At Altria, we're passionate about our people, our communities and our businesses, and we actively engage in and encourage our employees to support the communities where we live and work.

On this page you will find our views on some current issues and stories that showcase what is important to us. We invite you to discover more about us – how we make a difference – in the stories below.

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Combatting Illicit Markets Through Effective Enforcement

A thriving underground market in tobacco and nicotine products is a serious threat to both effective regulation and public health.
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A Look Back at 25 Years of Underage Tobacco Prevention

April 2023 marked 25 years of an official, formalized Underage Tobacco Prevention strategy at Altria and its companies. 

Transforming Business Strategies for Growth and Sustainability

Sal Mancuso shares our business strategies at The Wall Street Journal's The Future of Everything Festival.

Our Purpose Guides Us

As we explore future business opportunities beyond nicotine, we’ll be seeking to elevate new everyday moments for an even broader consumer base.

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Unlocking the Power of Technology to Advance Our Progress

We're transforming Altria through leading-edge analytics and innovative technologies that drive productivity and top-line growth.

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How We Create Shared Value

Our approach to realizing our Vision considers and leverages relationships between our business strategies, strengths, resources and ability to create value.

Investing in our Future Tobacco Growers

Our Tobacco Leaders Program aims to support our contracted tobacco growers, in part, through an educational scholarship fund for their dependents. 

Our Science-based Approach to New Tobacco Products

We follow a rigorous scientific framework for evaluating potentially reduced risk products in our applications.

Driving a Strategy to Support Adult Consumers in Cessation

We're re-evaluating our foundation for cessation support, making sure that what we're doing makes sense for the time that we're in.

Our Culture of Compliance & Integrity

Our success requires us to partner inclusively and collaboratively and communicate transparently about our compliance and integrity efforts.

The Evolution of Our Underage Prevention Grant Portfolio

Amber shares the ways Success360° aids in underage prevention through targeted grants and support of key nonprofits.

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Preserving the Waterway that Helped Build America

Philip Morris USA took an innovative approach to protecting a river that helped build America. Take a closer look.

Youth Cigarette Smoking at Historic Low

Youth smoking in the United States has declined dramatically over the past two decades and persistently through a changing tobacco product landscape.

Unleashing AGDC Analytics Capabilities to Support Our Trade Partners

Deep knowledge of consumer behavior helps us to deliver the right products to meet adult tobacco consumers 21+ needs.

Sustainability in Our Product Development Pipeline

It is important to us that our packaging reduces impacts on the environment and addresses business concerns, like preventing underage use.

Engineering Sustainability and Savings at USSTC

USSTC is working to enhance its sustainability and mitigate environmental risks to its business. 

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Work is more than just the job that we do, but how we impact society and the world around you.

Our Work Future: Hybrid & Flexible
A Letter to our Employees

It’s crucial that each of us commits to creating an inclusive and flexible work environment so that all our colleagues are heard.

The Path Forward on Harm Reduction

My perspective on where we are, and how we make progress, is rooted not only in my passion as a scientist, but in my training and experience as a physician. 

Supporting our Trade Partners through Responsible Programs

Keeping our tobacco products out of kids' hands is a responsibility that extends to all stakeholders, including retailers. 

Investing in Higher Education and Agricultural Studies

Altria is involved in programs like these university scholarships because it shows that the company cares about the future of tobacco growers and their families.

Environmental Sustainability in the Smoke-free Product Development Pipeline

Sustainability is built into the compass that guides our product design decisions. 

Opportunities to Responsibly Engage Stakeholders on Environmental Policy

It's critical for business and government to work together to avoid the worst impacts of climate change. 

The Critical Importance of Engagement with the Public Health and Scientific Communities

External engagement with our stakeholders is a critical aspect of pursuing our Vision. 

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Maintaining Strong Labor Relations

Altria's operating companies have an open dialogue and collaborate with hourly employees and unions representing them.

Investing in Employees through Skilled Trade Career Pathways

Learn how Altria is investing in skilled trade and apprenticeship programs to set up its employees for meaningful, long-term careers. 

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Altria Group Joins The Valuable 500 in Support of Individuals with Disabilities

A global CEO community revolutionizing disability inclusion through business leadership and opportunity.