Compliance

The employees of Philip Morris International (PMI) seek to create shareholder value by working hard to achieve superior financial results. In pursuing this goal we are all expected to act with honesty, integrity, and in full compliance with the law and our own policies—and we do so with the firm backing and support of management throughout the organization as well as the PMI Board of Directors.

“There is a simple idea that stands behind everything we do: We pursue our business objectives with integrity and in full compliance with all laws…Nothing is more important than our commitment to integrity—no financial objective, no marketing target, no effort to outdo the competition. No desire to please the boss outweighs that core commitment. Our commitment to integrity must always come first.”  

Louis C. Camilleri, Chairman and CEO

Our Compliance & Integrity program is led by PMI’s Chief Compliance Officer, who regularly reviews the program with PMI’s senior corporate officers and with the Board of Directors. As part of the program, we take a number of actions to ensure our conduct and that of all employees meets the goals we have set. We:

• systematically assess potential risk areas to our Company and ensure that we implement the necessary measures to eliminate or mitigate that risk;
• develop and implement internal compliance training and communications to meet our organizational needs;
• provide resources to our employees to ask compliance questions or report compliance concerns;
• investigate reports of suspected compliance issues and ensure that the necessary follow-up measures are in place;
• review disciplinary procedures and sanctions for compliance violations; and 
• regularly evaluate our Compliance program and identify areas for improvement.

The PMI Code of Conduct

Our Code of Conduct is about who we are and who we want to be. It is about how we do business, everywhere and all the time. In addition to knowing the legal and ethical responsibilities that apply to our jobs, employees are responsible to uphold the Code’s commitment to doing what is right and reporting what is not.