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Tony''s Chocolonely: The Pursuit of Growth With Purpose |
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IMD954
2018/10/29
Leleux, Benoit;Van Der Kaaij, Jan
Marketing
17p
Europe;Netherlands
Chocolate;Food
2005
- 2018
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The case, and its accompanying pedagogical material, offers a unique perspective on CSR-based transformational entrepreneurship, looking at a startup company with a strong ethical purpose and objective, in this case the transformation of the cocoa supply chain towards a child-labor free, fair-trade, organic agriculture-based sourcing. The case follows the history of Tony''s Chocolonely, a Dutch producer of premium chocolate bars with a strong responsible footprint. It follows the footsteps of its founder, Teun van de Keuken (a.k.a. Tony) from journalist to social activist and ultimately entrepreneur with a strong sense of purpose and defined impact objectives. The 12-year journey led Tony''s Chocolonely chocolate bars to claim the number three spot in the Netherlands''s chocolate markets, with the products also sold in many other countries around the globe. Learning objective: Scaling up, growth with purpose, social and environmental responsibility, CSR, child labor, materialities, mixed motives firms, ethics, transformational entrepreneurship, social ventures, impact investment, leading change, standard setting, ESG criteria, work-life balance.
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Brand building;Business models;Corporate social responsibility;Differentiation strategy;Entrepreneurship;Ethics;Growth;Labor;Leadership;Marketing;Supply chain management;Sustainability;Transformations
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Case Teaching Note, (IMD955), 13p, by Benoit Leleux, Jan Van Der Kaaij
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