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Imperial Brands — ESG Presentation (January 2020)
23 slides from Imperial Brands's sustainability presentation, January 2020
Slide 1: Sustainability Strategy, Farmer Livelihoods and Welfare
Sustainability Strategy Farmer Livelihoods and Welfare Imperial Brands ESG Webinar
Slide 2: Agenda
Agenda • Introduction: Peter Durman, Director of Investor Relations • Sustainability Strategy: Alison Cooper, Chief Executive • Farmer Livelihoods and Welfare: – Alex Parsons, Director of Group Communications – Surinder Sond, Group Head of Sustainability – Warwick Evans, Senior Manager Leaf Agronomy
Slide 3: Disclaimer
Disclaimer Certain statements in this presentation These and other factors could share of the Company for current or constitute or may constitute forward- adversely affect the outcome and future financial years will necessarily looking statements. Any statement in financial effects of the plans and
Slide 4: Group Strategy
Group Strategy MAXIMISE SUSTAINABLE SHAREHOLDER RETURNS LONG-TERM QUALITY GROWTH TOBACCO MAXIMISATION NEXT GENERATION PRODUCTS COST AND CASH Our sustainability strategy is central to our ENABLING THE BUSINESS TO GROW AND CREATE VALUE growth TOBACCO SUSTAINABLE SUPPLY NEXT GENERATION PRODUCTS REDUCED
Slide 5: UN Sustainable Development Goals and TCFD
UN Sustainable Development Goals and TCFD 5 | ESG | Webinar January 2020
Slide 6: Our Sustainability Strategy
Our Sustainability Strategy • maintaining sustainable agricultural practices to ensure a consistent, quality supply of tobacco • developing alternative products that are potentially less harmful to health • behaving responsibly at all times and providing a safe and rewarding work environment for our
Slide 7: Governance and Employees
Governance and Employees ESG considerations are: • Integrated into business decisions • Embedded in our risk framework • Overseen by the Board and senior leadership forums • Actively managed across the Group • Supported by employees 7 | ESG | Webinar January 2020
Slide 8: ESG Mapping
ESG Mapping ENABLING THE BUSINESS TO GROW AND CREATE VALUE TOBACCO NEXT GENERATION BEHAVING SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTS RESPONSIBLY SUPPLY REDUCED HARM PEOPLE AND OPERATIONS Key Environmental (E), Social (S), Governance (G) Responsibilities Climate and Energy Climate and Energy Climate and Energy E Defores
Slide 9: Stakeholder Panel
Stakeholder Panel 9 | ESG | Webinar January 2020
Slide 10: Priority ESG Focus Areas
Priority ESG Focus Areas Consumer Health Climate and Energy Farmer Livelihoods and Welfare Human Rights – Modern Slavery Waste 10 | ESG | Webinar January 2020
Slide 11: Farmer Livelihoods and Welfare
Farmer Livelihoods and Welfare 11 | ESG | Webinar January 2020
Slide 12: Tobacco Sourcing
Tobacco Sourcing Responsible long term tobacco sourcing 97% partnerships Sourced from third parties 12 | ESG | Webinar January 2020
Slide 13: Fair Pay for Farmers
Fair Pay for Farmers • Partnership approach with suppliers and farmers • Committed to ensuring fair pay • Farmers understand cost of production, potential crop yields and prices • Technical advice and support provided through Integrated Production System 13 | ESG | Webinar January 2020
Slide 14: Alternative Crop Farming
Alternative Crop Farming • Support tobacco farmers to grow alternative crops • Vegetables, sunflowers, nuts, maize, honey, beans • Consumed by families/communities or sold for extra income 14 | ESG | Webinar January 2020
Slide 15: Addressing Child Labour
Addressing Child Labour 1. Sustainable Tobacco Programme (STP) 2. Leaf Partnership investment projects 3. Eliminating Child Labour in Tobacco Growing (ECLT)Foundation 15 | ESG | Webinar January 2020
Slide 16: Sustainable Tobacco Programme (STP)
Sustainable Tobacco Programme (STP) • Aims to drive consistently high agricultural practices • Industry-wide initiative for continuous improvement • Informs supplier rating, focuses interventions and supports dialogue • STP2.0 currently being developed 16 | ESG | Webinar January 2020
Slide 17: Leaf Partnership Programme
Leaf Partnership Programme • Support farming communities with the most needs • Focus on providing access to clean water and water storage facilities • Reducing child labour as children often involved in fetching water 17 | ESG | Webinar January 2020
Slide 18: Leaf Partnership Programme: Borehole Project
Leaf Partnership Programme: Borehole Project • Identified Malawi village with no access to clean drinking water • Financed provision of borehole • Responsibility of maintaining borehole handed over to community • Reducing child labour; enabling children to go to school 18 | ESG | Webinar January 202
Slide 19: Eliminating Child Labour in Tobacco Growing (ECLT) Foundation
Eliminating Child Labour in Tobacco Growing (ECLT) Foundation • Facilitating stakeholder engagement to collectively address child labour • Transitioning vision to encompass a broader remit • From ‘combatting the root causes of child labour in tobacco-growing communities’ • To ‘creating thriving agri
Slide 20: Safe Chemical Use
Safe Chemical Use • Promote safe working environment for suppliers and farmers • Farmers trained to use, store, dispose of crop protection agents • Crops purchased from our suppliers have very few and low chemical residue levels 20 | ESG | Webinar January 2020
Slide 21: Our Sustainability Strategy
Our Sustainability Strategy • maintaining sustainable agricultural practices to ensure a consistent, quality supply of tobacco • developing alternative products that are potentially less harmful to health • behaving responsibly at all times and providing a safe and rewarding work environment for our
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Slide 23: Imperial Brands ESG: For More Information…
Imperial Brands ESG: For More Information… Ctrl + click to follow links Sustainability pages on our website Sustainability review from 2019 ARA Read more about sustainable supply Sustainability Contacts Stakeholder Panel Statement 2019 23 | ESG | Webinar January 2020