Within the US Cigarette Manufacturing Industry TIMOTHY R BELITZ ADVISOR DR DEBORAH RIGLINGGALLAGHER NICHOLAS SCHOOL OF THE ENVIRONMENT Objective Conduct a comprehensive review of environmental performance sustainability strategies and practices of US cigarette manufacturer ID: 444425
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Analysis of Major Environmental Impacts and Strategies Within the U.S. Cigarette Manufacturing Industry
TIMOTHY
R.
BELITZ
ADVISOR: DR
. DEBORAH RIGLING-GALLAGHER,
NICHOLAS
SCHOOL OF THE ENVIRONMENTSlide2
Objective
Conduct a comprehensive review of environmental performance, sustainability strategies, and practices of US cigarette manufacturers to enable continual improvement. Slide3
Methods
Used publically available literature on US cigarette manufacturers
Three
facets
of
analysis:
Comparative Review Environmental Performance,
Examined Environmental
Sustainability Strategies
, and
Reviewed Industry
for
Broad Inventory
of
Environmental Sustainability Tactics.Slide4
Overview of US Cigarette Manufacturing
Major US Manufacturers
Altria - PMUSA
RAI –RJR Tobacco
Lorillard
Number
of Employees
Facility Size (million sqft)
Manufacturing LocationAnnual Capacity (billion cigarettes)PMUSA23001.6Richmond , VA135RAI Tobacco39002.1 Tobaccoville, NC 110SFNTC (RAI)4000.098Oxford, NC2.8Lorillard28000.97Greensboro, NC50Slide5
Industry Sustainability ReportingSlide6
Comparative Environmental ImpactSlide7
Comparative Environmental Impact
Thousands of Pounds Released
Nicotine and Salts
AmmoniaSlide8
Comparative Environmental ImpactSlide9
Comparative Environmental ImpactSlide10
Waste Disposed at Landfills
(millions of Pounds)
Total Waste
(millions of Pounds)
Percent Waste Recycled
2011
2010
2009201120102009201120102009RAI374339686510046%34%60%Altria263828
292
125
133
91%
70%
79%
GRI
Reported
Data Non-Hazardous
Waste Disposition
Comparative Environmental ImpactSlide11
Analysis of Environmental Strategy
Basis of
Analysis
Measuring Environmental Strategy
:
Construct Development, Reliability
,
and Validity -2011
Validated content analysis method
Designed to use publically available dataOrganized into categories that demonstrate a firm’s proactive environmental strategySlide12
Analysis of Environmental Strategy
Historical Orientation,
Category
Total Possible
PMUSA
RAI
Historical Orientation
4
3
3Network Embeddedness (a) Supply chain411Network Embeddedness (b) Other Stakeholders753Endowments521Managerial Vision430
Top management
Team Skills
4
4
4
Human
Resources
2
1
1
Total
30
19
13Slide13
Industry Environmental Sustainability Tactics
A broad collection of US/international cigarette manufacturers environmental sustainability tactics was developed while conducting this project.
Over 140 examples of practices that are being used in 9 environmental sustainability practice areas
.Slide14
Recommendations
Utilize
their environmental sustainability information to its fullest
. – Continue to improve quality and validation
Improve “Network Embeddedness” of the supply chain, government relationships, and volunteer programs.
Investigate niche market for organic, additive free, “green” cigarettes.
Investigate alternatives to fossil fuel power generation.
“There is no magic bullet – it’s about understanding what works best in a particular location
.”
-Participant Comment in BAT CSR ReportSlide15
Thank You