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A new report on examining the implentation of Framework Convention on Tobacco Control Article 5.3 in South Asia will be launched on Friday. It will take place at a colloquium organised by the South Asian Regional Consortium for Combatting Tobacco (SARC-CCT) and The Union’s South Asia Regional Office. A panel of distinguished speakers will consider:…

The Foundation for a Smoke-Free World (FSFW) claims to be an “independent” organization aiming to “accelerate an end to smoking,” yet it is entirely funded by one of the world’s largest tobacco companies, Philip Morris International. Analysis of the Foundation’s tax returns from 2018 onward shows how, despite claims of independence, FSFW acts as the world’s biggest…

The new CEO of Philip Morris International has withdrawn from a prestigious international conference. Jacek Olczak was due to address the Future of Asia conference which PMI had also co-sponsored. The withdrawal of the CEO and sponsorship follows concern raised by public health officials across the globe at the tobacco company’s attempt to insert itself into this meeting…

A new STOP article exposes how Philip Morris International (PMI) is sponsoring this year’s International Conference on the future of Asia, in a likely attempt to undermine the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) and gain access to influential world leaders and academics. PMI’s CEO, Jacek Olczak, is…

In an Industry Watch article for the journal Tobacco Control, Dr Karen Evans-Reeves, Kathrin Lauber and Dr Rosemary Hiscock from the University of Bath’s Tobacco Control Research Group (TCRG) explore how, following the implementation of packaging and flavouring regulations in the UK, tobacco companies have exploited loopholes in the legislation and continued their attempts to differentiate their products…

A new report by the Bureau of Investigative Journalism reveals how tobacco giant Japan Tobacco International (JTI) has been bypassing tobacco advertising restrictions to promote its brands via Facebook pages in Germany. JTI has set up Facebook and Instagram pages, disguised as “lifestyle” groups and without mentioning tobacco sponsorship, to assist with promoting their cigarette brands. The pages…

Philip Morris International and The Industry Transformation Coalition have teamed up with the magazine Foreign Policy to hold a virtual dialogue on “Science Diplomacy” in the latest attempt by Big Tobacco to spin its science credentials. Research from the University of Bath’s Tobacco Control Research Group published in the British Medical Journal explores the groups and…

The African Tobacco Control Alliance (ATCA) presents the webinar “The Big Tobacco Allies: How tobacco companies use intermediaries to foster their Corporate Social Responsibility initiatives and promote their business”, as part of their Africa Tobacco Control Talks series.  Panelists, which will include Tobacco Tactics’ Director Andy Rowell, will discuss tobacco industry uses…

The webinar introduces the new report: Targeting the European Commission: The 7 Lobbying Techniques of Big Tobacco, which reveals continued contacts between the Tobacco Industry and the European Commission.   Speakers, including Zeljana Zovko MEP, and Andy Rowell of TobaccoTactics will discuss what more the European Commission can do to reduce tobacco-related deaths…

New research, published by Corporate Europe Observatory and the European Public Health Alliance, analyses the extent of contact between the Tobacco Industry and the European Commission.  The tobacco industry has been influencing policy to its advantage for decades – postponing, protesting, promoting untruths, playing the victim and pushing new technologies – in order to…