Hershey Sets Goal to Cut Emissions Through Targeted Investments

March 1, 2021, 1:12 PM UTC

The Hershey Company is targeting 100% of its plastic packaging to be recyclable, reusable or compostable by 2030.

  • Company has set a new goal to reduce packaging weight an additional 25 million pounds by 2030
  • Hershey has set new goals to reduce its global emissions in line with the global best practice of the Paris Climate Agreement, to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C.
    • Hershey plans to reduce its absolute Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions by more than 50% and its absolute Scope 3 emissions by 25% by 2030, compared to a 2018 baseline
  • Hershey will deploy a comprehensive, ...

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