Supply chain

We will reduce environmental and social risks, and enable transparent and responsible practices across our supply chain.

AGRICULTURAL LABOR PRACTICES

Target

We will implement our Agricultural Labor Practices (ALP) program in all sourcing countries by 2025.

Progress

In 2023, 100% of our directly contracted growers and 99.9% of our leaf merchants' growers were covered by ALP; leaf merchants data come from reporting entities only, excluding India and China. 89% of our volumes were covered by ALP and 99% of our supplying entities reported against ALP.

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SUPPLIER SCREENING

Read about Supplier screening progress towards targets

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GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS

Target

We commit to be Carbon Neutral for our own operations by 2030 and achieve Net-Zero Greenhouse Gas emissions across our entire value chain by 2050. In support of this, by 2030, we will reduce emissions from our own operations (Scope1 & 2) by 47% and emissions associated with leaf and non-tobacco materials (Scope3 Category1) by 28%, against a 2019 base year.

Progress

Since 2019, we have reduced greenhouse gas emissions from our own operations (Scope1 & 2) by 19%, and greenhouse gas emissions from our leaf and non-tobacco materials (Scope3 Category1) have increased by 3%.

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WATER AND WASTE

Target

We will reduce water withdrawal by 15% and waste by 20%, in relation to our own operations, between 2015 and 2030.

Progress

Since 2015, we have reduced water withdrawal by 26% and waste by 20% in relations to our own operation.

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FORESTRY

Target

We will replace all wood from natural forests used in the tobacco curing process of our directly contracted growers with renewable fuel sources by 2030.

Progress

Based on our 2023 tree planting activities in Tanzania, Zambia and Brazil, we estimate 103% renewable wood supply in crop year (CY) 2030, based on actual tree planting captured with the Agroforestry App in CY2023 (Nov 2022-Feb 2023).

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