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BAT (British American Tobacco plc)


Headquarters location: Globe House, 4 Temple Place London WC2R 2PGUnited KingdomTel. 44-171-845-1000 Job offers, investor relations: www.bat.com Stock: BTI


British American Tobacco belongs to

shareholder
country     %
source
Brandes Investment Partners, L.PUnited States of America0.9
Citigroup Inc.United States of America0.3
Remgro ex-Rembrandt GroupSouth Africa18
Richemont, Compagnie Financière AGSwitzerland19
Rupert (famille)South Africa28

British American Tobacco owns

subsidiary
country     %
source

Brands

name
items photo compare the prices
DunhillSee the photo of: DunhillEthishop
John PlayerSee the photo of: John PlayerEthishop
KentSee the photo of: KentEthishop
La ModernaSee the photo of: La ModernaEthishop
Lucky StrikeSee the photo of: Lucky StrikeEthishop
Pall MallSee the photo of: Pall MallEthishop
State Express 555See the photo of: State Express 555Ethishop
Shop local, ethical and at the best price on Ethishop !

« ETHICAL » RATING OF BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO , group and subsidiaries [?]
1
Human: 1 violation(s) of fundamental human rights
7%
Job: 7% of company's jobs cut since 1998
1
Environment: 1 major pollution(s)
4
Delinquency: 4 act(s) of financial or trade delinquency
4
Tax haven, secret bank account, shell companies: operates in 4 offshore financial center(s)
36
Sales: more than 36 billion(s) dollars/euros in annual sales
9
Net profit: more than 9 billion(s) dollars/euros in cumulated net profit since 1998
9
Influence: 9 act(s) of direct corruption or lobbying
4
Advertising & marketing: 4 dubious practice(s)

Relevance: business & market share

year
business
source
2006BAT sold 930 billion cigarettes in the world in 2006.Les Echos
2006British American Tobacco is the second-largest tobacco maker in the world, BAT sells 17% of the cigarettes smoked in the worldAFP
2004Controls 17% of the cigarette market in France

World locations & Manufacturing

country incentive : address & contact : production type
source
Bulgaria  Bulgartabac :
China  : 100 milliards de cigarettes/an Les Echos
China  BBC News
South Korea  BBC News
Malaysia 
Myanmar  Rothmans of Pall Mall Myanmar (51%) : Les Echos
Nigeria  BBC News
Pakistan 
Yugoslavia  Duvanska Industrija Vranje (67,81%) : Les Echos
Sri Lanka  Ceylon Tobacco Company : PR Watch
Switzerland Offshore finance, secret bank account, tax haven, shell companies or free zone(s) BAT International, Zoug : Le Temps
Switzerland Offshore finance, secret bank account, tax haven, shell companies or free zone(s) BAT Switzerland, Lausanne : Le Temps
Turkey  BBC News
Vietnam  BBC News

British American Tobacco is managed by

year name
photo position; compensation
source
2003Llopis, A M
See the photo of: Llopis, A M Director;
2003Plessis, Jan du
See the photo of: Plessis, Jan du Chairman;
2002Adams, Paul
See the photo of: Adams, Paul Executive committee;
2002Rayner, Paul
See the photo of: Rayner, Paul Chief Financial Officer;
2001Visser, M H
See the photo of: Visser, M H Director;
2000Broughton, Martin
See the photo of: Broughton, Martin Chairman;
1999Einsmann, Harald
See the photo of: Einsmann, Harald Director;
1998Broughton, Martin F
See the photo of: Broughton, Martin F Chief Executive Officer;
1998Clarke, K H
See the photo of: Clarke, K H Director;
1998Owens, William
See the photo of: Owens, William Director;
1998Pennant-Rea, R L
See the photo of: Pennant-Rea, R L Director;
1998Wong, K S
See the photo of: Wong, K S Director;

Advertising & marketing

year
dubious practice : image
source
2002Disinformation: PR campaign with EQ Management: ad budget: 1 million US$; public relations: EPR Watch
2002Disinformation: PR campaign with Tarrance Group: public relations: TPR Watch
2002Disinformation: PR campaign with Jackson, Wells, Morris: public relations: JPR Watch
2002Disinformation: Bureau Veritas: ad budget: 1 million US$; public relations: BPR Watch
1998ad budget: 319 million US$; Advertisin.
1997ad budget: 314 million US$; Advertisin.
1996ad budget: 422 million US$; Advertisin.
1996slogan: Get Lucky, Lucky Strike.;

