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Bowl For Kids’ Sake is Big Brothers Big Sisters Services’ (BBBS) largest and longest-running annual fundraiser — and the Reynolds American organization participated since the beginning over 40 years ago. However, it is more than a fundraiser, it is a joyous occasion for employees to come together for fun, while also helping the … Continued
We recently gathered at Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest NC’s headquarters in Winston-Salem, NC, to celebrate the first distribution of produce from Happy Dirt, an organization that sources diverse harvests from an extensive network of organic farms in NC and beyond, to over 425 families this holiday season. Happy Dirt is a … Continued
At Reynolds American Inc. (Reynolds American), a circular economy means innovating to use fewer resources, create less waste, and reuse and recycle products to create a self-sustaining ecosystem of materials. In the recent Packaging Digest article, Wesley Jones, Senior Director, Packaging & Materials; Laya Horton, Director, Packaging Development; and Michael Davis, Master Scientist, Materials Development, … Continued
Across our products and operations, we rely on natural resources such as timber, soil and water. That means we are affected by and therefore dedicate efforts to manage our impacts on climate change.
We continue to reduce our Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions through improving energy efficiencies and increasing renewable energy use where available.
The transformation of our own operations and those of our suppliers is a critical part of working towards achieving our GHG emissions reduction ambitions.
Read the Reynolds American Sustainability Summary for more information on our Climate initiatives.
Being responsible and excellent environmental stewards is a central part of our sustainability strategy. We are focused on continuing to make progress reducing greenhouse gas emissions in our own operations and value chain, pushing ourselves to meet our targets, while also aiming to make a positive impact across our end-to-end supply chain.
-Bernd Meyer, Executive Vice President of Operations within the Reynolds American organization
Learn about our Water, Biodiversity & Ecosystems, and Sustainable Agriculture visions below. Read the Reynolds American Sustainability Summary for more information on our Nature initiatives.
The health of our planet and the continued success of our business rely on good water management. We are decreasing water use and exemplifying sustainable water stewardship across our operations.
Through our long-standing environmental management systems, we have been steadily decreasing water use and increasing water recycling across our operations by optimizing processes, eliminating losses, and increasing recycling across our operations.
We have a long-standing commitment to protecting biodiversity, including the prevention of deforestation and fragmentation of habitats. We are working to increase our positive impact on forests in our tobacco supply chain, and sustainably source resources in our paper and pulp-based supply chain.
The global BAT Group Biodiversity Statement sets out the principles that the Reynolds American organization follows to manage our biodiversity footprint. The statement is based on a mitigation hierarchy which describes the steps to avoid, minimize, restore or offset biodiversity loss, where we operate.
Conventional agricultural practices can be resource intensive and may cause deforestation, pollution and environmental degradation. This is why we continually work with our contracted farmers to develop, advance and implement sustainable agriculture practices. These preserve natural capital, enhance rural livelihoods and help increase farmers’ resilience to climate change.
The global BAT Group are committed to following high standards of environmental protection, adhering to the principles of sustainable development and protecting biodiversity. The global BAT Group has implemented an Environmental Policy that has been adopted by the Reynolds American organization.
Growing organic is less harmful to my land since it doesn’t require the use of pesticides or herbicides and is more profitable for me and my family. I’ve also seen an increase in the honeybee population, which is beneficial for the environment. We continue to plant sunflowers to attract insects such as ladybugs, which help control aphids on the tobacco leaves.”
-David McKinney, Organic Tobacco Grower for SFNTC, Rockingham County NC
