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THE OUTCOME OF THE<br />
AA1000 DIALOGUE-<br />
BASED PROCESS<br />
G1. EXTERNAL STAKEHOLDERS CONTINUED<br />
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• Tackle the issue of HIV/AIDS orphans<br />
in partnership with local NGO's<br />
• Alleviate poverty through support of<br />
economic programmes<br />
• Support agricultural graduates who<br />
have been resettled on farms<br />
• Fund small-scale agriculture as per<br />
the Brazilian model. The current<br />
marketing system does not allow<br />
organisations such as BAT<br />
Operations to adopt the Brazilian<br />
type of contract growing scheme<br />
F. THE ENVIRONMENT<br />
Stakeholder expectation summary<br />
On the environment, issues raised<br />
related to agricultural practice including<br />
water, energy use, product life cycle<br />
and sustainability.<br />
Our view<br />
BAT Operations are committed to the<br />
principles of sustainable development<br />
and to achieving world-class standards.<br />
Our environmental approach stems<br />
from the recognition that almost<br />
everything we handle – tobacco, paper<br />
and board – is grown in the natural<br />
environment. The company supports<br />
initiatives such as the Agronomy Best<br />
Practice Guidelines and the conservation<br />
of biological diversity.<br />
What we are able to deliver now<br />
• Continue to support ethical crop<br />
production and good agricultural<br />
practices<br />
• Promote efforts to reduce pollution<br />
• Perpetuate environmental initiatives<br />
involved with energy, product life<br />
cycle, sustainable ecosystems<br />
Performance Indicators<br />
Good agricultural practices and ethical<br />
crop production<br />
• Expand the adoption BAT social<br />
responsibility in tobacco growing<br />
guidelines and road maps to other<br />
grower bodies<br />
Water usage<br />
• Continue to measure actual versus<br />
targets using GRIs and EH&S<br />
initiatives. For more information on<br />
2001-2003 GRIs please refer to<br />
Appendix 2<br />
The environment<br />
• Produce EH&S report twice a year<br />
• Maintain the ISO14001 standards<br />
within Leaf Operations<br />
• Promote BAT Biodiversity<br />
Partnerships<br />
What we are not able to deliver<br />
now<br />
None<br />
G. INTERNAL POLICIES REFORM<br />
Stakeholder expectation summary<br />
Stakeholders felt that the company<br />
should review its board composition<br />
and widen its mission statement beyond<br />
"smokers".<br />
Our view<br />
Stakeholders' expectations on policy<br />
changes require wider consultation and<br />
approvals at various levels and therefore<br />
cannot be done as quickly as stakeholders<br />
would like.<br />
What we are able to deliver now<br />
and performance indicators<br />
• Balanced board – this deliverable<br />
from 2002 saw BAT Zimbabwe
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