Hershey may have been the last major chocolate makers to join the list of companies planning to use 100% sustainable cocoa by 2020 — following Mars, Nestle, Mondelez and Ferrero — but that doesn’t mean they aren’t taking the goal seriously.
“We have been looking at this for a long time,” says Andy McCormick, Hershey’s v.p. of public affairs. “We’re confident we will meet our target.”
In fact, the Hershey Co. has done a lot in the last 18 months to prove that and to become more socially responsible in general.
As a result, the Penn.-based chocolate marker has been recently recognized for its efforts, which include the following: