Organization/Company
|
Tobacco company relationship
|
Relationship type
|
Evidence of past or present formalized relationship
|
Flock Associates
|
Marketing
|
Flock is The Marketing Transformation Company. Flock focus on the operational aspects of marketing, improving marketing effectiveness & efficiency for clients such as British American Tobacco. [1]
|
2021
|
Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco Annual Conference
|
Event
|
The Board of Directors of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco banned employees of the tobacco industry from attending its annual conference as of 2022. [2]
|
2021
|
Hurlock Beckman Award Trust
|
Stock holder
|
Nonprofit Explorer by Propublica revealed the Foundation holds British American Tobacco stocks with the end of Year Fair Market Value of USD 7,979. [3]
|
2021
|
Robert F Schumann Foundation
|
Stock holder
|
Nonprofit Explorer by Propublica revealed the Foundation holds British American Tobaccostocks with the end of Year Fair Market Value of USD 32,465. [4]
|
2021
|
Goulder Family Foundation
|
Stock holder
|
Nonprofit Explorer by Propublica revealed the Foundation holds British American Tobacco stocks with the end of Year Fair Market Value of USD 37,467. [5]
|
2021
|
VITA of Canada
|
Lobbying
|
VITA is Canada’s largest vaping industry trade association. VUSE is listed on its Board of Directors. [6]
|
2021
|
Engage BCW
|
Public relations
|
The Bureau of Investigative Journalism reported, an employee of a Kenyan PR agency working for British American Tobacco offered a bribe to a journalist to leak details of the Bureau’s investigation into how the company has targeted young non-smokers. BAT since parted company with the agency. [7]
|
2021
|
Green Zebras
|
Market research
|
Green Zebras released infographics, published in the New Straits Times, showing public agreement that high prices feed the black market, smokers are turning to cheaper smuggled cigarettes, COVID-19 is fuelling the illicit market, and small businesses are hurt by the illicit tobacco market. The company did not disclose the client for this work - British American Tobacco. [8]
|
2021
|
Finnacial Times
|
Marketing
|
The BAT Group has been named as a diversity leader by the Financial Times for a second consecutive year. [9]
|
2020
|
TR Business
|
Sponsorship
|
British American Tobacco signed up as official sponsor of the Tobacco Category Insights webinar in September 2020. [10]
|
2020
|
London Symphony Orchestra
|
Sponsorship
|
The London Symphony Orchestra still receives sponsorship from British American Tobacco. [11]
|
2019
|
Global Tobacco and Nicotine Forum
|
Event
|
The event is run by the Tobacco Merchants Association, a US-based organization which hosts discussions regarding nicotine and tobacco issues. The organization also owns and runs the Tobacco Reporter magazine. [12] David O’Reilly, director of scientific research for British American Tobacco was be one of the speakers at the 2019 Forum in Washington DC and the 2020 virtual meeting (with Kingsley Wheaton, chief marketing officer). [13] </ref> GFNF website, 2020 AGENDA, May 2020, Accessed 1 December 2020 </ref>
|
2021
|
Politico
|
PR
|
British American Tobacco and Philip Morris International advertised with Politico in June 2019. [14]
|
2019
|
IsoNTech Conference
|
Event
|
Developers, manufactures and distributors of eCigsar invited to demonstrate new products and discuss their design and development at IsoNTech Conference. Representatives from British American Tobacco (Chris Proctor), Philip Morris International (Gizelle Baker) and Juul (Erik Augustson) were present. [15]
|
2019
|
Kantar Media
|
PR
|
BAT commissioned Kantar Media in 2017 to conduct a global media review. The review identified the key issues covered by the tobacco industry and FMCG peer companies; relevant national and international regulation; international standards and frameworks, such as the UN Sustainable Development Goals; external reports and allegations regarding BAT or the tobacco industry; and risk monitoring and outlook reports, such as those of the World Economic Forum. [16]
|
2017
|
FTI Consulting
|
PR
|
FTI Consulting is listed as British America Tobacco's press contact for global media releases. [17]
|
2020
|
Geometry Global
|
Event
|
Geometry Global Japan has curated an art installation, “Do-Re-Mi-Rella by glo”. The event is designed for British American Tobacco Japan which launched the next-generation tobacco device “glo” in Sendai in December 2016. [18] Geometry controversially removed a black artist from a campaign for British American Tobacco device Glo shortly before the campaign launched, in a move that appears to be connected to the Black Lives Matter movement. [19]
|
2017
|
Sard Verbinnen
|
PR
|
Sard Verbinnen & Co., LLC provides strategic communications advice and services that help clients in managing their position and specific events affecting their reputation, business, and market value. The company also provides services in the areas of corporate positioning that include development of strategies and initiatives based on research, judgment, and thinking for individuals and institutions; and offers communication advisory services to boards and senior management of public and private organizations, as well as small and mid-cap companies.
|
2017
|
EUK Consulting
|
PR & Lobbying
|
EUK is Westminster and Brussels based consultancy, providing; bespoke public affairs, lobbying and issues-management services, political consultants, politics, british politics, London parliament. [20]
|
2017
|
Red Flag
|
PR
|
Red Flag is an international consultancy specialising in strategic communications, government relations, crisis management and regulatory engagement. The company was listed as lobbyists for British American Tobacco in 2016 EU talks regarding implementation of FCTC. [21] Red Flag spent more than EUR 300,000 on its Brussels operations last year, with its clients including Pernod Ricard, British American Tobacco and American pesticide producer Monsanto.[22]
|
2017
|
Ogilvy Hong Kong
|
PR
|
According to the company's website, Ogilvy has been working with British American Tobacco for 15 years. [23]
|
2016
|
APCO Worldwide
|
PR
|
Former British American Tobacco executive Sulaiman Beydoun who managed communications and engagement for the Middle East Area sits on the company's International Advisory Board.[24]
|
2020
|