BAT (British American Tobacco plc)

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

British American Tobacco belongs to shareholder country     % source Brandes Investment Partners, L.P 0.9 Citigroup Inc. 0.3 Remgro ex-Rembrandt Group 18 Richemont, Compagnie Financière AG 19 Rupert (famille) 28 British American Tobacco owns subsidiary country     % source Imasco 100 Imperial Tobacco Group 100 ITC Ltd Bloomberg Reynolds American 42 Les Echos Rothmans Inc. 70 Sopiane 100 Souza Cruz SA 75	Brands name items photo compare the prices Dunhill Ethishop John Player Ethishop Kent Ethishop La Moderna Ethishop Lucky Strike Ethishop Pall Mall Ethishop State Express 555 Ethishop 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) Full profile >>>
Relevance: business & market share year business source 2006 BAT sold 930 billion cigarettes in the world in 2006. Les Echos 2006 British American Tobacco is the second-largest tobacco maker in the world, BAT sells 17% of the cigarettes smoked in the world AFP 2004 Controls 17% of the cigarette market in France World locations & Manufacturing country incentive : address & contact : production type source   Bulgartabac :   : 100 milliards de cigarettes/an Les Echos   BBC News   BBC News   Rothmans of Pall Mall Myanmar (51%) : Les Echos   BBC News   Duvanska Industrija Vranje (67,81%) : Les Echos   Ceylon Tobacco Company : PR Watch BAT International, Zoug : Le Temps BAT Switzerland, Lausanne : Le Temps   BBC News   BBC News The map of tax haven, secret accounts and shell companies British American Tobacco is managed by year name photo position; compensation source 2003Llopis, A M Director; 2003Plessis, Jan du Chairman; Les Echos 2002Adams, Paul Executive committee; 2002Rayner, Paul Chief Financial Officer; 2001Visser, M H Director; 2000Broughton, Martin Chairman; Les Echos 1999Einsmann, Harald Director; 1998Broughton, Martin F Chief Executive Officer; Forbes 1998Clarke, K H Director; 1998Owens, William Director; 1998Pennant-Rea, R L Director; 1998Wong, K S Director; Highest paid executives in 2007 Advertising & marketing year dubious practice : image source 2002 Disinformation: PR campaign with EQ Management: ad budget: 1 million US$; public relations: E PR Watch 2002 Disinformation: PR campaign with Tarrance Group: public relations: T PR Watch 2002 Disinformation: PR campaign with Jackson, Wells, Morris: public relations: J PR Watch 2002 Disinformation: Bureau Veritas: ad budget: 1 million US$; public relations: B PR Watch 1998 ad budget: 319 million US$; Advertisin. 1997 ad budget: 314 million US$; Advertisin. 1996 ad budget: 422 million US$; Advertisin. 1996 slogan: Get Lucky, Lucky Strike.; Dubious practices in 2007

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 Layoff plans and labour conditions in 2007 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 reveal New Scient. Pollutions in 2007 Human impact year country : description 2002 Colombia : Alleged fraud, smuggling, money laundering and contraventions of the RICO act Human rights and money laundering in 2007 Influence year purpose : intermediary/lobby : institution source 2004 Prevent binding environmental regulations : Europen (The European Organization for Packaging and the Environment) : : European Commission translate Europen 2003 Strategy to Derail Global Tobacco Treaty: : government officials of selected countries to oppose the WHO initiative. : : World Health Organization translate Center for. 2000 Prevent binding environmental regulations (environmental protection through economic growth, self-regulation and free trade) : WBCSD (World Business Council for Sustainable Development) : : United Nations translate Corporate . 2000 Prevent binding regulation, co- or self-regulation instead. : American Chamber of Commerce's EU Committee : : European Commission translate Corporate . 1999 Market access and investment protection (through WTO, GATS), avoid social and environmental rules : ICC (International Chamber of Commerce) : : WTO, GATS translate Corporate . 1999 Deregulation and "maximum liberalization" through WTO, GATS : TABD (Transatlantic Business Dialogue) : : US Government / European Commission translate Corporate . 1997 Legislation favorable to company's interests : Direct donation : amount: 4060 thousand US$ : US President, Congress, Senate translate Center for. 1997 Legislation favorable to company's interests : Direct donation : amount: 559 thousand US$ : US President, Congress, Senate translate Center for. Influence in 2007 Financials year financial misdemeanor sales income 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   35.63 1.47   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   35.63 1.47   billion US$ 2000   35.25 1   billion US$ 1999   30.37 0.9   billion US$ 1998   11.82 0.06   billion US$ Financial delinquency in 2007

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Further investigation

Mr.   from J. Azevedo / E. Monteiro - Thursday 6 December 2007 at 07h39

"Noseweek" Magazine - July 2006 - www.noseweek.co.za

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. [+]

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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