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Our progress Philip Morris International’s heated tobacco product IQOS replaces Marlboro as its leading brand

The company’s flagship smoke-free innovation has surpassed our best-selling cigarette brand to become the premium nicotine brand globally, less than a decade since its launch, demonstrating the progress we’re making as we move away from cigarettes.

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Our progress Public calls on their governments to embrace science-based solutions for adult smokers—and act faster

New international survey reveals growing impatience among the public toward their governments’ tobacco policy approach.

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Our progress PMI announces ambition to become a more than two-thirds majority smoke-free company by 2030

At our 2023 Investor Day, PMI’s leaders outlined the company’s forward-focused business strategies and ambitions, aimed at building on our smoke-free success to date and accelerating the end of cigarettes.

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Our progress Smoke-free alternatives could deliver a 10-fold reduction in smoking-attributable deaths compared to historical measures alone

Using data, estimates, and methods from the WHO and other third parties, we have calculated the potential positive impact to public health if the world’s smokers switched from cigarettes to smoke-free products.

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Our progress “Cigarettes belong in museums”—Philip Morris International’s CEO calls on governments to accelerate the end of smoking

Jacek Olczak says historical tobacco control measures aren’t working quickly enough and that governments should learn from nations like Sweden, Japan, and the U.K.—where smoke-free alternatives have helped reduce smoking rates faster.

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Our progress How we reached our modelling conclusions

Explaining the methods and data we used to estimate the number of smoking-related deaths that could be avoided.

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Our progress A balanced approach to regulation can end cigarette use

By adopting risk-proportionate regulation of smoke-free products, governments will encourage those adult smokers who don’t quit to switch to scientifically substantiated better alternatives—and leave cigarettes behind for good.

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Our progress Philip Morris International rings NYSE closing bell to mark 15 years as publicly owned company

CEO Jacek Olczak and Board of Directors end the day’s trading session on March 9 to celebrate a decade-and-a-half of smoke-free innovation and progress toward our goal of phasing out cigarettes completely.

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Our progress Achieving a smoke-free future together

Philip Morris International is calling for open dialogue about the regulation of smoke-free tobacco products.

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Our progress PMI’s smoke-free progress in numbers

Chart our smoke-free success with these key figures from our latest results.

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Our progress What is PMI doing to help adult smokers in low- and middle-income countries?

We will only achieve a smoke-free future if every adult who would otherwise continue to smoke can access a broad range of better alternative products that meet their taste, usage, technology, and price preferences.

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Our progress Exploring the better alternatives to cigarettes aimed at helping ALL adult smokers leave cigarettes behind for good

To achieve our vision of a smoke-free future, providing those adults who would otherwise continue to smoke with a wide choice of better alternatives to cigarettes is key. So, what sets apart each of the main smoke-free categories?

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Our progress Managing waste from our smoke-free consumables

As we grow our smoke-free business, we are working to minimize the environmental impact of our products—and to help adult consumers dispose of their waste responsibly.

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Our progress Providing a diversity of choice for adult smokers can unlock the door to a smoke-free future

PMI's vision of a world without cigarettes will only become a reality if we deliver a range of smoke-free products that meet the needs of every adult smoker.

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Leaders of change Revolutionizing our product lifecycle management system landscape to better serve consumers

How new systems allows PMI to completely transform the way we develop and commercialize products for consumers, on our smoke-free journey.

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Our progress Defining our smoke-free eco-design process: How we’re working toward making products that last

PMI is designing smoke-free products to extend their life cycle, optimize their performance, and reduce their environmental impact—while also encouraging consumers to recycle or dispose of them responsibly when they need to.

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Our progress Philip Morris International builds on collaboration with KT&G to further accelerate our smoke-free ambitions

Agreement provides long-term exclusive rights for PMI to commercialize KT&G’s smoke-free products outside South Korea, as both companies call on regulators to embrace the opportunity these innovations present.

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Our progress Our multicategory approach toward a smoke-free future

Choice is key to helping every adult smoker quit cigarettes.

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PMI progresses toward sole ownership of Swedish Match, further supporting our ambition to deliver a smoke-free future

The acquisition of more than 93 percent of the shares in Swedish Match and its leading oral nicotine portfolio will enable us to provide access to a broader range of better alternatives for those adult smokers who would otherwise continue to smoke.

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PMI launches a more affordable heated tobacco product, broadening access to better alternatives to cigarettes

Our latest innovation can accelerate our delivery of a smoke-free future by beginning to offer adult smokers in low- and middle-income markets a better alternative to continued smoking.