Kroger Recognizes Zero Hero Student Award Winners
CINCINNATI, June 26, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Kroger Co. (NYSE: KR) today shared that 10,310 students across America have been named Zero Hero award winners through the retailer's Zero Hunger | Zero Waste youth engagement program. Students earned the award for taking action during the 2022-2023 school year to create communities free from hunger and waste and advance United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) 2 and 12: Zero Hunger and Responsible Consumption and Production. During the 2022-2023 school year, Zero Hero student award winners completed 78,800 volunteer hours, generating a community impact value of $2.5 million.