Tony's Chocolonely
Verified✓ Checks its own supply chain. Tony's Chocolonely actively looks for problems such as child or forced labour, publishes what it finds and works to fix it. That openness is uncommon, so problems it finds and reports itself are shown below but don't count against its grade.
Tony's Chocolonely treats its workers well: Fairtrade certification covers farmer prices and working conditions, and it reports and fixes child labour cases it finds.
Last researched 8 October 2026
A safe choice. Workers earn enough to live on, can stand up for their rights, and the whole supply chain is checked for child and forced labour. What this grade means
Good: 5 of 5
- Pays a living wage
- Respects worker rights
- Full supply chain audit, or made only in countries with rigorous labour standards
- No child or forced labour findings
- Publishes where its products are made (supplier list, named farms or its own factories)
Great: 1 of 3
- Pays beyond a living wage
- Finds and fixes problems, or invests directly in workers' communities
- Actively empowers workers
Needs all Good requirements plus two of these.
Red flags: 0
None found.
Where it's made
| Country | Worker rights | Legal wages | Forced labour risk |
|---|---|---|---|
| Côte d'Ivoire 60% | Regular violations | Far below a living wage | Moderate |
| Ghana 40% | Some protections | Well below a living wage | Low |
Country conditions from the ITUC Global Rights Index, Global Slavery Index and living wage benchmarks. Certifications and audits can raise a company above its countries' baseline.
Why this grade
- Fairtrade certified: Minimum price and premium for farmers; audits for child and forced labour. Minimum price does not always reach a living income.
- Certified B Corp: Whole-company assessment. Labour is one part of the score, so it is supportive rather than proof.
- Publishes supplier list
- Direct trade with published prices
- Direct trade (self-reported)
- Living wage commitment with evidence
- Reports child labour cases found and fixed
- Traces high-risk raw materials to the mine or farm and fixes problems found
- Invests in worker and farming communities
- Top tier on the Chocolate Scorecard
- Modern slavery statement
Tony's Chocolonely buys traceable cocoa from named partner cooperatives in Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana under five-year commitments, and says every farmer in its Open Chain was paid at least the Living Income Reference Price in 2024/25 (with farmgate prices 44% above the official Côte d'Ivoire price and 18% above Ghana's in 2023/24). It actively looks for child labour and publishes the results: thousands of cases are found each year and most are still being remediated, and the company says 59.4% of farmers at its longest-term partner co-ops do not yet earn a living income. Its bars are made by processors including Barry Callebaut using segregated, traceable beans; that link led to removal from the Slave Free Chocolate list in 2021, but Tony's remains Fairtrade certified and a B Corp (score 125)
What independent sources say
| Source | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Fairtrade (incl. FLOCERT and Fairtrade ANZ) | Found | Fairtrade says Tony's bars have been Fairtrade certified since the brand began. View ↗ |
| B Corp directory | Found | Certified B Corp since December 2013 with an overall score of 125.0. View ↗ |
| Chocolate Scorecard | Found | Ranked 1st on the 2025 Chocolate Scorecard (91%) and 2nd on the 7th edition behind HALBA. View ↗ |
| UK Modern Slavery Statement Registry | Found | Tony's Chocolonely Ltd lodged a 2025 statement covering October 2023 to September 2024, with turnover of £100m–£500m. View ↗ |
| Australian Modern Slavery Register | Unclear | No Australian modern slavery statement from Tony's Chocolonely was identified. View ↗ |
| US Department of Labor goods lists | Found | Cocoa from Côte d'Ivoire is listed for child and forced labour, and cocoa from Ghana for child labour; these are the countries Tony's sources from. View ↗ |
| Business & Human Rights Resource Centre | Found | Records Tony's own disclosure that over 1,000 child labourers were found in its supply chain. View ↗ |
Confirmed issues
Problems confirmed by a court, regulator, completed investigation or the company itself. Issues more than 15 years old, or 10–15 years old where the company made amends, are removed. Problems a company finds and publishes itself, and is fixing, are shown but don't count against it.
| When | What happened | Made amends? |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Tony's Chocolonely's own 2024/25 FAIR report identified 3,448 cases of child labour on cocoa farms in its Ghana and Côte d'Ivoire supply chain, following 1,718 children helped out of child labour in 2023/24. Found and being fixed by the company Not counted against the grade, because the company found and published it itself. | Partly Tony's runs a child labour monitoring and remediation system covering 93.7% of supplying households; 813 of the 3,448 cases found in 2024/25 were resolved and the rest are in remediation. |
Sources (12)
- Tony's Chocolonely – Annual FAIR report 2024/2025 · archived copy · 3,448 child labour cases identified, 813 resolved and all others in remediation; CLMRS covers 93.7% of households; 32,133 farmers paid a higher price; all farmers paid at least the LIRP; 59.4% of farm
- Tony's Chocolonely – Annual FAIR report 2023/2024 · archived copy · 1,718 children helped out of child labour; 20,296 farmers paid a living income price; farmgate prices 44% above Côte d'Ivoire's and 18% above Ghana's official prices; at least five-year commitments to
- Tony's Open Chain – Frequently asked questions · archived copy · Names its 11 partner cooperatives (3 in Ghana, 8 in Côte d'Ivoire) plus 8 joining in 2024/25; five-year MoUs with cooperatives; living income premium closes the gap to the LIRP; Barry Callebaut is one
- Tony's Open Chain – Tony's 5 sourcing principles · archived copy · Traceable beans, higher price, strong farmers, long-term commitments and productivity; direct trade with partner cooperatives in Ghana and Côte d'Ivoire.
- Tony's Chocolonely – Tony's impact · archived copy · €3.8M paid in premiums; 32,133 cocoa farmers reached; partner cooperatives in Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana.
- Fairtrade – Tony's Chocolonely impact story · archived copy · Tony's bars have been Fairtrade certified since day one.
- B Corp directory – Tony's Chocolonely · archived copy · Certified B Corp since December 2013; overall score 125.0; Workers 28.0, Community 43.7; HQ North Holland, Netherlands.
- Tony's Chocolonely – B Corp certification score · archived copy · Recertified as a B Corp in 2022 with a score of 125, its highest to date.
- Chocolate Scorecard · archived copy · 7th edition ranks Tony's Chocolonely 2nd (behind HALBA); 1st in the 4th, 5th and 6th editions.
- ConfectioneryNews – Tony's Chocolonely ranked most ethical chocolate brand in 2025 scorecard · archived copy · Tony's ranked the most ethical large chocolate company on the 2025 Chocolate Scorecard with 91%, top two in every category.
- UK Modern Slavery Statement Registry – Tony's Chocolonely Ltd (2025) · archived copy · Statement for Oct 2023–Sep 2024 lodged; turnover £100m–£500m; covers all six recommended areas; risks identified among smallholder cocoa farmers in Ghana and Côte d'Ivoire.
- Tony's Chocolonely – Response to The Times article (2021) · archived copy · Removal from Slavefreechocolate.org list in 2021 was over its work with Barry Callebaut; Tony's says it uses a segregated, traceable chain through Barry Callebaut.
Last researched 8 October 2026 · details still being verified. Grades are opinions based on the evidence listed here. Represent this company and think something is wrong? A right-of-reply form is coming soon.