British American Tobacco Bangladesh - A sustainable approach

We have a long and proud history of sustainability initiatives. It has always been important for us, but as we embark upon a new journey today, we are bringing sustainability to the front and centre of all our actions.

BAT is committed to making a step change in its sustainability ambition and has announced stretching targets that is confident will accelerate its purpose to deliver A Better Tomorrow for all stakeholders, including:

•  Increasing consumers of non-combustible products to 50 million by 2030
•  Achieving carbon neutrality by 2030 and accelerating the Group’s existing environmental targets to 2025
•  Achieving Alliance for Water Stewardship Core Certification for Dhaka Factory and GLTP by the end of 2021

Keeping the evolved transition at the center, across the Group we are identifying a robust process to implement Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG) initiatives that drive our long-term business sustainability and value creation.

BAT Bangladesh is one of the pioneers of ESG in the country. Our multiple initiatives in the ESG framework are aimed to help build a better Bangladesh.

Having a crop to consumer business model in Bangladesh, the scope of BATB’s ESG initiatives span long and wide from combatting climate change to upholding benchmark business ethics.

In 2019, BAT Bangladesh has received as many as 11 awards both nationally and internationally in the ESG space – a true testament to the Company’s vision of being a development partner of the society.

Water stewardship is one of the core initiatives of BAT Bangladesh’s ESG agenda. The Company proudly holds the Alliance for Water Stewardship (AWS) Core Certification since the beginning of 2022. The Company is currently maintaining the core certification and making significant progress towards achieving the Gold Level of the Certification.

Read our 2021 ESG report:  BATB ESG Report 2021 (7.2 mb) 

You can read more about BAT’s sustainability agenda and progress against it in the Group’s latest Sustainability Strategy Report and ESG Report  .