csr tobacco industry The #tobaccoindustry continues to use Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) activities to improve its image, gain access to policymakers, and distract from the harms caused by its products. According to the #WHOFCTC, tobacco companies must act more

Overview Tobacco ( Nicotiana spp.) is a large group of plants in the nightshade family (Solanaceae)

Elsewhere, the change has been much more dramatic

Countries fared better when they were more open about their dealings with the industry, including recorded interactions and political donations

Receptors respond faster, and the window narrows

Economic strain Direct health expenditure on smoking-related diseases, as well as indirect costs of smoking such as lost labour due to disability and death, cost the world more than US$1.4 trillion in 2012 3

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