• Secure a note from your SFS LT nominator on why they chose your team/project (100 words)  

The Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) is widely regarded as one of the most respected sustainability ranking systems. In 2021, PMI scored 84 (out of 100) and climbed to 2nd rank in the industry. PMI led the tobacco industry in 10 out of 24 criteria assessed including. Materiality, Environmental Reporting, and Operational Eco-Efficiency criteria. 

Importantly, recognizing PMI’s transformation and unique value proposition, the company also led in the Innovation Management criteria, which evaluates a company’s research and development spending, product innovations, and portfolio of tobacco alternatives and smoke-free products. 

The team performed above and beyond, achieving a massive 10 points increase compare to the past year score. Thanks to the thorough work of the project team and SMEs PMI achieving top scores in multiple categories and improved across the three dimensions of Environment, Social and Governance (ESG).  

• Introduce your project and team (100 words)  

We are cross-functional team of Sustainability, Investor Relationship, Corporate Financial Support and more than 40 subject matter experts. Together we answered more than 730 questions in DJSI assessment.  

The goal of the project was to make sure that our strong sustainability performance was fully recognized in the DJSI ranking. Our 2021 objective was to increase PMI score and to move to the 2nd place in Tobacco industry.  

• Provide detail on the value your work created for the business, highlighting especially the role of Co-Pilot - or going beyond business as usual - your team played to make it happen (300 words)  

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PMI participated in the assessment for the 4th year in a row and has been significantly improving its score since then. After having achieved most of the early wins in the past years, in 2020 we were still on the third position behind BAT and Japan Tobacco. 

As a result, project team needed to implement innovative approach and work even closer with the business to improve its score and performance in the more challenging areas. DJSI assessment is a joined effort of multiple functions and numerous SMEs. 

First of all we exercised the change architect, we drove the change, working closely with SMEs and legal team to find the ways to address complex DJSI question We significantly improved performance Materiality, Risk & Crisis Management and Codes of Business Conduct – questions that were historically we were scoring very low.