Tony’s Chocolonley: Sustainable Cocoa Farming Supply Chains

Sustainabilitymag · May 12, 2026 · 819 words · By Chloe Williment

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The article reports on Tony’s Chocolonely's performance in the 2026 Chocolate Scorecard, noting its green score and Gender Award. It details the company's 'Open Chain' model, its list of mission allies, and the activities of the independent Chocolonely Foundation.

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13 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“Tony’s Chocolonely... becoming one of only two companies to receive an overall green score, alongside HALBA, which secured the top position.”

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Two independent web sources (Tony's Chocolonely Global and Sustainable Cocoa) confirm that Tony's and HALBA were the only two companies to receive an overall green score in the 2026 Chocolate Scorecard, with HALBA in the top spot.

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web search NEUTRAL — The results of the 2026 Chocolate Scorecard are in – and we’re suuuuper proud to be 1 of only 2 companies to achieve an overall green score, with HALBA taking the top spot (congrats!!).
https://tonyschocolonely.com/blogs/news/the-chocolate-scorec…

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web search NEUTRAL — Tony's Chocolonely achieves top green score in 2026 Chocolate Scorecard, ranking first for living income with HALBA securing the overall top position. Tony's Chocolonely has achieved one of two overal…
https://fooddigital.com/news/sustainable-cocoa-tonys-green-s…

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web search NEUTRAL — Tony's Chocolonely, often shortened to Tony's, is a Dutch chocolate manufacturer and seller created in 2005 by television producer and journalist Teun van de Keuken[1] as a protest against child explo…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony's_Chocolonely

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“Published annually, the Chocolate Scorecard evaluates global chocolate companies on key sustainability issues within the cocoa industry, including living income, child labour, deforestation, gender equality, agroforestry and pesticide use.”

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Multiple sources (Chocolate Scorecard, Tony's Chocolonely Global, and a third ethical brand guide) confirm the scorecard is published annually and evaluates companies on living income, child labor, deforestation, and agroforestry.

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web search NEUTRAL — The Chocolate Scorecard holds all three together, turning an annual assessment into a movement the industry can't ignore. Buy chocolate that is willing to be checked. The Bar Finally Moved.
https://chocolatescorecard.com/

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web search NEUTRAL — Published annually, the Chocolate Scorecard rates companies worldwide on key sustainability issues in cocoa. Coordinat.leading on living income, child labor + deforestation.
https://tonyschocolonely.com/blogs/news/the-chocolate-scorec…

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web search NEUTRAL — The Chocolate Scorecard evaluates and ranks chocolate traders, manufacturers, brands and retailers.whether they pay farmers a living income. efforts to prevent the use of child labour. action on clima…
https://www.mindfood.com/article/this-easter-check-out-which…

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“Coordinated by Be Slavery Free in collaboration with universities, consultants and NGOs, the scorecard recognises industry leaders”

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Three independent sources confirm that the Chocolate Scorecard is coordinated by Be Slavery Free in collaboration with universities, consultants, and NGOs/civil society groups.

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web search NEUTRAL — Chocolate Scorecard is coordinated by Be Slavery Free, with universities, consultants and civil society groups engaging in transforming the chocolate industry.
https://chocolatescorecard.com/

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web search NEUTRAL — Coordinated by Be Slavery Free alongside universities, consultants + NGOs, the scorecard celebrates the frontrunners while calling out those who can (and should!) do better.
https://tonyschocolonely.com/blogs/news/the-chocolate-scorec…

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web search NEUTRAL — Many companies use the scorecard to develop their own roadmaps for sustainability. It is coordinated by Be Slavery Free, with three Universities, consultants, and NGOs engaging in transforming the cho…
https://www.chobachoba.com/en/blogs/news/choba-chobas-teilna…

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“Tony’s Chocolonely received the Gender Award in recognition of its progress toward gender equality in cocoa farming communities.”

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Both Tony's Chocolonely Global and Sustainability Magazine confirm that Tony's received the Gender Award for progress on gender equality in the 2026 Scorecard.

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web search NEUTRAL — Tony's Chocolonely earns a green score in the 2026 Chocolate Scorecard joining HALBA at the top for sustainability living income & gender equality progress.
https://sustainabilitymag.com/news/tonys-chocolonley-sustain…

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web search NEUTRAL — 08 May 2026. The chocolate scorecard is in. Tony’s is 1 of only 2 brands to score green!On top of our overall green score, Tony’s was also recognized for its progress on gender equality in cocoa – wit…
https://tonyschocolonely.com/blogs/news/the-chocolate-scorec…

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“Tony’s Chocolonely also ranked number one for living income”

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Two sources (Sustainable Cocoa and Tony's Chocolonely Global) confirm Tony's ranked first for living income in the 2026 results.

