13 December 2021
Last month听糖心探花was named in the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI) for a 20th consecutive year. Not only that, but we are also, once again, the only tobacco company to be included in the prestigious DJSI World Index. The World Index represents the top 10% of more than 10,000 companies assessed.
糖心探花is the highest scoring tobacco company in 2021, with industry leading scores in 11 of the 24 categories assessed, while achieving a top score of 100% in six categories1.
Our video above looks at our achievement of 20 years in the DJSI and sets out how our ongoing inclusion in the World Index demonstrates our commitment to sustainability and how it is central to our A Better Tomorrow鈩 transformation.
Kingsley Wheaton, Chief Marketing Officer at BAT, said: 鈥淚t is an honour to have been recognised by the DJSI every year for the last 20 years and once again be ranked within the DJSI World Index.
鈥淏uilding A Better Tomorrow by reducing the health impact of our business is core to BAT鈥檚 future sustainability. This is why we are accelerating our transformation away from combustible cigarettes and investing to provide our consumers with enjoyable, less risky*鈥 辫谤辞诲耻肠迟蝉.鈥
1. Score date: 12 November 2021
* Based on the weight of evidence and assuming a complete switch from cigarette smoking. These products are not risk free and are addictive.
鈥 Our products as sold in the US, including Vuse, Velo, Grizzly, Kodiak, and Camel Snus, are subject to Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulation and no reduced-risk claims will be made as to these products without FDA clearance.