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STAMFORD, CT -- Philip Morris International Inc. (NYSE: PM) published its 2025 Sustainability Materiality Report, presenting the results of its latest global sustainability materiality assessment (SMA). Following the principles of double materiality, the report outlines the key sustainability topics identified, along with their associated impacts, risks, and opportunities (IROs), in line with the EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD). Consumers and end users remain the company’s core priority, with a focus on product health impact and ensuring responsible marketing and sales.
“The insights gained through our sustainability materiality assessment are more than just data points; they are the bedrock on which our 2030+ sustainability strategy is being built,” said Jennifer Motles, Chief Sustainability Officer. “By placing sustainability at the core of our strategy, we are strengthening our capacity to anticipate change, seize new opportunities, and future-proof our business for enduring success.”
The assessment findings informed the development of six strategic priorities for PMI, which make up its new Sustainability Framework. This Framework organizes topics distinguishing between product and operations—i.e., “what” we create and “how” we create—and is further divided into environmental and social categories.
Product Impact
Social
· Consumers: Addressing product health impacts, providing transparent information, expanding access to smoke-free alternatives for legal-age adults, ensuring responsible marketing and sales, and combating illicit tobacco trade.
Environmental
· Circularity: Advancing a circular model focused on waste reduction, resource efficiency, product durability, and responsible disposal and recovery.
Operational Impact
Social
· Our workforce: Fostering a safe, collaborative, and empowering workplace, with a focus on training, well-being, and fair opportunity.
· Workers in the value chain: Promoting fair treatment, ethical labor practices, and respect for human rights across the value chain.
Environmental
· Climate: Reducing greenhouse gas emissions, improving energy efficiency, adopting renewable energy, and adapting to climate-related risks.
· Nature: Protecting ecosystems, managing dependencies on natural habitats, and practicing responsible water stewardship.
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