Philip Morris International : Dow Jones Sustainability Index North America recognizes, once again, PMI’s sustainability performance

The Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) has acknowledged PMI's environmental, social, and governance (ESG) performance by including the company in its North America index for the second year in a row.

Widely regarded as one of the most respected sustainability ranking systems, the index is generated through the S&P Global Corporate Sustainability Assessment (CSA). It recognizes the top 20 percent of sustainability performers among the 600 largest U.S. and Canadian companies across 61 industries in the S&P Global Broad Market Index. These are the organizations that exhibit best-in-class performance against DJSI's ESG metrics, as assessed by S&P Global.

As of November 12, 2021, PMI scored 84 (out of 100) in the 2021 S&P Global Corporate Sustainability Assessment. This score reflects an improvement by 10 points compared to the previous year, and places PMI in a top decile position within its industry.

PMI led the tobacco industry in 10 out of 24 criteria assessed and achieved a full score in the Materiality, Environmental Reporting, and Operational Eco-Efficiency criteria (score date: November 12, 2021). 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.