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1 Sep 2010

Author:
Global Exchange, Green America, International Labor Rights Forum, Oasis USA

[PDF] Time to raise the bar: The Real Corporate Social Responsibility for the Hershey Company

…[H]alfway across the globe, there is a dark side to Hershey. In West Africa, where Hershey sources much of its cocoa, the scene is one of child labor, trafficking, and forced labor... On September 13, 2010, the Hershey Company released its first ever Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) report, yet failed to offer any real solutions to issues of forced and child labor that persist in its supply chain. This report is an alternative CSR report for the Hershey Company...[also refers to Ahold, Alter Eco, Archer Daniels Midland, Barry Callebaut, Ben & Jerrys (part of Unilever), Blommer Chocolate Company, Cadbury (part of Kraft), Cargill, Chocolat Frey, Cloetta Fazer, Divine Chocolate, ECOM, ED&F Man, Equal Exchange, Green & Blacks (part of Cadbury/Kraft), Heinz, Kraft Foods, Ludwig Schokolade GMBH, Mars, Nestle, Olam, Starbucks, Sweet Earth Organic Chocolates, Unilever]

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