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Jump to full article: British American Tobacco (BAT), 2009-04-09
Intro: Our companies have operated in Africa for over a century and today we do business in over 40 African countries. We have contracts with over 50,000 farmers in four African countries to source tobacco leaf.
Like other multinational businesses, we contribute to development in Africa through tax payments, employment, investment and training local talent.
We are also responsive to the particular issues facing Africa, so our companies invest in other ways to support communities and development. These include training farmers, providing small business support and skills training, tackling child labour and AIDS, funding scholarships and supporting sustainable agriculture, environmental and wildlife conservation projects.
Commission for Africa
Our Chairman Jan du Plessis takes a keen interest in Africa and led British American Tobacco’s involvement as one of the businesses contributing to the Commission for Africa, established by the British Prime Minister Tony Blair. The Commission addressed sustainable development and new ideas for a strong and prosperous Africa, during the 2005 British presidencies of the G8 and the European Union.
Jan participated in the Commission’s consultation with businesses investing in Africa and initiated one of its most successful business work streams. This addressed the problem of how trade, which could grow prosperity for Africa, is blocked from expanding by major customs issues of bureaucracy, delays, corruption and high and unpredictable costs.
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