BAT Pays N89 Billion Tax to FG, Fights Poverty By Empowering Farmers
All Africa (Free subscription) | 27/11/2009
The British American Tobacco (BAT) has said that it paid N89 billion tax as revenue to the federal government between 2001 and 2009.
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Rwanda: BAT Donates Rwf 4 Million to 'One Dollar' Campaign
All Africa (Free subscription) | 23/11/2009
British American Tobacco (BAT-Rwanda) Thursday remitted a cheque of Rwf 4 million as part of the company's contribution to the 'One Dollar' campaign provide support for orphans of the 1994 Genocide against Tutsis.
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Shares not always fair since 2000
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 21/11/2009
The FTSE 100 fell and the banks collapsed. But as Patrick Collinson reports, the only shares that didn't go up in smoke were tobacco companies In a decade dominated by the rise of China, the expansion of the internet and the proliferation of mobile phones, the best stockmarket investment was – cigarettes. Analysis of the companies in the FTSE 100 in January 2000, prepared for Guardian Money...
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BAT to Continue Sponsoring Underprivileged Students
All Africa (Free subscription) | 16/11/2009
BRITISH American Tobacco will continue supporting underprivileged students to attain their goals by providing scholarships for tertiary education, the company said last week.
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When mad science met the tobacco industry
The Poor Mouth (Free subscription) | 12/11/2009
Still feeling rough so I have decided to rehash yet another post from the early days of the Poor Mouth. This one featured the hugely powerful opioid Etorphine and Big Tobacco. I've been fascinated by Etorphine ever since it was mentioned duting a pharmacology lecture in the second year of my Physiologu and Biochemistry degree course. It is an opioid that is it is a synthetic relative of Morphine. However,...
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BAT Gets Reward For Responsibility
All Africa (Free subscription) | 12/11/2009
The British American Tobacco Nigeria (BATN) has been awarded the best company in Sustainability Reporting for 2009. The award was given by the Jury of the 2009 SERA Awards in Lagos, a statement from BATN said.
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Nigeria: Court Dismisses Tobacco Firms' Applications
All Africa (Free subscription) | 09/11/2009
A Lagos High Court has dismissed three applications seeking to strike out the names of International Tobacco Company Limited, British American Tobacco Plc and British American Tobacco (investment) Limited from the $21 billion suit instituted by the Lagos State Government and Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth, Nigeria (ERA/FoEN).
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2009 Hilton Head Island Concours d’Elegance & Motoring Festival
Classic cars, rallies and races (Free subscription) | 08/11/2009
Click on the picture to enlarge Other Hilton Head Island Concours d’Elegance & Motoring Festival Photos Winners Chosen for Eighth Annual Hilton Head Island Concours d’Elegance & Motoring Festival . The premier winners, the coveted ‘Best of Show’ and ‘People’s Choice’ awards along with the two recently established honors ‘Most Outstanding Car...
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$21bn tobacco suit: Court dismisses companies’ prayers
turenchi (Free subscription) | 07/11/2009
JUSTICE Bukola Raliatu Adebiyi of a Lagos State High Court has dismissed an application filed by the International Tobacco Company limited, British American Tobacco Plc and British American
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Fairtrade and WalMart in Greenwash claims
CarbonMargin (Free subscription) | 29/10/2009
Recently we had two very interesting lectures from guest speakers. First was Dr Mick Blowfield from the Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment at Oxford University. His main specialism is Corporate Responsibility. He gave an excellent overview on looking at which companies do CR well and those that don't. BAT (that's British American Tobacco) are one of the leaders and they are genuinely making...
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British American Tobacco reports strong sales
France24 (Free subscription) | 28/10/2009
"This strong performance was achieved against deteriorating trading conditions, with industry volumes lower in a number of markets including Japan, Russia, Brazil, Italy and South Africa, as well as a decline in the premium segment in the third quarter," BAT added.
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Bat sees dip in global sales
ireland.com (Free subscription) | 28/10/2009
British American Tobacco, the world's second-biggest cigarette maker, posted a 3 per cent dip in underlying nine-month sales volumes as it said trading conditions had deteriorated.
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BAT underlying volumes dip 3 pct
Reuters UK (Free subscription) | 28/10/2009
LONDON (Reuters) - British American Tobacco , the world's second-biggest cigarette maker, posted a 3 percent dip in underlying nine-month sales volumes as it said trading conditions had deteriorated.
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British American volumes up 2% after acquisition
Market Watch (Free subscription) | 28/10/2009
LONDON (MarketWatch) -- British American Tobacco said Wednesday that consumers are finding the economic conditions difficult as unemployment continues to rise, which has led to a 3% drop in organic volumes in the last nine months. Total volumes rose 2% to 533 billion as a result of acquisitions. The group said group revenue grew strongly, driven by continued good pricing momentum and volume growth...
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Tobacco Company Destroyed Documents
Rhod on Public Affairs (Free subscription) | 17/10/2009
"OTTAWA — Documents destroyed by Imperial Tobacco Canada contained scientific proof that cigarette smoke was potentially deadly, and could be used as evidence as provinces fight legal battles with big tobacco, according to a study published in Canada's top medical journal. The Canadian Medical Association Journal, in the first published account of a Canadian tobacco company destroying documents,...
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