Altria Once Again Achieved a Double 'A' Rating in Climate and Water Protection
07 Décembre 2021 - 4:02PM
Business Wire
Altria Group, Inc. (“Altria”) (NYSE:MO) today announces that it
has been recognized for a second consecutive year with a double ‘A’
rating for tackling climate change and protecting water security by
CDP, a non-profit that runs a global disclosure system on managing
environmental impact. CDP’s A List distinguishes companies for
leadership on transparency and action on key environmental
issues.
“We are committed to conserving the natural resources on which
our businesses and communities rely,” said Jennifer Hunter, Senior
Vice President, Corporate Citizenship. “As the latest science makes
clear, the global community needs to quickly increase the ambition
and progress of environmental targets, build climate resilient
businesses and prepare for the net zero economy. Altria is
committed to doing our part.”
In 2020, Altria announced its long-term 2030 targets from a 2017
baseline to:
- Reduce absolute Scope 1 & Scope 2 emissions by 55%
- Reduce absolute Scope 3 emissions by 18%
- Achieve 100% renewable electricity
- Reduce waste sent to landfill by 25%
- Achieve 100% water neutrality each year
Altria has made a strong commitment to reducing its
environmental impact, both in aligning operational and value chain
business practices with science-based methodology to limit the
damaging impacts of climate change and in reducing the
environmental impact of using its companies’ products.
Aligned with Altria’s disclosure on climate-related risks and
opportunities in CDP Climate Change, this year, Altria also
published its first standalone Task Force on Climate-related
Financial Disclosures (TCFD) report. The TCFD was formed by the
Financial Stability Board in 2015 to help companies provide
decision-useful information about their climate-related risks and
opportunities to investors. Altria is proud to be the first U.S
tobacco company to join more than 2,700 supporters of the TCFD.
CDP’s annual environmental disclosure and scoring process is
widely recognized as the gold standard of corporate environmental
transparency. A detailed and independent methodology is used,
allocating a score of A to D- based on the comprehensiveness of
disclosure, awareness and management of environmental risks and
demonstration of best practices associated with environmental
leadership, such as setting ambitious and meaningful targets. Those
that don’t disclose or provided insufficient information are marked
with an F.
For more information about the CDP, please visit
http://www.cdp.net/en/companies/companies-scores.
Altria’s Profile
Altria has a leading portfolio of tobacco products for U.S.
tobacco consumers age 21+. Altria’s Vision by 2030 is to
responsibly lead the transition of adult smokers to a smoke-free
future (Vision). Altria is Moving Beyond Smoking™, leading the way
in moving adult smokers away from cigarettes by taking action to
transition millions to potentially less harmful choices - believing
it is a substantial opportunity for adult tobacco consumers,
Altria’s businesses and society.
Altria’s wholly owned subsidiaries include the most profitable
tobacco companies in their categories: Philip Morris USA Inc. (PM
USA), U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Company LLC (USSTC) and John Middleton
Co. (Middleton). Altria’s smoke-free portfolio includes Helix
Innovations LLC (Helix), the maker of on! oral nicotine pouches,
exclusive U.S. commercialization rights to the IQOS Tobacco Heating
System® and Marlboro HeatSticks®, and an equity investment in JUUL
Labs, Inc. (JUUL).
Altria also owns equity investments in Anheuser-Busch InBev
SA/NV (ABI), the world’s largest brewer, and Cronos Group Inc.
(Cronos), a leading Canadian cannabinoid company.
The brand portfolios of Altria’s tobacco operating companies
include Marlboro®, Black & Mild®, Copenhagen®, Skoal® and on!®.
Trademarks and service marks related to Altria referenced in this
release are the property of Altria or its subsidiaries or are used
with permission.
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