Made by

year
employees
<>
social impact : country
source
2006
ILO violation 87 : Exploiting a loophole in the labour legislation, a new title of "Process Specialist" was given to employees at British American Tobacco previously designated as "Process Technician." This pseudo promotion stripped 15 British American Tobacco Employees Union (BATEU) members of their right to belong to the union, and prevented another 38 workers from joining the union. The BATEU stands to lose as much as 60 per cent of their membership. An appeal to the Director-General for Industrial Relations against this action was pending at year end.: Malaysia
ITUC-CSI
2005
-600
Closure/Bankruptcy: United Kingdom
Les Echos
2004
-483
Internal restructuring: Plans to shed 122 jobs in Dusseldorf and Ratingen, 361 jobs in Bayreuth, shifting 145 employees abroad. Had already cut 125 jobs in Hamburg in the spring of 2004. Following the job cuts, BAT's overall German workforce will fall to 1400 from 2000.: Germany
2003
86941
2003
-490
CBC
2002
81425
2001
86805
1999
101081
1998
163854

Environmental impact

year
country : consequences
source
2006 : According to the non-governmental Corporate Accountability International, based in the northeastern U.S. city of Boston, the tobacco industry is interfering in public health policy in several Latin American countries, and is attempting to block the regulations implemented in compliance with the World Health Organisation's Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC).Interpress.
2003 : Misled the public and legislators over cigarettes designed to pose less of a fire hazard, internal industry documents revealNew Scient.

Human impact

year
country : description
2002Colombia : Alleged fraud, smuggling, money laundering and contraventions of the RICO act

Influence

year
purpose : intermediary/lobby : institution
source
2004Prevent binding environmental regulations : Europen (The European Organization for Packaging and the Environment) : : European Commission translateEuropen
2003Strategy to Derail Global Tobacco Treaty: : government officials of selected countries to oppose the WHO initiative. : : World Health Organization translateCenter for.
2000Prevent binding environmental regulations (environmental protection through economic growth, self-regulation and free trade) : WBCSD (World Business Council for Sustainable Development) : : United Nations translateCorporate .
2000Prevent binding regulation, co- or self-regulation instead. : American Chamber of Commerce's EU Committee : : European Commission translateCorporate .
1999Market access and investment protection (through WTO, GATS), avoid social and environmental rules : ICC (International Chamber of Commerce) : : WTO, GATS translateCorporate .
1999Deregulation and "maximum liberalization" through WTO, GATS : TABD (Transatlantic Business Dialogue) : : US Government / European Commission translateCorporate .
1997Legislation favorable to company's interests : Direct donation : amount: 4060 thousand US$ : US President, Congress, Senate translateCenter for.
1997Legislation favorable to company's interests : Direct donation : amount: 559 thousand US$ : US President, Congress, Senate translateCenter for.

Financials

yearfinancial misdemeanorsalesincome source
2006   2.8   billion Eu€
2005 Le 18 mars 2005, le cigarettier a été condamné, en compagnie de Philip Morris, à payer une amende de 3,4 millions de dollars au titre des dommages et intérêts à Norma Rose. Malade d'un cancer du poumon, celle-ci avait porté plainte à son encontre en 1996 pour ne pas l'avoir avertie du danger du tabac.     Canadian P.
2005 Fined by a federal judge with 250 000 dollars for "egregious lack of candor" in violating an order in the Justice Department's suit against the cigarette industry.     AP
2003   1.18   billion US$
2002   35.631.47   billion US$
2002 Accused of violating the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO), of defrauding governments of hundreds of millions in tax revenues and of hiding and money laundering: lawsuits in the USA.     The Nation
2002 Massive document-destruction scheme intentionally designed to thwart smokers or former smokers from bringing suit against the company.     Focus on t.
2001   35.631.47   billion US$
2000   35.251   billion US$
1999   30.370.9   billion US$
1998   11.820.06   billion US$

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Further investigation
Mr.   from J. Azevedo / E. Monteiro - Thursday 6 December 2007 at 07h39
British American Tobacco South Africa, S.A.R.S - The South African Receiver of Revenue and the South African Police colluded to cover-up the short-delivery of a prepaid 1x40' export container with cigarettes. Please see Noseweek's article. [+]
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