Tony’s Open Chain is an industry-led initiative that helps chocolate brands transform their cocoa supply chains and become sustainability frontrunners.
These companies take responsibility for:
● An open and transparent chain, where issues are always brought out in the open so they can be solved
● Direct and equal business relations throughout the entire chain
● Paying a higher price which makes a living income achievable for farmers
The Challenge
End child labour and all illegal labour in cocoa by setting a new industry standard. Together we take responsibility for the chocolate industry to drive structural change towards a more equally divided cocoa chain.
Who's in
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5 Sourcing Principles of Tony's Open Chain
Tony’s Open Chain consists of 5 Sourcing Principles. They need to be implemented all five. No cherry-picking. In a system, you cannot change only one thing. A change always triggers something else. These 5 Sourcing Principles interact with each other to strengthen the positive impact, but also to counteract possible, negative side-effects. An integrated approach is needed, geared to structurally change the system. Every principle has its own tools.
Join Tony's Open Chain
You can join too. Change the way you work together with farmers for equal business relations and a living income for the farmers.
News updates
Publications
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Tony's Open Chain Day 2023
Visual notes summarising the gist of the day -
Tony's Open Chain report 2021/22
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Agroforestry measures at Tony’s Open Chain partner cooperatives
Agroforestry: climate-smart agriculture interventions and adaptions -
Community development of Tony's Open Chain partner cooperatives
Overview of community development projects of 21/22 and 22/23 -
Tony's Open Chain on chemical management in cocoa
Limiting the chemical use on cocoa farms in Tony’s Open Chain -
Tony's Open Chain on deforestation in cocoa
Anti-deforestation efforts of Tony's Open Chain -
Cocoa Barometer 2022
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Mission allies and enablers of Tony's Open Chain
What's the difference between the two? -
Global Slavery Index 2019
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Walk Free Foundation & Tulane University study
Prevalence of forced labour & child labour in the cocoa sectors of Cote d'Ivoire & Ghana
What else
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