Imperial Brands PLC
Budget
€900 — €0
EP Access
0
accredited persons
Staff
4
3.75 FTE
EU Grants
None
Mission & Goals
Imperial Brands, a FTSE 100 company headquartered in Bristol in the UK, is the parent company of a dynamic international business specialising in tobacco and non-tobacco brands. We are a global consumer-focused business with a distinctive challenger role in the transforming tobacco and nicotine industry. Present in 120 countries world-wide, our portfolio ranges from cigarettes (e.g. Davidoff, Gauloises), fine-cut tobacco (e.g. Drum, Golden Virginia), heated tobacco (Pulze), vapour (blu) and nicotine pouches (Skruf, Zone), as well as Logista, one of the largest logistics businesses in Europe. We are building scale in smoke-free alternatives present in 20 markets and growing. We want to see a healthier future both for our adult consumers and the planet we all share.
EU Legislative Interests
Legislation: - The implementation and revision of Directive 2014/40/EU on the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States concerning the manufacture , presentation, and sale of tobacco and related products. - Review of Directive 2011/64/EC, on the structure and rates of excise duty applied to manufactured tobacco. - Review of Council Directive 2008/118/EC concerning the general arrangements for excise duty and repealing Directive 92/12/EEC - Directive 2019/904/EC on the reduction of the impact of certain plastic products on the environment. - Commission proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning batteries and waste batteries, repealing Directive 2006/66/EC and amending Regulation (EU) No 2019/1020 (COM(2020) 798/3). - Revision of Council recommendation of 30 November 2009 on smoke-free environments (2009/C 296/02). - Commission's Proposal for a Regulation on packaging and packaging waste, amending Regulation (EU) 2019/1020 and Directive (EU) 2019/904, and repealing Directive 94/62/EC. - Proposal for a Regulation establishing a framework for setting ecodesign requirements for sustainable products and repealing Directive 2009/125/EC. - Proposal for a Directive on substantiation and communication of explicit environmental claims (Green Claims Directive). - Proposal for a Directive amending Directives 2005/29/EC and 2011/83/EU as regards empowering consumers for the green transition through better protection against unfair practices and better information. - Directive (EU) 2022/2464 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 December 2022 amending Regulation (EU) No 537/2014, Directive 2004/109/EC, Directive 2006/43/EC and Directive 2013/34/EU, as regards corporate sustainability reporting (Text with EEA relevance) (CSRD). - Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence and amending Directive (EU) 2019/1937 (CS3D). - COM (2021) 706: Proposal for a regulation on the making available on the Union market as well as export from the Union of certain commodities and products associated with deforestation and forest degradation and repealing Regulation (EU) No 995/2010 (EUDR). - Regulation (EU) 2020/852 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the establishment of a framework to facilitate sustainable investment (EU Taxonomy). - General Product Safety Regulation. EU initiatives: - Corporate Social Responsibility. - Tobacco-related regulation. - Lobbying Transparency. - Vaping-related regulation. - Anti-Illicit Trade. - Intellectual Property. - Taxation & customs. - "Waste Framework Directive (Umbrella for all EU waste legislation)" - Movement of excisable goods. - Public health. - Secondary legislation (implementing & delegated acts) - Scientific developments and Better Regulation [science based policy making].
Interests Represented
Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Member Of
Tobacco Europe (TE) European Smoking Tobacco Association (ESTA) European Rolling Papers Association (ERPA) European Travel Retail Council (ETRC)
Organisation Members
n/a
Commissioner Meetings
No recorded meetings with EU commissioners.