ESG:PEOPLEANDPLANETPERFORMANCESUMMARY2022PeopleandPlanet|PerformanceSummary20222INTRODUCTIONOurPeopleandPlanetAgenda:managingourenvironmental,socialandgovernance(ESG)responsibilitiesInJanuary2021,weoutlinedournewfive-yearstrategytotransformImperial.Laterthatyear,welaunchedanewCompanypurposeandvision,definingwhywearehereandwhatwearetryingtoachieve.Ourcommitmenttoenvironmental,socialandgovernance(ESG)issuesisenshrinedinthesetwostatements.InDecember2021,wecompletedanESGmaterialityassessmentfortobaccoandNextGenerationProducts(NGP),listeningto,listeningtotheviewsofconsumers,customers,employees,investorsandshareholders.Thissurveyidentifiedeightfocusareas,whichwehavegroupedintothreebroadcategories:HealthierFutures,PositiveContributiontoSociety,andSafe&InclusiveWorkplace.EachofoureightfocusareasisalsoalignedtoatleastoneoftheUnitedNations’SustainableDevelopmentGoals(UNSDGs).Alongsidethiswork,weintroducedanewESGgovernanceframeworktoensurerigourinthewayinwhichwesetobjectivesanddeliveronourcommitments.Wearecommittedtooperatingresponsiblyineverythingwedo,respectingourpeople,ourcommunities,andourplanet.WedischargeourESGresponsibilitiesthroughaframeworkofgovernance.ToensuretheBoardhasfulloversightofallrelevantESGissues,wehaveestablishedacross-functionalESGCommittee,chairedbytheCEOofImperialBrands.TheESGCommitteereportstotheBoardforESG-relatedopportunities,andtotheGroupRiskCommitteeforpotentialmaterialESG-relatedrisks.TheBoardreviewsourESGperformanceonaquarterlybasis.Thecross-functionalEnvironmentalandSocialStrategygroupsreporttotheESGCommitteeandareinturnfedintobyarangeofESGtopic-specificworkinggroups.Thisstrengthenedgovernanceapproachenablescross-functionalcollaborationandavoidsduplicationofefforts.ThisPerformanceSummarydetailstheworkandprogresswehavemadetodateagainstourPeopleandPlanetAgenda.CONTENTSFurtherReadingOurrefreshedESGapproachsupportsourstrategy,purposeandvisionOurPeopleandPlanetAmbitionDevelopedthroughacomprehensivereviewImperialBrandsinnumbersOurPeople&PlanetAgenda•ConsumerHealth•ClimateChange•PackagingandWaste•FarmerLivelihoodsandWelfare•SustainableandResponsibleSourcing•HumanRights•EmployeeHealth,SafetyandWellbeing•Diversity,EquityandInclusionESGCommitteeGroupRiskCommitteeBoardofDirectorsRiskOpportunityEnvironmentalStrategyGroupOtherrelevantFunctionsGroupESGFunctionSocialStrategyGroup345678810151822242630PeopleandPlanet|PerformanceSummary20223PEOPLE&PLANETPERFORMANCESUMMARYJULY2022PEOPLE&PLANETPERFORMANCESUMMARYJULY2022PEOPLE&PLANETPERFORMANCESUMMARYJULY2022PEOPLE&PLANETPERFORMANCESUMMARYJULY2022FURTHERREADINGThissummaryformspartofourwiderESGreporting,whichincludesour:AnnualReportandAccounts:Detailingcorporatestrategy,financialandnon-financialperformanceaswellasinformationonRiskandESGperformanceandourdisclosuresbasedontheTaskForceonClimate-relatedDisclosures(TCFD)requirements.CorporateWebsite:HealthierFutures:WeprovidefurtherdetailonourapproachtomanagingourESGresponsibilitiesonourwebsite,andinourESGstrategydocument.ReportingCriteriaDocument:Thisdocumentsetsoutourreportingapproach,scopeandcriteriawhichunderpinsthePLCBoard’scommitmenttodiscloseourESGperformanceintheAnnualReportandAccountsandonthecorporatewebsite.GRIandSASBIndex:OurESGreportingisalignedtotheGlobalReportingInitiative(GRI)StandardsandtheSustainableAccountingStandardsBoard(SASB)frameworkforTobacco.T...
