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Transparency & Integrity Report

For companies active in the public policy and political process, we recognize that shareholders and the public want greater access to information about a company’s lobbying and political activities as well as its governance and oversight framework.

Given the breadth of our activities in these areas, we know that shareholders expect Altria to be at the forefront of lobbying and political activities transparency. We are proud of our long-standing leadership and public commitment in this important area of corporate accountability, as demonstrated by the comprehensive disclosures we have made for over 17 years.

We regularly re-examine our transparency and disclosure regimes and engage with stakeholders, including shareholders, to understand evolving expectations. In the spirit of continuous improvement, in 2022 we expanded our disclosures with the publication of a comprehensive Lobbying and Political Activity Transparency & Integrity Report, which contained multiple enhanced disclosures.

Our report offers a fulsome picture of Altria’s public policy and political activities. The report details our:

  • legislative priorities
  • rationale for our government affairs participation
  • political activities’ policies
  • robust board and management oversight
  • rigorous compliance system and processes, and
  • alignment of our political engagement with the long-term interest of our shareholders.
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Lobbying and Political Activity Transparency & Integrity Report

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Leadership in Disclosure

In 2024, the Center for Political Accountability-Zicklin Index of Corporate Political Accountability and Disclosure (CPA-Zicklin Index) ranked Altria 3rd among the top 1,000 companies in the FTSE Russell Index1 in terms of the voluntary disclosures of our political spending and designated the company as a "trendsetter" in this area. We are proud to have received this competitive designation for the 9th consecutive year. Additionally, we have been included in the Index’s top tier of companies since 2011.

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Ranked 3rd out of 1,000 largest companies by the CPA-Zicklin Index for Political Activity Transparency.

The Tobacco Transformation Index has also consistently found Altria to be a leader in lobbying and political activities transparency and has noted that "only Altria provides comprehensive details concerning lobbying and political engagement activities as they relate to tobacco harm reduction," and finding that our company "goes beyond its obligations by publishing details on its own website."

We are also proud of the active leadership role we have with The Conference Board’s Committee on Corporate Political Spending, a committee of corporations dedicated to accountability, education, and engagement on issues of political activity. Through our work with The Conference Board and through other constructive engagements, we hope to provide leadership on these issues within the broader corporate community.

1 out of 15

Of the world's 15 largest tobacco companies, Altria ranked 1st for the “disclosure of positions related to tobacco harm reduction, as well as lobbying advocacy memberships, financial contributions and related activities” by the 2022 Tobacco Transformation Index.

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1 The FTSE Russell 1000 Index consists of the 1,000 largest companies in the U.S. equity market.