Posted by Zarah Patriana in Fair Trade News & Views, Global Exchange Fair Trade Campaign on 7th May, 2013 | 1 Comment
Last month, Hershey’s announced its next step toward 100% certified sustainable cocoa by committing to source cocoa through three of the world’s most recognized cocoa certifying organizations, including Fair Trade USA. Was calling this announcement a victory premature or even misleading?
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Posted by Zarah Patriana in Fair Trade News & Views, Featured, Global Exchange Fair Trade Campaign on 22nd March, 2013 | 9 Comments
We won! After years of pressure from Fair Trade activists like you, Hershey’s recently announced its next step toward 100% certified sustainable cocoa by committing to source cocoa through three of the world’s most recognized cocoa certifying organizations, including Fair Trade USA. When Hershey’s made its announcement in October of 2012 to source 100% certified »
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Posted by Kirsten Moller in Fair Trade News & Views, Global Exchange Fair Trade Campaign on 3rd October, 2012 | No Comments
Hershey’s has announced its commitment to source 100% certified cocoa by 2020. This is a huge step for Hershey’s to improve its supply chain accountability and shows that it is responsive to consumer pressure and you helped us get here! Join us in thanking Hershey’s for taking this monumental step forward and urge the company to choose a 100% Fair Trade certification for its chocolate and truly raise the bar.
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Posted by Admin in Fair Trade News & Views, Global Exchange Fair Trade Campaign on 17th April, 2012 | No Comments
This Easter season children around the Bay Area sent postcards to the Hershey Corporation asking Hershey to make sure its Cadbury brand Easter chocolates are not produced using child labor. Check out some of the results and learn, why Hershey?
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Posted by Kirsten Moller in Fair Trade News & Views, Global Exchange Fair Trade Campaign on 1st February, 2012 | 28 Comments
On January 30th, after years of being targeted by organized consumer Fair Trade actions, Hershey has finally made a move! Hershey’s announced that it will make a commitment to purchasing Rainforest Alliance Certified cocoa and invest $10 million dollars in education and its smart-phone CocoaLink project. So what does this actually mean? Have we won an important first step or are we being duped?
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Posted by Admin in Fair Trade News & Views, Global Exchange Fair Trade Campaign on 16th June, 2011 | No Comments
We recently shared a quick report back from last week’s Hershey rally in Times Square in a blog post full of links to photos and quotes from the energizing day. Now we want you to see for yourself what an extraordinary sight it was, with 2-300 people, mostly K-12 students, standing up for the rights »
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Posted by Tex Dworkin in Fair Trade News & Views, Fair Trade Roundups, Global Exchange Fair Trade Campaign on 14th June, 2011 | No Comments
A video that will leave you grinning ear to ear, plus details about getting into the pages of the 2012 Fair Trade calendar and a wrap up about the Times Square Hershey rally. It’s Fair Trade Roundup time.
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Posted by Zarah Patriana in Fair Trade News & Views, Featured, Global Exchange Fair Trade Campaign on 28th April, 2011 | No Comments
Today, the Hershey Company’s board of directors and shareholders came together for their annual meeting in Hershey, Pennsylvania. So, what better day than today to call on Hershey’s to chart a new course into a future free of child labor and poverty in communities that grow the company’s cocoa. Green America’s Fair Trade coordinator, Elizabeth »
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Posted by Tex Dworkin in Fair Trade News & Views, Fair Trade Roundups, Global Exchange Fair Trade Campaign on 20th April, 2011 | No Comments
This week in Fair Trade news, we’ve got a Fair Trade design contest, a free downloadable Easter card, and one week to vote for your favorite Hershey mock ad.
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Posted by Tex Dworkin in Fair Trade News & Views, Global Exchange Fair Trade Campaign on 19th April, 2011 | No Comments
Hershey Brand Jam contest entries are all in, and the finalists have been announced. You have one week to vote for your favorite and help spread the word to help ensure that your fave wins.
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