Human rights in the tobacco fields of Malawi – in pictures
Photographer David Levene visited Malawi with Sarah Boseley, to document the impact of the tobacco industry on the wellbeing of the local farming communities whose livelihood depends on it. Human...
View ArticleUS suspends Malawi tobacco imports after child labour allegations
Announcement follows news UK human rights lawyers bringing case against BATThe US government has suspended all imports of tobacco from Malawi over child labour allegations.The ban follows the news that...
View ArticleHow a Guardian story led to a landmark case against big tobacco – podcast
In June 2018 Sarah Boseley wrote about child labour in the tobacco fields of Malawi. Human rights lawyer Martyn Day read her story and decided to sue British American Tobacco. They recently returned to...
View ArticleUS vaping backlash dents British American Tobacco revenues
The FTSE 100 company has sought to capitalise on boom in cigarette alternativesA backlash against vaping in US has dented revenue growth at the cigarette-maker British American Tobacco.BAT said...
View ArticleAdvertising watchdog bans e-cigarette promotion on Instagram
British American Tobacco and three other firms’ use of platform ruled as advertisingBritish American Tobacco (BAT) and three other e-cigarette firms have been banned by the UK advertising watchdog from...
View ArticleBritish American Tobacco circumventing ad ban, experts say
BAT seems to be running accounts to promote e-cigarettes after crackdown on hiring influencers British American Tobacco (BAT) is marketing e-cigarettes and heated cigarettes with pictures of attractive...
View ArticleBritish American Tobacco working on plant-based coronavirus vaccine
Cigarette maker says tobacco plants offer potential for faster and safer drug developmentCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageBritish American Tobacco, the maker of brands...
View ArticleTobacco firm funded attack on council quit-smoking services
Exclusive: PR company failed to tell local newspapers it was working for British American TobaccoA PR campaign against council stop-smoking services, which has led to reports in local papers across...
View ArticleLegal loophole allows children to get free vape samples
UK health experts fear sharp rise in popularity of e-cigarettes among teenagers, as seen in the USHealth campaigners have expressed alarm after it emerged that a loophole in the law means it is legal...
View ArticleBritish American Tobacco wins approval to test Covid vaccine on humans
Treatment grown on tobacco plants gets US backing for clinical study Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageBritish American Tobacco has moved a step closer to producing a vaccine...
View ArticleBAT and Imperial tobacco firms profited from child labour, law firm alleges
Legal claim launched after Guardian investigation accuses firm of exploitation in supply chainBritish American Tobacco and Imperial Brands profited from child labour, exploitation and dangerous...
View ArticleBritish American Tobacco profits rise despite drop in sales
Covid crisis affects duty-free cigarettes but demand for vaping kits surgesCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe owner of cigarette brands including Lucky Strike, Pall Mall...
View ArticleBAT buys £126m stake in Canadian cannabis firm OrganiGram
Big tobacco makes further forays into cannabis industry with stake close to 20% in US-listed companyBritish American Tobacco is to buy a stake of close to a 20% in the Canada-based cannabis producer...
View ArticleAll credit to Primark for repaying furlough cash as sales resume with a whoosh
Owner Associated British Foods could have pointed to £3bn lost revenue since March 2020The queues around the block told the story. After reopening, Primark took only six days to beat its previous...
View ArticleTobacco firms in move to strike out Malawi exploitation case
BAT and Imperial will on Wednesday ask the high court in London to dismiss watershed proceedingsTwo of the world’s biggest tobacco companies are to ask the high court in London on Wednesday to strike...
View ArticleUK companies face pressure over links to Belarus regime
Rolls-Royce and British American Tobacco among firms that may take action in wake of Ryanair ‘hijacking’The role of UK companies in allegedly helping to prop up Europe’s so-called “last dictatorship”...
View ArticleVype maker BAT attracts 1.4m new vape users in three months
London-headquartered tobacco company aims for 50 million users of non-cigarette products by 2025British American Tobacco recruited 1.4 million new users of vapes, heated tobacco and nicotine pouches in...
View ArticleUK tobacco firms fail in bid to have Malawi child labour case struck out
BAT and Imperial Tobacco deny they are responsible for farming families’ exploitationTwo big UK tobacco companies have failed to persuade the high court to strike out a case against them that alleges...
View ArticleBritish American Tobacco to continue selling cigarettes in Russia
London-based Rothmans maker says it will abide by sanctions instead of halting operations in countryRussia: the oligarchs and business figures on western sanction listsRussia-Ukraine war: latest...
View ArticleBritish American Tobacco halts Russia sales after U-turn
Owner of brands including Rothmans had said it would still sell products – but will now pull outRussia-Ukraine war: latest updatesWhat we know on day 16British American Tobacco has reversed its...
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