Altria Group.
MO.US | Manufacture of tobacco products
Altria Group, Inc. is a holding company that, through its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells cigarettes, smokeless products, and wine in the United States. Its segments include Smokeable Products (cigarettes and cigars), Smokeless Products (moist smokeless tobacco and snus), and Wine. The Smokeabl...Show More
Better Health for All
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Altria's principal goods, primarily combustible tobacco products, cause severe, widespread health damage and remain a major revenue source.
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The inherent risks of tobacco use persist, leading to major health-harming externalities, including addiction and disease. While the company is investing in smoke-free alternatives and filed 234 patents in 2023 related to harm reduction,
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these efforts are considered inadequate remediation given the significant health risks of its core products. Altria's business model is dependent on addiction, and despite harm reduction initiatives, insufficient addiction controls are in place for its high-risk products. Historically, Altria's marketing practices have targeted marginalized communities, particularly Black communities,
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exacerbating health disparities and creating barriers to better health for these disadvantaged groups.
Fair Money & Economic Opportunity
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Altria Group, Inc. is a holding company primarily engaged in the manufacture and sale of tobacco and wine products. The provided articles contain no evidence that the company offers lending, deposit, or other financial services to consumers. Therefore, all KPIs related to fair money and economic opportunity, which are designed for financial institutions, are not applicable to Altria's operations.
Fair Pay & Worker Respect
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Altria Group reported an OSHA recordable injury rate of 1.8 in 2024.
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In terms of pay equity, a 2024 analysis showed adjusted salaries for female employees were 99.8% of male employees, and for employees of color were 99.9% of white employees.
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Employee engagement surveys in 2023 indicated that 88% of employees acknowledged the company as a great workplace.
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The CEO to median employee pay ratio was 169:1 for the fiscal year ending in 2024.
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Additionally, 27% of hourly manufacturing employees are members of labor unions subject to collective bargaining agreements.
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Fair Trade & Ethical Sourcing
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In 2024, Altria directed 11.6% of its spend to diverse suppliers.
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For its contracted tobacco growers (tier 1), on-farm monitoring by a third-party auditor occurs annually as part of the GAPC Certification program, with full audits including worker interviews conducted biannually.
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Honest & Fair Business
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Altria Group incurred a $235 million charge in the second quarter of 2023 to resolve JUUL-related state and federal cases.
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The company's S&P Global Corporate Sustainability Assessment (CSA) score is 43.
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Altria's companies provide training on anti-bribery and anti-corruption, require employees to disclose potential conflicts of interest, forbid bribery, and engage in third-party vendor management.
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Kind to Animals
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Altria lacks a formal animal welfare policy. Its subsidiary, Philip Morris USA, subjects animals to cruel and deadly tests that are not legally required.
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While Altria Client Services (ALCS) actively supports the development, validation, and regulatory acceptance of non-animal testing methods,
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animal tests are still being conducted for tobacco products and are considered crucial for regulatory approval.
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Altria, along with other tobacco companies and the PETA International Science Consortium, donated equipment worth $110,000 in August 2019 to replace animal testing with non-animal methods.
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ALCS also advocates to regulatory agencies, such as the US Food and Drug Administration, that non-animal methods are accurate and effective and can be used instead of tests on animals.
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No War, No Weapons
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Altria Group has no direct involvement in arms manufacturing or military contracts.
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The company's code of ethics includes a commitment against arms trafficking.
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This indicates zero exposure to any weapons and no defense assets to divest.
Planet-Friendly Business
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Altria Group's 2030 targets, approved by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), aimed to reduce Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 55% and Scope 3 emissions by 18% from a 2017 baseline.
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These targets were achieved ahead of schedule by 2023.
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Respect for Cultures & Communities
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No specific, quantifiable evidence was found in the provided articles to assess Altria Group against the defined Key Performance Indicators for the 'Respect for Cultures & Communities' ethical value. Information regarding formal partnerships, community reinvestment percentages, cultural appropriation incidents, cultural impact assessment protocols, local employment ratios, grievance mechanisms for community concerns, complaint resolution times, FPIC participation rates, community governance inclusion, cultural preservation investment, local procurement share, indigenous supplier counts, cultural site protection, social license operations, charitable giving to cultural organizations, community fund allocation percentages, language inclusivity, cultural incident response effectiveness, or cultural sensitivity training completion rates was either not present, not specific to Altria Group, or did not meet the exact quantitative thresholds of the rubric.
Safe & Smart Tech
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Altria provides users with rights to access, correct, and request deletion of their personal information, though these are subject to state law exceptions.
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The appeal process for rejected requests allows 15 days for submission and 45 days for a response, indicating some friction in exercising these rights.
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No recent security news is available regarding data breaches or unauthorized data use incidents.
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In 2024, over 1,000 employees participated in a GenAI training program, and the company emphasizes regular practice and evaluation in its employee training on common threats.
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Altria includes third-party risk management with assessments and contractual provisions, and uses automated data collection tools for debugging.
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Its privacy statement references compliance with applicable privacy laws and states data is retained for the period reasonably necessary, considering legal requirements.
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Zero Waste & Sustainable Products
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Altria Group has partnered with Keep America Beautiful (KAB) for 22 years on the Cigarette Litter Prevention Program (CLPP), which has been implemented in over 1,850 communities.
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This program has achieved an average decrease of 64% in cigarette litter in 2023, and 62% in new participating communities after implementation.
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In 2024, Philip Morris USA offered adult smokers litter devices and waste recycling pouches through a rewards program.
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Altria set company-wide 2030 targets in 2023 to reduce waste generated and waste directed to disposal by 25% from a 2022 baseline, and these targets were achieved ahead of schedule in 2023.
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