Corporate citizenship and news
Our responsibility to society
In November 2022, Philip Morris International (PMI) moved its corporate headquarters to Stamford, Connecticut, a hub for forward-thinking, solution-based innovation that matches our drive for progress. PMI is also present in Washington D.C., Virginia, Kentucky, Alabama, and North Carolina.
Companies can no longer be just about commerce and profits. We have a responsibility to help shape a better world. As we work to end cigarette smoking and improve public health, we are also mindful of understanding and responding to community needs. Our civic engagement forges meaningful connections wherever we operate, positioning us not just as a business and employer but as a catalyst of positive, tangible change.
$5 million investment to Women’s Business Development Council
Beginning January 2025, through an extended partnership with the Women’s Business Development Council (WBDC), PMI’s U.S. business will contribute $1 million per year over a five-year period toward the “Women’s Economic Empowerment Initiative” (WEEI) to help remove barriers that prevent women from full participation in Connecticut’s entrepreneurial ecosystem.
Since 1997, WBDC has educated and trained more than 18,900 clients — helping women to launch, sustain, and scale more than 14,170 businesses, create and maintain more than 31,400 jobs, and access more than $57 million in capital. This support from PMI will ensure continuity of the vital services WBDC provides.
Connecticut community outreach
We support local organizations focused on change, inclusion, and building a strong and responsible state. PMI is a member of the following Connecticut-based organizations: AdvanceCT, Connecticut Business and Industry Association (CBIA), Connecticut Energy Marketers Association, Connecticut Retail Network (CRN), Stamford Chamber of Commerce, Stamford Partnership, and Women's Business Development Council (WBDC).
USA-IT
United to Safeguard America from Illegal Trade is a public education initiative to combat black market trade. Supported by a coalition of national and state brand enforcement experts, law enforcement agencies, and leading business organizations, the campaign provides information and training programs for local officials, law enforcement, and thought leaders. This information brings public awareness of illegal trade, as well as the severe consequences inflicted on states and municipalities by black market profiteers. Learn how we are working with other brands to combat illegal trade in your state.
News
Get the latest news on PMI U.S. and our community initiatives.
Philip Morris International provides new funding for Women’s Business Development Council
March 3, 2024
Senior Vice President and Chief Corporate Citizenship Officer of Philip Morris International (PMI) Marian Salzman declared herself a “superfan” of Stamford at the company’s new offices only a few doors away from the city’s municipal offices. Salzman did so at a March 4 event announcing the launch of the Women’s Economic Empowerment Initiative, which will see PMI provide $1 million each year for five years to help remove barriers to entrepreneurship for Connecticut women. The Women’s Business Development Council will help coordinate the use of the funds.
PMI joins We Card
October 23, 2023
Philip Morris International has joined the We Card Program, a national nonprofit serving the nation’s retailers of age-restricted products. The company’s Swedish Match affiliate will serve on We Card’s manufacturer advisory council. Independent retail establishments and large retail chains utilize We Card’s educational and training services for their compliance efforts with federal, state and local laws aimed at preventing age-restricted product sales to minors.
PMI Taking Proactive Role to Fight Illegal Trade
December 5, 2022
Since June 2021, USA-IT, also known as United to Safeguard America from Illegal Trade, has been striving to arm local officials, law enforcement and other leaders with the information they need to combat this black-market trade. Led by Philip Morris International, the coalition is composed of state and national brand enforcement experts, law enforcement agencies and leading business organizations that together combat the wide range of threats posed by illegal trade, including counterfeiting, smuggling, organized retail theft, and drug and human trafficking.
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