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Philip Morris International

Philip Morris International

PMI is leading a transformation in the tobacco industry to create a smoke-free future and ultimately replace cigarettes. We are focused on creating long-term value while minimizing the negative externalities associated with our products, operations and value chain.

Philip Morris International (PMI) is leading a transformation in the tobacco industry to create a smoke-free future and ultimately replace cigarettes with smoke-free products to the benefit of adults who would otherwise continue to smoke, society, the company and its shareholders. We've set ambitious sustainability targets, and we've made great progress in addressing human rights issues, labor rights, the environment, and anti-corruption. Our sustainability strategy is structured around four pillars at the core of our overall business — transforming our business, driving operational excellence, managing our social impact, and reducing our environmental footprint — and touch on every aspect of our value chain, from the farmers who grow tobacco to the 150 million consumers who choose our products.

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Insights Gained on the Road to Brand Transformation

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Measuring What Matters: PMI’s New Sustainability Index

As we continue to transform and discover better ways to develop impactful solutions, we hope our transparency and ambitious targets will spark dialogue with those who can help accelerate the pace of change — to question, challenge and engage with u... View More

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The Sustainable Brands Network, Ukraine & the Power of Community

SB amplifies the actions of its global community and governments in support of Ukraine and reflects on the conflict’s potential impacts on long-term sustainability efforts. ... View More

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Focusing on What Matters: How PMI Transparently Identifies ESG Priorities

PMI recently released its 2021 Sustainability Materiality Report, which describes how the company identifies the ESG topics that inform its strategies, goals, and reporting. It’s conducted with full transparency — for stakeholders, and for societ... View More

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A Smoke-Free, Carbon-Neutral Future: PMI’s Plan to Accelerate Climate Goals While Transforming Its Business

By disclosing our Low-Carbon Transition Plan, we encourage investors and other stakeholders to evaluate whether our company is on the right path, give us feedback, and have an open dialogue with us. I am confident our actions will speak louder than o... View More

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Philip Morris International Reports Progress Toward Accelerating the End of Smoking

Philip Morris International Inc. today published its Integrated Report, a comprehensive overview of the company’s environmental, social, and governance (ESG) performance and its progress toward its purpose of delivering a smoke-free future. ... View More

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Sustainable Brands Pursues Broad-Based Business Transformation

SB announces PMI as the first graduate of its Voyager program — established to support the transformation of brands that face significant challenges related to ESG performance and reputation. ... View More

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Meeting of the Minds: 3 Reasons to Align Corporate Sustainability and Finance Teams

Last month, Philip Morris International moved its global sustainability team under the leadership of CFO Emmanuel Babeau. It may be one of the first global companies to make this prescient move; but here are three reasons why we believe this trend is... View More

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Companies Worth $15T Named to CDP's 2020 ‘A List’ of Environmental Leaders

Over 300 companies have today been named on this year’s A List by environmental non-profit CDP. This is a major increase on last year, despite the unprecedented challenges posed by COVID-19. ... View More

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PMI Reports 2019 ESG Performance in Its First Integrated Report

Philip Morris International Inc. today published its first Integrated Report, a comprehensive overview of the company’s environmental, social, and governance (ESG) performance and its progress toward delivering a smoke-free future—including the c... View More

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Don’t You (Forget About P)

Every product (P) has an impact on the consumer and society. Yet it appears that what all ESG ratings fail to do is evaluate the impact on the positive and negative externalities of a company’s P. While ESG looks at operational aspects of a busines... View More

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Air, Water and Earth: Reducing Environmental Impacts Across the Three Elements

With goals to achieve carbon-neutral factories by 2030, to reduce CO2 emissions in its supply chain, combat deforestation and step up its efforts to tackle littering, PMI is working to reduce its environmental impacts, end to end. ... View More

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North American Companies Lag Behind in Protecting Children’s Rights

New global benchmark study, released today, shows that companies worldwide are making incremental positive changes to protect children’s rights, but need to significantly accelerate the pace, as risks continue to outpace progress. ... View More

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Combating Child Labor on India’s Tobacco Farms

Child labor and other labor abuses are recurring problems characteristic to tobacco-growing and other agricultural communities in countries such as India. But Philip Morris International’s Agricultural Labor Practices is creating a step change. ... View More

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New Alliance Creating Metric for Assessing Companies’ Real Value to Society

Alliance founded by eight international companies — including BASF, Deutsche Bank and SAP — to create a standard for measuring and disclosing the real value companies provide to society. ... View More

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Philip Morris International Is Now in the Life Insurance Business

PMI’s new insurance company, reviti, offers discounted premiums to people who quit smoking or switch to e-cigarettes, and incentives for continued improvements in lifestyle habits. ... View More

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A Sustainable Tobacco Company? Philip Morris International Thinks It’s Possible

In its 2018 Sustainability Report, the tobacco giant explains how it is finding success by transforming its business, and allowing stakeholders to see concretely how the company is shifting its resources to achieve a smoke-free future. ... View More

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SB Launches Voyager Program to Accelerate Major Business Transformations through Community Support

SAN FRANCISCO – Sustainable Brands® (SB) today launches SB Voyager, a new program supporting businesses that face significant challenges related to environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance and reputation. ... View More

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10 Burning Questions: PMI on How It Will Create a Smoke-Free Future

Jennifer Motles and her colleagues at Philip Morris International (PMI) are on a crusade to end smoking. They know many of us probably won’t believe them. And they are OK with that; they just want the chance to prove it. ... View More

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Philip Morris International is Quitting Smoking — But Don't Take Their Word for It

Jennifer Motles Svigilsky detests cigarettes. But she recently began focusing on the ambitious vision to help 1.1B smokers quit smoking within a generation. Which is how she found herself in front of a crowded room at SB’18 Vancouver, representing ... View More

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