Philip Morris International (PMI), British American Tobacco (BAT) and Japan Tobacco (JT) have been recognized for their climate leadership on CDP’s ‘A List’ for Climate Change.

CDP accelerates action to achieve sustainable economies, assessing disclosure and actions by corporations from around the world. Representing over 500 investors with assets of USD 96 trillion, CDP sends out questionnaires to companies listed on stock exchanges worldwide, asking them about their activities for reducing greenhouse gas emissions, and then evaluates the answers and publishes the scores from A to D.

“We are proud to be once again on CDP’s prestigious A List,” said PMI Chief Executive Officer André Calantzopoulos. “We are not just transforming our products to deliver better alternatives to millions of adult smokers across the world, we also are making sustainability an integral part of our business strategy, including our focus on reducing greenhouse gas emissions.”

Simon Cleverly, Group Head of Corporate Affairs at BAT, said “Climate change is one of the most important issues impacting the world today. As a business with a global footprint, we recognise that addressing the impacts of climate change is not only the right thing to do, but also makes sound business sense given how much we depend on natural resources. We are delighted that our efforts have resulted inclusion in the CDP A list and see it as great recognition of our work to secure a better tomorrow for all our stakeholders.”

“We are delighted to be included in the CDP’s Climate Change A List once again. This clearly reflects our continued efforts to reduce our environmental footprint and our transparency in disclosing information,” said Kazuhito Yamashita, JT’s Senior Vice President, Chief Sustainability Officer, Compliance and General Affairs. “The JT Group will continue its work to tackle environmental challenges and thus fulfill its social responsibility to help achieve a sustainable society.”