Geneva, May 28, 2019 – The JT Group’s 2018 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:
A record of over 2.7 billion illegal cigarettes seized thanks to information provided by JTI
More than 30% of the electricity in our factories originated from renewable sources
Human Rights Impact Assessments1 completed in five high-risk countries
“We take the responsibility to manage our business sustainability very seriously, and I am proud of the progress we are making globally,” says Suzanne Wise, JTI’s Senior Vice President Corporate Development. “We constantly challenge ourselves to make the right choices for our business’ long-term sustainability, to actively reduce our environmental footprint and positively contribute to the communities we are a part of”, she continued.
Illegal trade is a growing problem. It cheats legitimate tobacco companies and their brands, consumers who don’t know what they’re buying and governments who lose tax revenues. It threatens wider society as the organized crime networks who are behind illegal trade often deal with human trafficking and terrorism. Tackling illegal trade is a key component of JTI’s approach to sustainability, and in 2018 the Company provided 1,328 reports to law enforcement agencies, leading to the seizure of more than 2.7 billion illegal cigarettes and the raid of 39 counterfeit factories.[…]
1 The impact assessments are run and led by JTI, with technical support provided by third party human rights experts. These impact assessments follow the UN Guiding Principles framework on Business and Human rights.