Cocoa for Good
As The Hershey Company’s strategic partner and thought leader in cocoa sourcing, Hershey Trading GmbH is at the heart of the company’s $500 million, comprehensive cocoa sustainability strategy: Cocoa For Good.
In addition to providing strategic counsel on cocoa sustainability, Hershey Trading GmbH leads the day-to-day program management and on-the-ground execution of Cocoa For Good.
In leading this work, we help The Hershey Company achieve its vision of a world where cocoa farmers and their families are able to live healthy, prosperous lives and where cocoa communities and ecosystems thrive for generations to come.
To learn more about Cocoa For Good’s four pillars and programs, please visit Cocoa For Good. For annual updates on The Hershey Company’s progress towards certified and sustainable ingredients, please see the company’s Sustainability Report and the company website.
Passionate About Cocoa Today and Cocoa Tomorrow
Cocoa For Good Working Principles
Cocoa For Good performance indicators have been chosen through stakeholder consultations. We align performance indicators and their definitions where possible with industry. All our data are verified by 3rd parties. These performance indicators are provided to The Hershey Company on a regular basis for public reporting.
We Do the Right Thing
Hershey Trading GmbH is critical to ensuring cocoa sustainability which is integral to The Hershey Company’s business success. Community engagement has been part of Hershey’s success for 125 years.
We Listen and Engage
We embrace critical and constructive feedback from all stakeholders. This increases our knowledge and informs our decisions.
We Partner
We can't do this alone and therefore partner with like-minded organizations. All stakeholders have an interest in sustainable social and environmental change and ensuring the future of cocoa.
We Share
We share our successes and failures, and we stimulate upscaling strategies in the fields of Nutrition, Education, Economic Empowerment and Wellbeing.