Geneva, May 23, 2018 – The JT Group’s 2017 Sustainability Report is now available. It includes some of the key contributions of JTI, its international tobacco business, in meeting the Group’s sustainability objectives.
JTI’s most significant achievements over the past year include:
21,2% reduction in the Group’s overall Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions. A target1 achieved three years in advance, coupled with an increasing proportion of our electricity needs sourced from renewable energies.
90% of our directly contracted tobacco farmers are now observed against our Agricultural Labor Practices standards (a 69 percentage point increase versus 2016), enhancing the presence of our social programs where we source our tobacco.
Record seizures totaling over one billion illegal cigarettes by law enforcement agencies thanks to the information provided by JTI’s experts.
“Our commitment to sustainability is stronger than ever,” says Suzanne Wise, JTI’s Senior Vice President Corporate Development. “We know that to make a positive difference across all areas of our business, we need to maintain high international standards and uphold rigorous business practices. We owe this to our consumers, our shareholders, our employees, the communities we work with, the wider society and our planet,” she continued. […]
1 The 2014 “JT Group Long-Term Environment Plan”, to reduce GHG emissions by 20% between 2009 and 2020.