Serious Statements

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Tony’s mission lock: our mission secured

Tony’s Mission Lock is a legal mechanism that secures our mission for the rest of eternity, regardless of shareholder structure.

Tony’s tried-and-true playbook for ending exploitation in cocoa

At Tony’s, we exist to end exploitation in cocoa. Not just in our own chocolate, but in all chocolate worldwide. So, we developed Tony’s 5 Sourcing Principles to establish more equal business relationships with our suppliers in West Africa.

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we trace our cocoa from bean to bar

1 of Tony’s 5 Sourcing Principles is traceable beans. We use 100% traceable cocoa for our chocolate and, therefore, know exactly where our cocoa comes from. We have been doing this for our cocoa liquor since 2012 and for our cocoa butter since 2016.

living income model

Poverty is the root cause of exploitation in the cocoa industry. So, paying a higher price for cocoa and enabling a living income is an important element in ending exploitation. The Living Income Model sets the Living Income Reference Price (LIRP) for cocoa in Ghana & Côte d’Ivoire.

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The 5 key players of the cocoa industry: to achieve our goal of ending exploitation in cocoa.

Tony’s impact promise is to end exploitation in cocoa. And we’re not just talking about our chocolate, but all chocolate worldwide. For that to happen, all of us need to play our part. Here’s how..

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