From Reports to Reality: Scrutinizing Tobacco Industry ESG Claims
This report published in 2025, was written by Dr. Sharon Nyatsanza and Ms. Lungile Mavundla, in collaboration with the South Africa Tobacco Industry Monitoring and Response (TIMR SA) and the Africa Centre for Tobacco Industry Monitoring and Policy Research (ATIM). The report was funded by the African Tobacco Control Alliance (ATCA). This document analyzes the...
Kenya: New paper on illicit cigarette trade in Ghana
BY: Tobacco Tactics Tobacco Control Research Group members contributed to a recent paper exploring the illicit trade of cigarettes in Ghana, published in Tobacco Prevention & Cessation. The study looks at the size, nature, and drivers of Ghana’s illicit cigarette market, as well as at the government’s response to the problem. It also captures stakeholder’s perceptions of tobacco industry...
Kenya: Missing Millions – A cross-examination of British American Tobacco Kenya’s tax bill
BY: University of BATH New research indicates inconsistencies between the amount of cigarettes produced and the tax paid by one of the world’s largest tobacco companies Analysis by the Investigative Desk with support from the Tobacco Control Research Group and Tax Justice Network Africa, has identified significant discrepancies in the revenue statements of British American Tobacco’s...
Availability of Flavor Capsule Cigarettes at Points of Sale in Quito, Ecuador: Attila Pohlmann, PhD
About the Event Hosted by the Institute for Global Tobacco Control (IGTC), the monthly Innovations in Tobacco Control lecture series welcomes key researchers and experts to share ideas, present their work, and spark discussion. Presented via Zoom, this month’s event welcomes Attila Pohlmann, PhD, for a lecture entitled “Availability of Flavor Capsule Cigarettes at Points...
USA: Grandmother raises alarm over vaping at middle school
BY: JT Fetch SCHENECTADY, N.Y. (WRGB) — A concerned grandmother is speaking out after she says her granddaughter, an eighth grader at Oneida Middle School, returned home with a vaping device she told her she purchased from "the drug dealer" at school. The woman, identified only as Stacy, expressed her worries not only about the potential dangers of...
USA: FDA proposes reducing nicotine in cigarettes to nonaddictive levels
BY: Lara Bryn NEW YORK — The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has proposed a groundbreaking plan to reduce the amount of nicotine in cigarettes to a minimally or nonaddictive level. Experts are comparing the potential impact of this change to the lifesaving introduction of seatbelts in cars. Dr. Andrew Hyland, director of the New York...
