British American Tobacco Zimbabwe - Policies, principles and standards
The guidelines that govern our business
Standards of Business Conduct
Our Standards of Business Conduct set out the rules and policies that everyone working for British American Tobacco Zimbabwe (Holdings) Limited must follow, while also providing support and guidance to assist our people to ensure that their conduct meets the high standards expected of them.
Supplier Code of Conduct
Our Supplier Code of Conduct complements our Group Standards of Business Conduct by defining the minimum standards we expect our suppliers to adhere to in order to supply goods or services to BAT Zimbabwe and any BAT Group company. This builds upon our long-standing commitment to operate to the highest standards of corporate conduct for both our own business operations and our wider supply chain.
Principles of Engagement
British American Tobacco Zimbabwe (Holdings) Limited is committed to corporate transparency and recognise that as a responsible company, all engagement activities we undertake must be guided by internal standards. All employees are required to act in accordance with the Principles for Engagement. We engage with third parties on policy issues but will never ask a third party to conduct itself in any way that contravenes these ‘Principles for Engagement’.
Principles for Engagement (57 kb)
Responsible Marketing Principles
Our Responsible Marketing Principles (RMP) govern our approach to marketing across our tobacco, nicotine and zero nicotine products and brands*. We believe tobacco and nicotine consumption is a choice for adults only. No one underage should ever smoke or use products containing tobacco or nicotine. Central to the RMP the requirement that our marketing is targeted at adult consumers only. The RMP are globally applicable and apply to all BAT companies, employees and anyone working on our behalf. We uphold the same high standards in every market we operate, even when they are stricter than local laws.
Responsible Marketing Principles (296 kb)