“The transformation of our company is intrinsically linked to our sustainability and corporate strategy. As our most material issue comes from the impact created by the products we sell, only a radical transformation can successfully contribute to a more sustainable world. We are therefore very pleased to publish our business transformation-linked financing framework, which serves as a further step in achieving our purpose.”-Jennifer Motles, PMI’s Chief Sustainability Officer, said.
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In March 2021, the organization had declared an updated focus to arrive at carbon impartiality by 2030, 10 years sooner than its past target.
The framework includes two Sustainable Performance Targets, which build on the company’s recently announced 2025 targets, which include achieving over 50% of sales from smokeless products (up from 23.8% by 2020) and production of smokeless products available for sale in 100 markets (up from 64 markets at the end of 2020) by 2025.