Better Health for All

82-83% of the company's 2024 revenue came from cigarettes and other conventional tobacco products, which have extensive documented harm and addiction potential.

The company aims for 50% of revenue from smokeless products by 2035, with current smokeless revenue at 18%. Internal documents reveal attempts to downplay the health risks of smoking and second-hand smoke, and marketing strategies focus on 'reduced risk alternatives' while continuing to sell cigarettes. The company invests in newer nicotine and tobacco products like e-cigarettes, heated tobacco products, and nicotine pouches, as well as non-nicotine cannabis and wellness products. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the company was involved in a vaccine drive in Bangladesh, despite lobbying to keep its business running. The company markets 'reduced risk alternatives' and makes claims of harm reduction. It also funds education programs and scholarships.

Fair Money & Economic Opportunity

British American Tobacco (BAT) and its subsidiary, British American Tobacco Marketing Singapore (BATMS), engaged in a scheme from 2009 until 2017 to cause U.S. banks to process wire transfers with North Korean state-owned cigarette manufacturers, concealing the connection to North Korea.

This violated U.S. sanctions related to North Korea and Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferators. Senior BAT leadership had knowledge of these apparent violations. In April 2023, BAT paid a combined penalty of $629 million to resolve charges of bank fraud and sanctions violations with the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the U.S. Department of Treasury Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC). The OFAC settlement alone was $508 million, which was the largest ever between OFAC and a non-financial institution. The scheme involved at least 280 wire transfers, totaling $341 million in transactions with North Korean entities, and resulted in an estimated $700 million in revenue for North Korean manufacturers. BAT entered into a three-year Deferred Prosecution Agreement and agreed to maintain sanctions compliance measures for five years.

Fair Pay & Worker Respect

No specific, quantitative evidence for BMT.XETRA regarding fair pay and worker respect was found in the provided articles.

All available data points pertained to other companies or general industry trends, not BMT.XETRA.

Fair Trade & Ethical Sourcing

British American Tobacco (BAT) aims for 100% of product materials and high-risk indirect suppliers to have at least one independent labour audit within a three-year cycle by 2025.

By the end of 2024, 91% of in-scope suppliers had undergone at least one independent labour audit. Field Technicians visit directly contracted farmers approximately once a month during the growing season. In 2024, 117 child labour incidents were reported on 0.05% of farms in the Thrive Supply Chain, all resolved during the growing season. In 2023, 0.15% of farms in the Thrive Supply Chain had child labour incidents. The company faces a lawsuit for allegedly profiting from child labour in Malawi, where a 2018 investigation found up to 63% of children engaged in child labour in tobacco farming areas. The Thrive program covers over 93% of total tobacco leaf purchased by volume in 2024, and metrics derive data from the annual Thrive assessment, which includes over 94% of tobacco purchased by volume in 2023. BAT uses digital platforms like P44 for visibility of deep sea containers, air, and a portion of in-market road transport. The company's Supplier Code of Conduct is incorporated into contractual arrangements, and 10-15% of sourcing criteria are dedicated to assessing sustainability and ethical practices. BAT uses internal expertise and external risk databases like Maplecroft for materials risk.

Kind to Animals

British American Tobacco (BAT) invests in alternative testing methods, including in vitro tests, human 3D tissues, systems biology, and robotics.

However, animal testing may still be necessary when alternatives are not available to meet safety, legal, or regulatory requirements. The company's policy states it does not routinely test ingredients or products on animals, but acknowledges that animal testing may be required in specific cases to meet safety, legal, or regulatory requirements. BAT has received recognition from the PETA International Science Consortium Ltd for advancing non-animal testing.

Planet-Friendly Business

British American Tobacco (BAT) sourced 45.1% of its total energy consumption from renewables in 2024.

In 2024, the company withdrew 2.73 million m³ of water and reported a revenue of £27,000 million, resulting in a water use per revenue of 101 m³ per £1M revenue. The waste diversion rate was 88.1% in 2024, with 1.40 thousand tonnes sent to landfill. The company reported 98.5% of wood used in its Thrive Supply Chain as deforestation and conversion-free in 2024. No environmental compliance violations were reported in 2024. BAT has a net-zero target for 2030. The company states it included TNFD disclosure in its FY24 report, which implies TCFD alignment, but specific details on full adoption or scenario analysis integration are not provided. The company's climate report mentions submitting near-term and long-term GHG emissions targets to SBTi for validation in September 2024, but validation status is not confirmed. 39% of water withdrawn from operations sites and 21.9% of tobacco purchased were from water-stressed areas in 2024. 97% of packaging was reusable, recyclable, or compostable in 2024. 23.5% of suppliers by spend had SBTi targets in 2024.

Respect for Cultures & Communities

The provided articles do not contain specific quantitative data or concrete facts relevant to any of the KPIs under the 'Respect for Cultures & Communities' value. Information regarding formal partnerships, community reinvestment, cultural appropriation incidents, impact assessment protocols, local employment, grievance mechanisms, FPIC participation, cultural preservation investments, local procurement, indigenous suppliers, cultural site protection, social license, charitable giving, community fund allocation, language inclusivity, cultural incident response, or cultural training completion is not present.

The articles primarily focus on financial performance, litigation, broader sustainability efforts, and diversity and inclusion within the company's workforce, rather than specific community and cultural engagement metrics."

Zero Waste & Sustainable Products

In 2024, the company achieved an 88.1% waste recycling rate.

For plastic packaging, 82% is reusable, recyclable, or compostable. The company has a target to achieve a 90% recycling rate of waste generated across operations by 2025 and aims for 100% of packaging to be reusable, recyclable, or compostable by 2025 where facilities exist. BAT achieved a 28.2% reduction in waste against a 2017 baseline, exceeding its 2025 target of 25% reduction in operational waste. Waste reduction initiatives include the implementation of a Global Waste Centre of Excellence, waste segregation, and the "Small Actions, Big Crimes" campaign, which resulted in an average 53% reduction in cigarette butt littering in Italy and over 60% in Greece. The company has not reported any waste disposal violations in the past three years.