909
and since then the company has focused on giving underserved
children the skills and support they need to be successful. Today,
the company continues this social purpose through 'Nourishing
Minds,' a global initiative that provides basic nutrition
to help children learn and grow. From neighborhoods across the
United States to the streets of Shanghai and Mumbai and villages of
West Africa, our goal is to nourish one million minds by 2020.
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About The Civic 50The Civic 50 was created in
2012 to measure corporate civic engagement and recognize companies
that incorporate socially responsible practices and community
leadership into their culture.
The survey evaluates companies based on several criteria
including how extensively and strategically resources are applied
to community engagement, how a community engagement program
supports business interests and integrates into business functions.
Other criteria include how a company supports community engagement
through its institutional policies, systems, and incentives, and
how a company measures the social and business impact of its
community engagement program.
MEDIA CONTACT:
Sarah Dull
The Hershey Company
717-508-1384
sdull@hersheys.com
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