The details

in short

Tony’s mission of eradicating exploitation in the chocolate industry, Tony’s 5 Sourcing Principles and our leadership’s team obligation to uphold these are already embedded in Tony’s Articles of Association.  

Tony’s Mission Lock is a legal independent structure that is given a golden share (aka a non-economic stake) in the company (Tony’s Chocolonely). This gives them the power to prevent any legal changes to the definition of Tony’s mission, Tony’s 5 Sourcing Principles or any other mission-related articles. 

The structure is overseen by 3 independent Mission Guardians whose sole responsibility is to protect Tony’s mission. 

This mechanism effectively and irrevocably locks Tony’s impact for as long as the company exists.