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(January 12) In September 2021, Swedish Match AB announced that it plans to spin off its cigar business and become an entirely “smokefree” company. The spin-off is targeted for completion by the second half of 2022. Read more

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(January 3) The Centre for Agricultural Transformation (CAT) hosted an award ceremony in Malawi to celebrate applicants selected for the 2nd cohort of its Business Incubation and Commercialization program. 120 applicants submitted proposals and 13 made it to the finals. Read more

Global Trends in Nicotine:
(December 21)The Global Trends in Nicotine reports establish the groundwork for the Foundation’s efforts in the area of industry transformation. The most recent report updates the record with data from 2020, finding that cigarettes remain the primary nicotine delivery mechanism. Read more

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There are 8 million smoking-related deaths annually, killing more people than hiv/aids, malaria & tuberculosis combined.2

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This report frames the general and current tobacco economic ecosystem outlook in Indonesia, which includes consumption rates, smoking trends, demographics, health expenditures related to smoking-attributable diseases, mortality rates, productivity losses,
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Swedish Match Divestment: Considerations for the Tobacco Transformation Index™

In September 2021, Swedish Match AB announced that it plans to spin off its cigar business and become an entirely…
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SmokeFreeFdnSmoke-Free World@SmokeFreeFdn·
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.@CDP_innovation recently released a whitepaper on impediments to tobacco harm reduction in low-to middle-income countries where 80% of the world’s tobacco users live. Read the paper here: https://bit.ly/3t4idlo

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14 Jan

Renée O'Leary and @RiccardoPolosa describe the potential benefits of #tobaccoharmreduction, as well as barriers to its adoption. Cultural leeriness of #HRPs, they note, often stems from misperceptions about these products. https://bit.ly/3evl8Zf

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12 Jan

The Tobacco Transformation Index measures the extent to which companies are making material progress toward reducing the consumption of high-risk products and contributing to tobacco harm reduction efforts. More on @Swedish_Match’s divestment here: https://bit.ly/3zPJUzF

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10 Jan

.@CDP_innovation released a whitepaper on the impediments to #THR in low-to middle-income countries. In #China, 83% of tobacco smokers were aware of “e-cigarettes” or “vapes”, but only 27% in #Indonesia & 12% in #India were aware. Read the paper here: https://bit.ly/3t4idlo

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7 Jan

New Zealand’s health survey showed a decrease in smoking rates among all ethnic groups. “There is an almost exact correspondence between the drop in daily smoking in Māori generally and in Māori men, and the rise in daily vaping," @MarewaGlover. Read more: https://bit.ly/3t32Fy8

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