Improve the quality of life of people in our supply chain
Our supply chain connects us with millions of people, from the farmers and farmworkers who cultivate our tobacco and other agricultural products, to workers at the supplier companies that provide the products and services we need to run our business.
FOSTER AN EMPOWERED AND INCLUSIVE WORKPLACE
Eradicate systemic child labor in our tobacco supply chain.
Ensure all contracted tobacco farmers make a living income, partner with our direct suppliers to promote a living wage for their workers.
Key performance indicators to track our progress
Eradicate systemic child labor in our tobacco supply chain
In 2024, child labor prevalence affected 0.01 percent of our purchased tobacco and, while we broadly eradicated systemic child labor issues in the farms we contract with, we remain committed to eradicating isolated cases.*
*For further details on how we calculate the prevalence of child labor in PMI’s tobacco supply chain, please see PMI’s Sustainability KPI Protocol 2024.
Ensure all contracted tobacco farmers make a living income; partner with our direct suppliers to promote a living wage for their workers
In 2024, we increased the proportion of contracted farmers supplying tobacco to PMI who made a living income (reaching 99 percent versus 96 percent in 2023), thanks to better data collection and farmer income modeling, the application of a household dependency model, and the expansion of initiatives to improve farmer income levels.
Learn more about PMI’s Sustainability Index in our Integrated Report 2024. See the full performance metrics and related footnotes here.
The right thing to do
Promoting and adhering to sustainable business practices in our direct and indirect operations helps safeguard human rights, improve labor conditions, protect workers' health and safety, tackle social inequities, and contribute toward alleviating poverty.
The business case
Caring for the quality of life of the people in our supply chain is a major contributor to our preparedness, resilience, and long-term success.
Preventing child labor in tobacco-growing communities
Fernanda Izarduy, Porvenir Coordinator, Salta, Argentina, speaks to camera:
I'm a coordinator in the Porvenir project.
It may look recreational and fun, but there's a content background of healthcare rights, sustainability, etc.
The support we offer aims at eradicating child labor.
Noelia Corvalan, Porvenir Tutor, Salta, Argentina, looks at the camera.
Florencia Portella, Porvenir Argentina Coordinator, Misiones, Argentina, speaks to camera:
There is a major issue here, in the Province of Misiones
regarding the dropout rates in high school.
We believe education is the key.
That school is the best place for a child.
and for them to want to be here.
We try to make schools a more friendly space.
The truth is, the response from the kids and their families,
hasbeen really good, very satisfying.
At first there were only a few, but
the numbers increased with time.
as the children invited their friends
and the word about the program spread.
There are kids who were involved in Porvenir
in the centers when we started
and now they are the teachers.
So we've made quite some progress knowing that we have a colleague
who was part of the program as a beneficiary
and now she's an important part of the workforce in the project.
Text on screen reads: The partners of PMI.
Philip Morris International logo appears on screen.
Looking ahead
This online content about our Integrated Report should be read in conjunction with PMI’s Integrated Report 2024. This report includes metrics that are subject to uncertainties due to inherent limitations in the nature and methods for data collection and measurement. The precision of different collection and measurement techniques may also vary. This report includes data or information obtained from external sources or third parties. Unless otherwise indicated, the data contained herein cover our operations worldwide for the full calendar year 2024 or reflect the status as of December 31, 2024. Where not specified, data comes from PMI financials, nonfinancials, or estimates.
Unless explicitly stated, the data, information, and aspirations in this report do not incorporate PMI’s wellness and healthcare business, Aspeya. Regarding the Swedish Match acquisition, completed late 2022, unless otherwise indicated, this report includes information pertaining to its sustainability performance. Please also refer to "This report at a glance" on page 2 of the PMI’s Integrated Report 2024 for more information. Aspirational targets and goals do not constitute financial projections, and achievement of future results is subject to risks, uncertainties and inaccurate assumptions, as outlined in our forward-looking and cautionary statements on page 206. In PMI’s Integrated Report 2024 and in related communications, the terms “materiality,” “material,” and similar terms are defined in the referenced sustainability standards and are not meant to correspond to the concept of materiality under the U.S. securities laws and/or disclosures required by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.