Tony's Chocolonely

Voting is a democratic superpower! ✊🗳️ 🇺🇸 With the US election coming up fast, we’re calling on everyone who’s eligible to vote to indulge in their superpower. Unsure where to cast your vote? Find your polling place with our partner HeadCount Org: https://lnkd.in/gdPK2Nk #tonyschocolonely #vote #uselections

Voting is a democratic superpower! ✊🗳️ 🇺🇸 With the US election coming up fast, we’re calling on everyone who’s eligible to vote to indulge in their superpower. Unsure where to cast your vote? Find your polling place with our partner HeadCount Org: https://lnkd.in/gdPK2Nk #tonyschocolonely #vote #uselections

Albert Heijn just massively amped up its impact!💯🥳 The Dutch supermarket chain has committed to sourcing cocoa via Tony’s Open Chain for all (yes, all!) of its own brand products. Back in 2019, Albert Heijn was the first to join our fight to end exploitation in cocoa, committing to using Tony’s Open Chain cocoa for all of their Delicata chocolate bars. And now, they’re cranking up the volume.. 📈 Within the next 3 years, all cocoa in Albert Heijn’s products – from chocolate bars to chocolate sprinkles – will be sourced through Tony’s Open Chain, which will almost triple (!!) the number of beans they buy from our partner co-ops. 🎉 This means that all of their cocoa will be sourced responsibly, according to our 5 Sourcing Principles. ✅ They include paying farmers a higher price long-term and tracing every bean to drive down child labor + prevent deforestation. Albert Heijn’s the first retailer to source all cocoa via Tony’s Open Chain – and we sure hope it inspires others to do the same. 🤝 Sooo… Who’s next?! 👀 #TonysOpenChain #AlbertHeijn #responsiblesourcing #fairtrade #cocoa #chocolate #endingexploitation

As if we’d ever! But The Chocopocalypse is coming if we don’t act now.. Cocoa farmers are in crisis, due to: -         Climate shocks -         Crop diseases -         Decades of systemic underpayment The result? Less cocoa to sell (-30%) = more farmers in poverty. And if things carry on like this, it’s a recipe for choco disaster. ❌🍫 At Tony’s, we won’t have to mess with our choc (phew!) – ’cause we’ve got the sweet solution.. 👇 We (+ our 19 Mission Allies) source cocoa responsibly via Tony’s Open Chain, according to our 5 Sourcing Principles. This means fully traceable beans, paying farmers a higher price long-term and investing in them + their farms, so they’re more climate resilient. And the proof is in the beans! The farmers we work with earn more + produce more cocoa compared to the industry average. ✅ But we need you (yes, you!) to help prevent The Chocopocalypse, so we can keep crazy tasty chocolate in our lives forever. Together 🤝, we can change the future – bite by bite. Choose change. Choose Tony’s Open Chain. #chocopocalypse #cocoa #crisis #tonyschocolonely #tonysopenchain #impact #chocolate

Hot off the press! 📢   What goes better with chocolate than a good story? If you ask us, the combination is undefeated. That’s why Tony’s Chocolonely and The Washington Post teamed up to create the ultimate Conversation Starter Bundle. Our two-bar pack brings together a taste of Tony’s mission to end exploitation in cocoa, born from the investigative spirit of a journalist, and The Post’s commitment to uncovering stories that connect, inform and enlighten. A bar for you, one for a friend and a delicious reason to dive into the day’s headlines or talk about a hot topic. Grab a bundle, share a bite, start a conversation.

Delaying our collective fight against deforestation puts progress on hold. ✋🚫 And the European Commission should see that, too. Instead, they’re proposing to delay the European Union Deforestation Regulation (#EURD) by an extra 12 months, pushing the deadline to December 2025.  But our planet can’t wait that long.🌍⌛️ The proposed delay is concerning, as research shows that by 2050, huge areas of Ghana + Côte d’Ivoire are projected to become unsuitable for cocoa production, affecting generations of farmers. We can’t let that happen.  Cocoa farmers are already feeling the heat from #climatechange, with production dropping by about 30% – making it nearly impossible for farmers to earn a living income, even with higher cocoa prices. ❌ We need urgent action to protect the planet and stop cocoa-driven deforestation. And given the new guidance issued, meeting the original timeline was possible. We urge the EU Commission to reject any further delays and to keep their commitment towards the planet and its people.  We’re looking at you, Ursula von der Leyen Maroš Šefčovič Virginijus Sinkevičius Manfred Weber Pascal Canfin Marie Toussaint Gerben-Jan Gerbrandy Herbert Dorfmann Christophe Hansen Delara Burkhardt Ingeborg ter Laak

