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Tobacco Industry
This section provides everything you need to shine a light on how Big Tobacco is causing a public health crisis.
Facts-Figures
Illicit Tobacco Trade Costs $40.5B USD in Lost Tax Revenues
Illicit tobacco trade costs governments staggering sums of revenue. At least $40.5 billion USD in current tax revenues is lost each year by governments to illicit tobacco trade.
December 1, 2014CSR Allows Tobacco to Build Goodwill With Policymakers and the Public
Corporate social responsibility is a tobacco industry tactic to build goodwill with policymakers and the public, countering negative attention surrounding its deadly products, and defusing opposition from tobacco control advocates.
November 1, 2014Tobacco Control Measures Are Proven to Reduce Tobacco Use
The tobacco industry understands that tobacco control measures are effective in preventing and reducing tobacco use, and has a history of using the same arguments against tobacco control to slow the legislative process.
November 1, 2014Top 5 Cigarette-Consumers: China, Russia, U.S., Japan, Indonesia
The top five cigarette-consuming countries are China, Russia, United States, Japan and Indonesia.
January 1, 2010Largest Multinational Tobacco Companies
Philip Morris International, British American Tobacco, Japan Tobacco International and Imperial Tobacco are the world’s four largest multinational tobacco companies.
January 1, 2009Largest State Tobacco Monopoly Is in China
The largest state tobacco monopoly is the China National Tobacco Corporation, which has the largest share of the global market among all companies.
January 1, 200986% of Adults in Egypt Have Noticed Shisha Smoking on TV
86.6% of adults in Egypt have seen TV shows or films with scenes that contained shisha smoking.
January 1, 200930% of Bangladeshi Adults Noticed Cigarette Marketing Outside Stores
3 in 10 adults in Bangladesh have noticed cigarette marketing (other than in stores) or sporting event sponsorship.
January 1, 2009