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Reynolds American Organization Collaborates with Second Harvest Food Bank and Happy Dirt to Improve Food Insecurity and Promote Farmer Livelihood
December 19, 2024 3 min read

Reynolds American Organization Collaborates with Second Harvest Food Bank and Happy Dirt to Improve Food Insecurity and Promote Farmer Livelihood

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

Reynolds’ Packaging Team Featured for Sustainable Innovation in Packaging Digest
September 16, 2024 5 min read

Reynolds’ Packaging Team Featured for Sustainable Innovation in Packaging Digest

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

How Reynolds American Organization’s Trade Marketing Team is Helping Those in Need
July 30, 2024 3 min read

How Reynolds American Organization’s Trade Marketing Team is Helping Those in Need

The Reynolds American organization has a long history of supporting communities in need and our employees, whether locally or nationally, are passionate about making a positive impact in the lives of others. Through collaboration with a range of groups and nonprofit organizations in our local communities, our companies and employees donate their time and resources … Continued

Supporting U.S. Tobacco Farmers to Thrive
May 29, 2024 5 min read

Supporting U.S. Tobacco Farmers to Thrive

Our Approach to Supporting Farmer Livelihoods   Agricultural supply chains are particularly vulnerable to a range of challenges, including climate change and water scarcity, increasing demand for land and natural resources, rural poverty, social inequality, child labor and ageing farmer populations. Tobacco is no exception.    “As a business, we are invested in the sustainability … Continued

Reducing Emissions in Operations
May 29, 2024 5 min read

Reducing Emissions in Operations

Overview   The Reynolds American organization’s approach to mitigating and adapting to climate change is shaped by our climate strategy and backed by our sustainability targets. Across our value chain, we aim to reduce our carbon emissions, including cutting our Scope 1, Scope 2, and Scope 3 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 50% by 2030, … Continued

How the Reynolds American Organization is Tackling Butt Litter
May 29, 2024 8 min read

How the Reynolds American Organization is Tackling Butt Litter

Cigarette butt litter doesn’t belong on the ground. At the Reynolds American organization, we are aware of the impacts of cigarette litter on the environment and are working on ways to address the issue of butt litter. We collaborate with organizations such as Keep America Beautiful and TerraCycle to help us to address butt litter … Continued

Sustainable Farming for U.S. Tobacco Farmers
May 29, 2024 7 min read

Sustainable Farming for U.S. Tobacco Farmers

Sustainable Farming   The Reynolds American organization’s approach to agriculture and working with farmers is designed to mitigate and reduce environmental impacts. We continue to develop, advance, and implement tools and initiatives that preserve our natural resources and environments, enhance rural livelihoods, and increase resilience to climate change.     We’ve adopted the global BAT Group Biodiversity … Continued

Reynolds Named Recipient of SEAL Business Sustainability Award for Advanced Water Recycling Facility at Tobaccoville, N.C. Plant
May 7, 2024 5 min read

Reynolds Named Recipient of SEAL Business Sustainability Award for Advanced Water Recycling Facility at Tobaccoville, N.C. Plant

The SEAL Award for Environmental Initiatives recognizes Reynolds’ efforts to move the needle on environmental progress and impact global sustainability.   Winston-Salem, N.C. (May 7, 2024) – Reynolds American Inc. (Reynolds), the BAT Group’s U.S. subsidiary, is pleased to announce that SEAL Awards has named Reynolds as a recipient of the 2024 SEAL Business Sustainability … Continued

Empowering Responsible Vapor Product Disposal
March 15, 2024 6 min read

Empowering Responsible Vapor Product Disposal

Transforming Solutions in a Transforming Business   The Reynolds American organization’s transformation from Combustibles to New Category products brings additional challenges – products with different environmental profiles, such as vapor products containing lithium-ion batteries, and changes to resource use. Our operating companies are consistently working to improve circularity and to create less overall waste.    … Continued

Reynolds Breaks Ground on WaterHub Facility in Tobaccoville, N.C.
September 28, 2023 3 min read

Reynolds Breaks Ground on WaterHub Facility in Tobaccoville, N.C.

The NextEra Energy Resources installation is expected to save 60 million gallons of water per year at the Reynolds Operations Center   Winston-Salem, N.C. (September 28, 2023) – Today, Reynolds American Inc. (Reynolds), the BAT Group’s U.S. subsidiary, announces the groundbreaking of the WaterHubSM at the Reynolds Operations Center in Tobaccoville, N.C. The WaterHub is … Continued

Reynolds Facilities Earn Alliance for Water Stewardship Certification
August 2, 2023 3 min read

Reynolds Facilities Earn Alliance for Water Stewardship Certification

Reynolds Facilities Earn Alliance for Water Stewardship Certification   Clarksville, Tenn, and Winston-Salem, N.C. sites further progress the organization’s water stewardship efforts   Winston-Salem, N.C. – Reynolds American Inc., the BAT Group’s U.S. subsidiary, and its companies (Reynolds) are proud to announce two of its operating companies’ manufacturing facilities have achieved Alliance for Water Stewardship … Continued