Altria

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Tobacco manufacturer

Previously known as Philip Morris, Altria is USA's #1 tobacco company, and owns 27% of the world's #2 brewer, SABMiller Plc. They previously owned 85% of Kraft, the world's #2 food company.

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Altria Group, Inc
CDP Climate Change Score of A- In 2018, the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) asked companies to provide data about their efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and mitigate climate change risk. Responding companies are scored across four key areas: disclosure; awareness; management; and leadership. This company received a CDP Climate Change Score of A-. [Source 2018][More on Climate Change] CDP Water Security Score of A In 2018, the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) asked companies to provide data about their efforts to manage and govern freshwater resources. Responding companies are scored on six key metrics: transparency; governance & strategy; measuring & monitoring; risk assessment; targets & goals; and value chain engagement. This company received a CDP Water Security Score of A. [Source 2018][More on Human Rights] 100% on Corporate Equality Index This company is listed as having best practice on a report card on lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender equality in corporate America. [Source 2019][More on Workers Rights]	Tobacco - direct Involved in manufacture of tobacco-related products as a core business. [Source 2015][More on Product Safety] Animal testing For decades, Big Tobacco used misleading tests on animals—and ignored what was clear from studies on humans—to claim that cigarettes were not harmful to human health. These days, Philip Morris continues to abuse and kill animals voluntarily to develop new ingredients and products even though the tests are not required, superior non-animal methods exist, and the health risks of tobacco are well known. [Source 2012][More on Animal Testing] 46.5% in Newsweek Green Ranking 2017 This company received a score of 46.5/100 in the Newsweek Green Ranking 2017, which ranks the world's largest publicly traded companies on eight indicators covering energy, greenhouse gases, water, waste, fines and penalties, linking executive pay to sustainability targets, board-level committee oversight of environmental issues and third-party audits. Ranking methodology by Corporate Knights and HIP Investor. [Source 2017][More on Sustainability Reporting] Political donations This company is on OpenSecrets.org's list of the 100 top donor organisations in US federal-level politics since 1989. Companies on this list lobby and spend big, with large sums sent to candidates, parties and leadership PACs. This company comes in at number 92 on the list, with donations totalling US$23,837,622 between 1989 and 2018. [Source 2018][More on Politics]	Previous Boycott Call Altria has been criticised as owner of Philip Morris, the largest tobacco company in the world, contributing to addiction and ill health. An international boycott of Kraft Foods (previously a subsidiary of Altria), was in place from 1993 to 2003. It was organised by INFACT (now known as Corporate Accountability International), and lifted in June 2003 after the implementation of the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC). The FCTC bans tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship, and gives governments the right to prioritise the health of their citizens over trade and commercial interests. [Source x][More on Product Safety] Multinational Monitor's '10 Worst Corporations' Named one of Multinational Monitor's '10 Worst Corporations' in 2006. [Listed under information due to age of report] [Source 2006][More on Governance] SB 657 disclosure statement The California Transparency in Supply Chains Act of 2010 (SB 657) requires companies operating in California to disclose their efforts to eradicate slavery and human trafficking from their direct supply chains. KnowTheChain.org has examined this company's disclosure statement and concluded that it addresses the majority of SB 657 requirements. Follow the link to see this company's disclosure statement. [Source 2013][More on Human Rights] OpenSecrets.org profile OpenSecrets.org tracks the influence of money on U.S. politics, and how that money affects policy and citizens' lives. Follow link to see this company's record of political donations, lobbying, outside spending and more. [Source 2014]

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Kraft Foods no longer owned by Altria (Philip Morris)
30th Mar 2007 — Kraft Foods was spun off from parent company Altria in March 2007, and is now an independent publicly held company. The Altria Group and subsidiaries had been subject to an international Boycott from 1993 due to another of their subsidiaries being Philip Morris, the largest tobacco company in the world.  [source]