Consumer Goods • Europe

British American Tobacco

HEADQUARTERS: Indonesia Strategic Hub • FOUNDED: 1947

DESTRUCTION SCORE 96/100

Corporative Audit Overview

A dominant force in the Consumer Goods sector, British American Tobacco maintains a complex global operation spanning Europe. Recent environmental audits highlight significant ecological challenges resulting from their industrial output and resource extraction methods.

Carbon tracked (CO2) 136 Mt 94 Mt Scope 1/2

Deforestation Index 111 HA Primary forest cleared

Litigated Infractions 2254 Incidents $1018.1M Paid Fines

Climate Lobbying $821.7M Emission opposition focused

Timeline of Global Infractions & Audits

2022 Deforestation Sourcing Link

Supply chain investigations traced raw material purchases back to unpermitted logging of protected primary forest blocks in South America.

2024 Herbicide & Pesticide Runoff

Massive agro-chemical runoff from intensive commercial monoculture farms led to severe eutrophication and toxic algae blooms in freshwater lakes.

Live Sensor Logging Watch

ANOMALY Forest Canopy Loss Alert

Global Forest Watch satellite imagery flagged 191 hectares of unpermitted canopy clearing near British American Tobacco contract supply boundary in Brazil.

2024-05-12

ENFORCEMENT Shipment Suspension Threat

France consumer protection agency threatened to halt commercial shipments due to failure to produce verified deforestation-free certificates.

2024-03-28

DATA_SYNC Forest Degradation Sync

Added 249 hectares of verified, satellite-tracked canopy degradation to British American Tobacco's profile index.

2024-01-15

PROBE Peatland Burning Probe

Civil society groups initiated on-the-ground investigations into slash-and-burn practices by certified palm oil and agricultural suppliers.

2023-11-20

Executive Directors

Elizabeth Williams

Chief Executive

Linda Davis

Head of ESG Strategy

Sub-brands & Subsidiaries

British American Tobacco Consumer Goods Dynamics Global Resource Systems Bio-Tech Logistics