BATESG & Sustainability Jobs

British American Tobacco, a leading global tobacco and nicotine company committed to transforming its business for a smoke-free future.

British American Tobacco (BAT) is one of the world's largest tobacco companies, selling cigarettes and a growing range of smokeless nicotine products - including vaping (Vuse), heated tobacco (glo), and modern oral nicotine pouches (Velo) - to consumers across more than 170 markets.

Why it matters for sustainability

BAT frames its ESG strategy around what it calls Tobacco Harm Reduction: actively migrating smokers away from combustible cigarettes toward products it argues carry lower risk. Its sustainability reporting covers climate (a published Low-Carbon Transition Plan), nature, circularity, and supply-chain communities including tobacco farming. The company publishes a combined Annual and Sustainability Report and maintains dedicated ESG governance structures.

BAT is a broad commercial enterprise whose core revenue still depends heavily on tobacco sales. Its sustainability commitments are real but contested - the harm-reduction narrative is disputed by public health bodies. Job seekers should weigh that context: ESG and sustainability roles here operate inside a company whose primary product is tobacco, with a stated strategic goal of reducing that dependency over time.