British American Tobacco (BAT) | Sustainability Performance
Produces and markets tobacco products, including cigarettes and smokeless tobacco.
1902
United Kingdom
10,001+ employees
Tobacco
$10B+ in revenue
$10B+ in profitability
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Sustainability Ranking & Industry Benchmark
#9517
Overallⓘ#1059
in United Kingdomⓘ#8
in TobaccoⓘSustainability Maturity
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Carbon emissionsCarbon certificatesEnergy consumptionWaste ManagementWater ManagementNature and biodiversitySocial
Diversity and InclusionPay GapsHealth and SafetyExternalitiesGovernance
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Aligned
Laggard
Laggard
Laggard
Intensity
Greenhouse gas intensity Scope 1, 2 (tCO₂e /$M)
Greenhouse gas intensity (Scope 1, 2, 3)(tCO₂e /$M)
Energy consumption (direct) intensity (MWh /$M)
Water consumption intensity (m³ /$M)
Waste generation intensity (tonnes /$M)
Industry Benchmark
15.3
B/M 16.7
207.8
B/M 126.1
57.7
B/M 57.7
41.2
B/M 83.8
3.3
B/M 2.3
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Controversy level
- British American Tobacco plc (BAT) paid USD 635 million in April 2023 to settle US DOJ enforcement actions over alleged BAT North Korea tobacco sales 2007-2017 (BAT subsidiary alleged USD 250+ million tobacco sales to North Korea via Singapore-affiliated/Chinese-affiliated intermediaries violating US OFAC sanctions on North Korea, largest US OFAC sanctions settlement in tobacco sector history) affecting UK institutional shareholders.
Sustainability employees
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11+
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