The Hershey Company — Ethics Grade C

The Hershey Company receives an overall ethics grade of C (48/100) on CancelCo's corporate accountability database. Sector: Consumer Goods. Market cap: Large Cap.

Category scores

• labor: 40
• privacy: 65
• consumer: 55
• environment: 45
• humanRights: 25

Documented incidents (1)

• Child labor in cocoa supply (high, 2023) — Class action lawsuit alleged Hershey knowingly sourced cocoa from suppliers using child labor in West Africa.

Documented good deeds

• Milton Hershey School — Endowed school provides free education and housing to 2,100 children from low-income families.

Ethical alternatives

• Tony's Chocolonely — Slave-free chocolate with direct trade farmer relationships and fair pricing.