Friday 27 March 2020

British American Tobacco pledges carbon neutrality by 2030

British American Tobacco pledges carbon neutrality by 2030

British American Tobacco has announced plans to reach carbon-neutrality by 2030, accelerating its existing environmental targets.

That's according to the firm's annual sustainability report, which also sets eliminating unnecessary single-use plastic and making all plastic packaging recyclable by 2025 as priorities.

Jack Bowles, Chief Executive of British American Tobacco, said: “Over the last 20 years, we’ve made significant progress on our sustainability journey.

"Yet our approach needs to constantly develop, much as the world around us is evolving – from increasing expectations of the role of business in contributing to the UN Sustainable Development Goals and addressing climate change; to evolving consumer preferences and the emergence of new category products, such as vapour products (e-cigarettes), tobacco heating and modern oral products, that offer potentially reduced risks for the many millions of people across the world who continue to smoke cigarettes."

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Bruna Pinhoni

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