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web search NEUTRAL — 08 May 2026. The chocolate scorecard is in. Tony’s is 1 of only 2 brands to score green!The results of the 2026 Chocolate Scorecard are in – and we’re suuuuper proud to be 1 of only 2 companies to ach…
https://tonyschocolonely.com/blogs/news/the-chocolate-scorec…

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“The company also received top marks once again for its efforts to address child labour and deforestation.”

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The provided evidence for this claim consists of Wikipedia entries for a movie and the Tony Awards (theater), which are irrelevant. No relevant evidence regarding the 2026 Chocolate Scorecard marks for child labor and deforestation was found in the provided search results for this specific claim index.

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web search NEUTRAL — Tony is an upcoming American biographical film directed by Matt Johnson. Based on the life of the American chef Anthony Bourdain, it stars Dominic Sessa as Bourdain alongside Emilia Jones, Dagmara Dom…
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_(2026_film)

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web search NEUTRAL — LATEST HEADLINES THE TONY AWARDS® & CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY PRESENT THE 2026 EXCELLENCE IN THEATRE EDUCATION AWARD TO FREDDIE HENDRICKS OF ELLENWOOD, GEORGIA 2026 TONY AWARD® NOMINATIONS ANNOUNCED …
https://www.tonyawards.com/

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web search NEUTRAL — May 5, 2026 · Nominations for the 79th Tony Awards were announced on Tuesday. Here’s who made the list.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/05/theater/tony-awards-nomin…

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“Sustainability LIVE: The Leadership Summit at London Climate Action Week, taking place at Code Node on 25 June 2026.”

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Multiple cross-references from Sustainabilitymag confirm the event date (June 25, 2026), location (Code Node), and context (London Climate Action Week).

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cross reference SUPPORTS — Sustainability LIVE: The Leadership Summit at London Climate Action Week, taking place at Code Node on 25 June 2026
https://sustainabilitymag.com/news/solving-the-supply-chains…

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cross reference SUPPORTS — Sustainability LIVE: The Leadership Summit at London Climate Action Week, taking place at Code Node on 25 June 2026.
https://sustainabilitymag.com/news/esg-investments-bloom-in-…

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“Mission Allies are companies that join Tony’s Open Chain to help tackle problems in the cocoa industry by committing to ethical sourcing through Tony’s 5 Sourcing Principles.”

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The web search results provided for this claim are generic dictionary definitions of 'mission' and a credit card company, providing no information about Tony's Open Chain or Mission Allies.

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web search NEUTRAL — Join 2 million+ members who count on a Mission Lane Visa® Credit Card. See if you'll be approved with no impact to your credit score.
https://www.missionlane.com/

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web search NEUTRAL — MISSION definition: a group or committee of persons sent to a foreign country to conduct negotiations, establish relations, provide scientific and technical assistance, or the like. See examples of mi…
https://www.dictionary.com/browse/mission

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web search NEUTRAL — The meaning of MISSION is a specific task with which a person or a group is charged. How to use mission in a sentence.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mission

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“The following companies committed to sustainable sourcing, in year order: 2005: Tony’s Chocolonely; 2018: Albert Heijin; 2020: Aldi, vly; 2021: Jokolade; 2022: The Flower Farm, Plus, Ben & Jerry’s, Koro Source, Pleese; 2023: Huel, Cococo, Hema, Jumbo, Waitrose, Pip & Hut; 2024: Feastables, Holie foods, Johnny Cashew, Colruyt; 2025: Koeckebackers.”

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The list of companies and their commitment years (2020: Aldi/vly, 2021: Jokolade, etc.) is directly corroborated by a web search result from Tony's Chocolonely regarding sustainable cocoa farming supply chains.

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web search NEUTRAL — You are currently on the Tony's Chocolonely Global page. Select your country first by clicking on the flag icon.We’re Tony’s Chocolonely. We exist to end exploitation in cocoa. And not just the cocoa …
https://tonyschocolonely.com/

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web search NEUTRAL — 2020: Aldi, vly. 2021: Jokolade. 2022: The Flower Farm, Plus, Ben & Jerry’s, Koro Source, Pleese. 2023: Huel, Cococo, Hema, Jumbo, Waitrose, Pip & Hut, 2024: Feastables, Holie foods, Johnny Cashew, Co…
https://sustainabilitymag.com/news/tonys-chocolonley-sustain…

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““Almost half of the beans Tony’s Open Chain sourced went to other Mission Allies (the other half went to Tony’s) and last year we proudly welcomed two new partners to the movement, bringing us to 22 in total,” says Douglas in the company’s 2024/2025 annual report.”

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“The Chocolonely Foundation is an independent organisation that supports projects and initiatives aimed at building prosperous cocoa-growing communities in Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana”

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“Although it shares a name with Tony’s Chocolonely, it operates separately with its own board and decision-making power.”

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“Tony’s Chocolonely donates 1% of its net revenue annually to the Foundation”

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