A1.15 Understanding the tobacco industry

Last updated: January 2022

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Supply Chain

The Tobacco Supply Chains Database – Tobacco Control Research Group, University of Bath

The database covers processes involved in tobacco production and supply, the companies involved, and the countries where processes occur.

https://tobaccotactics.org/supply-chain/

Including:

Tobacco Farming

Tobacco Farming – Tobacco Control Research Group, University of Bath

https://tobaccotactics.org/wiki/tobacco-farming/

Growing – The Tobacco Atlas

https://tobaccoatlas.org/topic/growing/

Manufacturing

Cigarette Citradels Map – Stanford’s Global Tobacco Prevention Research Initiative

Interactive map of cigarette factories around the world.

https://web.stanford.edu/group/tobaccoprv/cgi-bin/map/ 

Manufacturing – The Tobacco Atlas

https://tobaccoatlas.org/topic/manufacturing/

Environmental Impact

Tobacco and the Environment – Tobacco Control Research Group, University of Bath

https://tobaccotactics.org/wiki/tobacco-and-the-environment/

Greenwashing – Tobacco Control Research Group, University of Bath

https://tobaccotactics.org/wiki/greenwashing/

Tobacco and its environmental impact: an overview – World Health Organization (2017)

https://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/handle/10665/255574/9789241512497-eng.pdf;jsessionid=59BAB8FB1409757277C6176866CB82A6?sequence=1

Commercial Tobacco, Health, & the Environment: The Problems.Thomas Hexum and Hudson Kingston, Public Health Law Center, 2019

https://www.publichealthlawcenter.org/sites/default/files/resources/Commerical-Tobacco-Health-and-the-Environment.pdf

Environment resources – STOP, A Global Tobacco Industry Watchdog

https://exposetobacco.org/search/resources/environment,all,m

Interference in public health policy

WHO FCTC Secretariat’s Knowledge Hub on Article 5.3

https://untobaccocontrol.org/kh/article-53/tobacco-industry-interference-tii/

Sabotaging Health Policy – STOP, A Global Tobacco Industry Watchdog

https://exposetobacco.org/issues/#sabotaging-health-policy

Industry Tactics – Tobacco Control Research Group, University of Bath

https://tobaccotactics.org/topics/industry-tactics/

Tobacco product terminology

Tobacco Industry Product Terminology — Tobacco Control Research Group, University of Bath

https://tobaccotactics.org/wiki/tobacco-industry-product-terminology/

Allied Organisations

Tobacco Industry Allies – STOP, A Global Tobacco Industry Watchdog

https://exposetobacco.org/tobacco-industry-allies/