Sustainability
BAT Group's Environmental, Social and Corporate Governance (ESG) program is an integral part of the new A Better Tomorrow strategy to create a Better Future. Its main goal is to reduce the impact of business on consumer health and the environment.
Today, ESG is at the center of everything we do. The BAT Group provides an opportunity to significantly reduce the health risks of smokers around the world.
Reducing the impact of business on consumer health is a key objective alongside our efforts to tackle climate change and maintain high environmental standards. We are committed to making a positive contribution to society and ensuring responsible corporate governance across the Group.
In this way we create shared value for all stakeholders
I AM PROUD THAT SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IS AT THE CENTER OF OUR STRATEGY. AND I FIRMLY BELIEVE IT WILL LEAD US TO A BETTER FUTURE FOR ALL OUR STAKEHOLDERS - TODAY AND ALWAYS.
Jack Bowles, Group Managing Director
The majority of cigarettes sold in Uzbekistan are produced at the Samarkand Cigarette Factory. The Samarkand Cigarette Factory was built in 1997 and is equipped with the latest high-tech equipment. With a potential production capacity of 20 billion cigarettes per year, the factory has the capacity to fully saturate the local market and supply neighboring countries with world-class products.
BAT Uzbekistan is also engaged in processing and export of tobacco leaf. The company closely cooperates with farmers of Samarkand region, due to which competitive oriental types of tobacco, “Basma”, as well as the famous type of tobacco “Virginia”, which are processed at Urgut Fermentation Plant, have been mastered. Today UzBat exports to the following countries: Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Jordan, Korea, Iraq, Great Britain, Saudi Arabia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Turkey, Armenia and Kyrgyzstan.
BAT Uzbekistan strives to carry out its activities responsibly at all stages of its operations. The company implements a number of social projects, such as the “Dreams Come True” project to provide grants to students from tobacco growers' families, the “Artesian Wells” project to provide drinking water to the population, projects to support culture, city reconstruction and many others.