Aviva to drop tobacco
Insurance Business – Terry Gangcuangco The tobacco sector might soon find itself huffing and puffing as another huge firm has decided to get rid of… Read More
Jun 22, 2017
UK heart disease deaths fall by over 20% since indoor smoking ban
Jun 26, 2017
Is your superannuation invested in tobacco?
Tobacco Free Portfolios – June 14 2017. Over half of Australia’s superannuation funds are currently investing in tobacco. This is despite the fact that 15,000… Read More
Jun 15, 2017
Marlboro maker accused of using branded tins to sidestep plain packaging rules (UK)
The Guardian – Rob Davies The maker of Marlboro cigarettes has been accused of trying to sidestep new UK laws… Read More
May 23, 2017
Australia wins landmark WTO tobacco packaging case – Bloomberg
By Tom Miles and Martinne Geller A landmark Australian law on restrictive tobacco packaging has been upheld at the World Trade Organization after a five-year… Read More
May 05, 2017
Big Tobacco Attacks Sensible F.D.A Rules on Vaping
The New York Times As smokers turned to electronic cigarettes to reduce the health risks of smoking, big tobacco companies started… Read More
Apr 20, 2017
UK supreme court denies tobacco firms permission for plain packaging appeal
Final legal decision in UK means that all cigarettes sold after 20 May must come in standardised packaging Wednesday 12 April 2017 – The guardian … Read More
Apr 13, 2017
Standardised Packaging of Tobacco to be signed into law in Ireland, to come into force in September
Part of efforts to have Ireland tobacco free by 2025 Minister for Health, Simon Harris and Minister of State, Marcella Corcoran Kennedy today (Wednesday) announced… Read More
Mar 30, 2017
United Kingdom, Ireland and Iceland top new European ranking on tobacco control, while Austria, Germany and Luxembourg are at bottom
Porto – Portugal, March 23 2017: The new Tobacco Control Scale launched today at the 7th European Conference on Tobacco or Health (ECToH) shows United… Read More
Mar 30, 2017
Bank of New Zealand’s nuclear free investment
New Zealand Herald, Rebecca Howard Bank of New Zealand has developed a responsible investment policy which excludes companies involved in the production of cluster munitions,… Read More
Mar 23, 2017
