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The Hershey Company | Sustainability Performance

https://www.thehersheycompany.com

A company known for its chocolate and confectionery products, offering a wide variety of snacks and treats. It focuses on brand management and product innovation to adapt to changing consumer preferences in the global confectionery market.

1894

United States

10,001+ employees

Food & Beverages

$10B+ in revenue

$500M - 1B in profitability

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Sustainability Ranking & Industry Benchmark

#804
Overall
#191
in United States
#22
in Food & Beverages

Sustainability Maturity

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Industry Rank

16 out of 333

Overview
Environmental
Carbon emissionsCarbon certificatesEnergy consumptionWaste ManagementWater ManagementAir & land impactNature and biodiversityClimate risk
Social
Diversity and InclusionPay GapsHealth and SafetyExternalities
Governance
TargetsSDG ImpactESG scores and Exclusions
Financial Data
Business performanceCapital & innovationAnalyst projections

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CO2 scope 1 + 2

414.4K CO2e tonnes, 2025
Aligned

Renewable energy

36% 2024
Aligned

Waste generated

119.6K tonnes, 2025
Aligned

Female employees

45% 2025
Aligned

Externalities

27.2M $, 2025
Laggard

Market cap

34.1B $, 2026▼14.1% YoY

Revenue

11.7B $, 2025▲4.2% YoY

R&D intensity

0% 2025

Carbon emissions

Reveal data for 1 credit

Industry rank: 33 out of 333


Total CO2 emissions
(CO2e tonnes)

Industry rank: 33 out of 333

Scope 1
Scope 2 location based
Scope 3 downstream
Scope 3 upstream
Industry benchmark
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Renewable energy

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36%2024

Industry rank: 28 out of 333


Total energy consumption
and % renewables
(MWh, % of consumption)

Industry rank: 28 out of 333

Total energy

Share of renewable energy

Industry benchmark

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Renewable electricity

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%2024

Industry rank: Beyond Top 100


Total electricity consumption
and % renewables
(MWh, % of consumption)

Industry rank: Beyond Top 100

Total electricity

Share of renewable electricity

Industry benchmark

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Intensity


Greenhouse gas intensity Scope 1, 2 (tCO₂e /$M)
Greenhouse gas intensity (Scope 1, 2, 3)(tCO₂e /$M)
Energy consumption (direct) intensity (MWh /$M)
Waste generation intensity (tonnes /$M)
Industry Benchmark

35.5

B/M 49.5

512.9

B/M 512.7

136.0

B/M 189.2

10.2

B/M 4.0


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Female employees

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Share of female employees (%)

Share of female board members

25
50
75
100
Company
Benchmark
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Waste

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119.6K2025

Total waste generated (tonnes)

Total waste
Recovered & recycled
Not-recovered & not-recycled
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Controversy level


Very Low
Low
Noticeable
High
Severe
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  • Hershey's cocoa supply chain in West Africa faced scrutiny over child labor and fair wage practices for cocoa farmers.
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Carbon emissions breakdown

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Carbon certificate projects

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Energy consumption breakdown

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Climate risk

OverallAcuteChronic
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200 assets assessed
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52Moderate
$401.4Mestimated revenue at risk
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Biodiversity loss in km²

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Total biodiversity loss (km²e)
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Biodiversity loss in CO2e

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Total biodiversity loss as CO2e tonnes

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Potential species loss

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Biodiversity impact

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Waste management

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Water management

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Air pollution

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Land use

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Diversity & inclusion

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Pay gap breakdown

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Health & safety

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Externalities

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Market cap

34.1B $, 2026▼14.1% YoY

Revenue

11.7B $, FY2025▲4.2% YoY

EBITDA

1.4B $, FY2025▼9.1% YoY

Operating margin

12% Industry: 12▼113.5% YoY

Revenue & EBITDA

$11.7BFY2025 revenue

Total Annual
Revenue & EBITDA
($ B)

Annual revenue
EBITDA
3 year change
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Revenue by region


Revenue by region %

Other
United States

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Margin trends


Margin as % of revenue

Gross margin
Operating margin
Net margin

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Free cashflow

1.7B 2025▼10.1% YoY

Capex

528.0M 2025▼14.6% YoY

Debt/equity ratio

1.2 Industry: -33▼NaN% YoY

R&D intensity

0.0%FY2025

R&D as % of revenue

Return on invested capital (ROIC)
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Return on invested capital

9.0%FY2026

Return on invested capital (ROIC)
Industry benchmark

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Analyst revenue estimates & actuals


Analyst consensus vs actuals
($ B)

Actual revenue
Consensus estimates
Estimate only

11.2

▼ 0.6%

2023

11.2

▲ 0.4%

2024

11.7

▲ 0.9%

2025

13.7

2030

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Sustainability targets and commitments

TargetYearValueScopeBaseline

Progress against targets

Environmental policy coverage

Carbon reduction policy

Available

Human rights policy

Available

Recycling policy

Available

Workplace health & safety policy

Available

35%
Independent Directors

6 out of 17 incl. management

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Overall score

79

Environment

87

Social

94

Governance

55

Exclusion screening

Adult content

Not available

Alcoholic

Not available

Animal testing

Not available

Firearms

Not available

Tobacco

Not available

Gambling

Not available

Nuclear

Not available

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SDG impact

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2025

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SDG impact (historical)

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Reporting

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Sustainability Report

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Sustainability employees


Total sustainability employees

11+



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