British American Tobacco scores 34/100 (Below expectations) on SINK's independent climate assessment — scored from public data only, no company payment can change a number. Last verified August 2026.
That places British American Tobacco joint 365th of 591 companies scored, and joint 31st of 42 in FMCG / Consumer Goods.
BAT reports full Scope 1/2 emissions with third-party assurance and genuine 42.6% absolute reductions since 2020. However, Scope 3 remains ~4.8Mt CO₂e annually with one-year reporting lag. Structural weaknesses: tobacco agriculture drives deforestation across 3.5M hectares globally; cigarette butts are the planet's most littered waste; and credible greenwashing litigation (carbon-neutral Vuse claims) plus systemic lobbying against tobacco control regulation severely undermine credibility.
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SINK = (0.3 × Base + 0.7 × Performance) × ScaleStrongest on Carbon Footprint — Operations and Emissions Trajectory (7/10, 6/10). Weakest on Controversies & Red Flags and Nature & Biodiversity Impact (1/10, 3/10).
13 sources used in this assessment. All publicly available. Each row shows which rubric questions it informed.
“For the 2024 reporting year, BAT's emissions were approximately 5.29 billion kg CO2e”
“Sustainability Performance Data Book 2025 — Scope 3 reporting for the year 2024 was prepared, reported and assured”
“23.5% of our suppliers of purchased goods and services by spend have now set Science Based Targets”
“twelve Scope 3 emissions categories were identified as relevant for BAT's screening”
“Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions generated by BAT dropped from 495,000 tonnes in 2021 to 362,000 tonnes in 2023”
“In 2024, 45.1% of our direct energy usage came from renewable sources such as renewable electricity”
“In 2024, we monitored 100% of directly contracted farmers (approximately 90,500) for deforestation”
“BAT/RAI was the biggest corporate donor to the 2024 US Republican presidential election campaign, reportedly aiming to limit tobacco control regulation”
“93% of our plastic packaging can be recycled”
“achieving a 47.4% reduction in 2024 (versus our 2017 baseline)”
“BAT has been hit with a $5m class action lawsuit from consumers who say they were misled”
“BAT announces today that it has appointed Mike Nightingale as its first Chief Sustainability Officer”
“BAT received a Triple A rating from CDP in 2024 for its disclosures on Climate Change, Water Security, and Forests”
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Where British American Tobacco sits among fmcg / consumer goods peers.
Among the 42 major fmcg / consumer goods brands we've scored, British American Tobacco is tied =31st of 42, with 3 others.
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British American Tobacco is a multinational tobacco, nicotine, and emerging products manufacturer headquartered in London. Founded 1902, BAT operates across 28 countries with 55,000 employees and £25.8bn FY2020 revenue. The company produces cigarettes, cigars, vapes, heated-tobacco products, and oral nicotine. It is the world's second-largest tobacco manufacturer by revenue.
Fossil fuel major; similarly invoked greenwashing scrutiny and regulatory interference pattern.
View breakdown →Energy sector peer; faces comparable litigation over emissions claims and climate lobbying.
View breakdown →FMCG sector comparable; similar scale, multiple sustainability reporting frameworks, supply chain complexity.
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