Organization/Company
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Tobacco company relationship
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Relationship type
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Evidence of past or present formalized relationship
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Scottish Grocers’ Federation
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Lobbying
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Imperial Tobacco is a Gold member of Scottish Grocers’ Federation. [1]
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2022
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Goulder Family Foundation
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Stock holder
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Nonprofit Explorer by Propublica revealed the Foundation holds Imperial Brands Plc stocks with the end of Year Fair Market Value of USD 23,104. [2]
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2021
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Moodie Davitt
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Sponsorship
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Imperial Tobacco will present its new products at the inaugural Moodie Davitt Virtual Travel Retail Expo. [3]
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2020
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CPD
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Non-for-profit
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In 2021, Imperial has again been given an ‘A’ score by global environmental non-profit charity CDP for its efforts to counter climate change. [4]
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2021
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ABF Lab
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Research
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ABF Lab (Analytisch-biologisches Forschungslabor) published a paper funded by Imperial Brands in 2017, and in 2019 listed Imperial Tobacco as a funder of a current project. [5]
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2019
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Global Tobacco and Nicotine Forum
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Events
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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. [6] Joe Thompson, chief scientific officer at Imperial Brands was amongst the 2020 Forum speaker. [7]
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2020
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MSQ Partners
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PR
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Blu, the vaping brand owned by Imperial Tobacco, has appointed MSQ Partners and Fold7-backed brand experience agency Hyperactive to work on the launch campaign. [8]
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2018
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Hyperactive
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PR
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Blu, the vaping brand owned by Imperial Tobacco, has appointed MSQ Partners and Fold7-backed brand experience agency Hyperactive to work on the launch campaign. [9]
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2018
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Proximity
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PR
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In March 2014, Proximity picked up Imperial Tobacco’s global creative account. WPP’s Deepblue Networks was the incumbent. [10] In 2019, Proximity has retained the global advertising account after a review. The account does not include advertising for e-cigarette brand Blu, which is owned by Fontem Ventures, part of Imperial Tobacco’s parent company Imperial Brands. [11]
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2015
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FTI
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PR
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FTI Consulting, Inc. is a global business advisory firm. [12]
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2016
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Aspect Consulting
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Lobbying
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In 2017, Fontem Ventures, affiliated with Imperial Tobacco used the services of Aspect Consulting for lobbying in Brussels[13] and Blue Star Strategies globally. [14]
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2017
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Bell Pottinger
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PR
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Imperial Brands used Bell Pottinger for two decades until a scandal over Bell Pottinger's secret campaign to stir up racial tensions in South Africa came to surface. [15]
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2017
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