Hershey secures spot in DiversityInc’s Top 50 Companies list

The Hershey Company has again been included in DiversityInc’s list of top 50 companies for diversity.

Hershey was among two other food companies, The Kellogg Company and McCormick & Company, who have also been included in DiversityInc’s list for at least two years in a row. Hershey moved up from rank #25 in 2019 to rank #21 this year.

According to DiversityInc, Hershey’s hiring practises and responsibility standards are “strengthened by its world-class minority, women, veteran, LGBTQ+ people, disadvantaged and disabled-owned suppliers”. The company also noted Hershey’s $1 million commitment to acquire, install and staff a new manufacturing line dedicated to producing face masks to help i the fight against Covid-19.

Commenting on its #21 spot, Hershey stated: “Our diverse and inclusive culture makes the difference across all areas of the business and levels of the company. Hershey is a global leader on gender representation, with women occupying many of the top positions in the company – including CEO and Chairman of the Board, and Chief Growth Officer – with 50% representation across the company. Across Hershey’s total US salaried workforce, US women earn 0.99 cents on the dollar compared to men. Additionally, five of our 13 Board of Directors are women.

“We create a welcoming and inclusive work environment for all employees around the world. Our eight, vibrant employee-led Business Resource Groups (BRGs), which include Abilities First, African American, Asian, GenH (Generations), Latino, Prism (LGBTQ), Veteran’s and Women’s, play an important role in helping to attract and retain people from different communities, providing business insights and connecting people within the company.”

The companies on DiversityInc’s Top 50 list are judged by the same criteria, using sophisticated SAS software to analyse responses in the following areas:

• Talent Pipeline (workforce breakdown, recruitment, diameter of existing talent)
• Talent Development (employee resource groups, mentoring, philanthropy, movement, fairness)
• Leadership Accountability (responsible for results, communications, visibility)
• Supplier Diversity (per cent of Tier I and Tier II spend with minority-, women-, LGBT-, disability- and veteran-owned businesses)

For more information and to view DiversityInc’s full list, visit: www.diversityinc.com/the-2020-top-50-diversityinc.