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To investigate corporate social responsibility activities conducted by major tobacco companies and evaluate how these initiatives serve as indirect mechanisms of industry influence.

September 17, 2026Nicotine & Tobacco ResearchOpen Access

Tobacco Industry corporate social responsibility activities in Poland in the years 2019-2024

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PDPaulina Dera MBMaria Banach JMJakub Majchrzak

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Comprehensive review reveals tobacco corporate social responsibility acts as policy influence across public sectors, highlighting the need to enforce global tobacco control guidelines.

Key Points

To investigate corporate social responsibility activities conducted by major tobacco companies and evaluate how these initiatives serve as indirect mechanisms of industry influence.
Conducted a comprehensive review of publicly available data from late 2019 through 2024 covering the four largest tobacco companies in Poland.
Analyzed legal documents, government portals, media reports, and corporate social media aligned with the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC) Article 5.3 implementation guidelines.
Identified four primary activity categories: partnerships with educational institutions, collaborations with public and government agencies, charitable initiatives, and direct engagement in policy and legislative processes.
Observed that corporate social responsibility initiatives served to build institutional alliances and maintain industry legitimacy despite statutory prohibitions on direct tobacco advertising.

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Dera et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6aabb6f95f706d05830e5c9c https://doi.org/10.1093/ntr/ntag213

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September 17, 2026Nicotine & Tobacco ResearchOpen Access

Tobacco Industry corporate social responsibility activities in Poland in the years 2019-2024

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Authors

PDPaulina Dera MBMaria Banach JMJakub Majchrzak

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Overview

Comprehensive review reveals tobacco corporate social responsibility acts as policy influence across public sectors, highlighting the need to enforce global tobacco control guidelines.

Key Points

To investigate corporate social responsibility activities conducted by major tobacco companies and evaluate how these initiatives serve as indirect mechanisms of industry influence.
Conducted a comprehensive review of publicly available data from late 2019 through 2024 covering the four largest tobacco companies in Poland.
Analyzed legal documents, government portals, media reports, and corporate social media aligned with the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC) Article 5.3 implementation guidelines.
Identified four primary activity categories: partnerships with educational institutions, collaborations with public and government agencies, charitable initiatives, and direct engagement in policy and legislative processes.
Observed that corporate social responsibility initiatives served to build institutional alliances and maintain industry legitimacy despite statutory prohibitions on direct tobacco advertising.

Cite This Study

Dera et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6aabb6f95f706d05830e5c9c https://doi.org/10.1093/ntr/ntag213

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