📣 A fairer future requires bold regulations. That’s why we co-signed a (very) serious letter to Ursula von der Leyen, together with our friends and fellow front-runners Patagonia, Oatly, Ecosia, Natura + Triodos Bank. Together, we’re calling on the European Commission to take strong steps in its new mandate to support responsible businesses and foster a sustainable economy. ✅ We need the EU to uphold its 2030 #GreenDeal targets, reducing emissions by at least 55% compared to 1990. And we won’t stand by while some try to delay or reopen legislation that supports this deal, like the European Deforestation Regulation (#EUDR). At Tony’s, we’re all about leading by example to drive industry-wide change, as we work towards ending exploitation in cocoa. Success for us means improving farmers’ livelihoods, while continuing to grow our company – to prove that the 2 can go hand in hand. 🤝🌍 But we don’t just wanna raise the bar for ourselves, we wanna raise the floor for everyone. ✊ We believe all companies should be held accountable for their supply chain, to protect both people and the planet. So that together, we deliver the social + environmental progress the world so urgently needs.  Who’s with us? 🙌

The new cocoa season is here! And we’re scaling up our impact – big time. 📈 Starting today, Tony’s Open Chain, our collaborative initiative for change, will be sourcing cocoa from an extra 8 co-ops in Côte d’Ivoire + Ghana. That’s about 13,200 (!!) more farmers than last season, a whoppin’ 62% increase. 💪🌍 And they’ll all receive a higher price for their cocoa long-term, enabling them to earn a living income and escape poverty. This amazing growth is mainly because we’re welcoming more (and more) Mission Allies to Tony’s Open Chain, each of whom adds to the total number of beans we source responsibly, according to Tony’s 5 Sourcing Principles – our tried-and-true rules for ending exploitation in cocoa. Cocoa sourced using Tony’s 5 Sourcing Principles is 100% deforestation-free, contributes significantly to farmer incomes and helps to reduce child labor from 46.7% (industry average) to 4.4% at long-term partner co-ops. ✅ And the more beans we source, the more impact we make, driving real change for millions of cocoa-farming families. 🤝🍫 Happy new cocoa season! #cocoaseason #tonyschocolonely #positiveimpact #poverty #childlabor #fairtrade #westafrica #livingincome

Less than 100 days left? We've had decades to prepare – deforestation is out of control.. it's time to take a stand for EUDR! 📣🌳  At Tony’s Chocolonely, we exist to end exploitation in the cocoa industry together. This includes fighting the three main issues in cocoa: lack of a living income, child labor, ánd deforestation. That’s why we fully back the European Union Deforestation Regulation (#EUDR). Cocoa is one of the main drivers of deforestation in Ghana and Côte d'Ivoire, and we won’t stand by while some try to delay or reopen this crucial regulation. The time to act is now! 🌍 Here’s what we demand:   1. No delays in rolling out the EUDR. Companies need to apply the EUDR from December 30th, 2024. 2. No reopening of the text. 3. European Commission, we remain curious, so let’s get those guidelines and FAQs out there now! We believe that bold regulations should raise the floor for all companies to protect both people and planet. Let’s raise the bar together and urgently put an end to deforestation in cocoa! 🙌🍫 So, what do you say, are you in? Ursula von der Leyen Maroš Šefčovič Virginijus Sinkevičius Manfred Weber Pascal Canfin Marie Toussaint Gerben-Jan Gerbrandy Herbert Dorfmann Christophe Hansen Delara Burkhardt Ingeborg ter Laak #tonyschocolonely #deforestation #eu #eudr #cocoa

Celebrating cocoa communities. 🍫🤝 Our Chocolonely Foundation teamed up with NOOR Images, World Press Photo Foundation and several West African photographers to capture life, family and work in cocoa communities, unfiltered, and celebrating their rich diversity. Each from their unique perspective. We're thrilled that their pictures are featured in the exhibition "Celebrating communities", by NOOR and World Press Photo, that is traveling through Cote d’Ivoire this month. The project shows the profound impact of community on individuals and societies both globally and locally. 🌍 The photographers who are part of the exhibition, like Guerchom NDEBO, Massow Ka, Fabrice Mbonankira, Olivier Khouadiani, Maroussia Mbaye and Justin Makangara, received 8 months of mentoring through NOOR Images and the Chocolonely Foundation. The program enabled them to further develop their craft while shining a light on important stories of people at the beginning of the cocoa supply chain. Want to see more of the photos they took as part of this project? They’re featured throughout our latest annual FAIR report. Flip through the pages and feast your eyes: https://lnkd.in/g49HFsu4 Photo credit: Justin Makangara 📸 Psst.. Even though the Chocolonely Foundation shares our choc-tastic name, it’s actually an independent foundation that exists to strengthen cocoa communities in Ghana + Côte d’Ivoire. 💪 To support their work, we donate 1% of our net revenue to it every year. 💰