Workplace & Culture
Creating a Safe Workplace
We're committed to designing and maintaining safe workplaces and facilities for our employees, contractors and visitors. Our priority is full compliance with all laws and regulations related to employee health and safety.
We pursue excellence in our safety processes by:
- providing training and education in the safe method of performing assigned duties;
- requiring our companies' facilities to use a systematic approach to workplace safety and health;
- meeting or exceeding federal, state, and local laws and regulations; and
- identifying and driving risk associated with workplace hazards and practices out of the business.
We are continually scanning for developments in safety and health standards, advancements in technology and changes in market conditions to update our policies, procedures and equipment. Across our companies, they are focused on complying with safety requirements, looking out for their teammates and are dedicated to maintaining an injury-free career.
2024 Facility Safety Assessment
Compliance & Integrity
Every employee at Altria has ownership in positively contributing to our business, and Our Cultural Aspiration and Code of Conduct (Code) outline the expectations for how Altria employees show up – both internally and externally.
Our long-established Code continues to provide a framework for operating with integrity, providing guidance for how we work and how we behave. It reflects Altria’s expectations of how we conduct our businesses. Our Code is part of our enterprise-wide Compliance & Integrity (C&I) Program supported by the Altria Board and by the management of Altria’s companies.
Our C&I Program promotes a culture that encourages both ethical conduct and a commitment to compliance to drive performance. Altria's Chief Compliance Officer, along with key compliance personnel, work diligently to provide training and communications for all employees about our Code, our workplace policies and important C&I metrics.
Our employees are required to understand and follow the Code and recognize that all individuals, regardless of position or function, have an obligation to speak up. In 2024, 96 percent of employees completed one or more compliance courses.
Standards for C&I Program
Our employees also have access to 24-hour-a-day, seven-day-a-week resources to raise concerns, ask questions and report compliance incidents when they occur. We're proud to have built a culture where 91 percent of salaried employees believe their manager has created an environment where employees can speak up, even with bad news.
Our Inclusive Culture
Our Cultural Aspiration is an articulation of what we value and who we aspire to be – collectively. By showing up and leading in this way we will create the organization and culture necessary to achieve our long-term Vision. It's a way of working that we commit to pursue - together, with each other and with our external partners and stakeholders.
An important element of Our Cultural Aspiration is that “we inspire company pride and a sense of belonging, embracing each other's unique strengths. We welcome newcomers and develop the best, most inclusive and diverse teams.”
To that end, we’re focused on identifying the most qualified talent and investing in leader and employee development to build a diverse talent pipeline prepared and willing to lead at every level. And we’re dedicated to being an inclusive place to work for all employees, regardless of personal background or work function. As with all of our work, these activities are conducted in full compliance with the Altria Code of Conduct, our policies and the law. We use a number of quantitative benchmarks and metrics to track our progress and identify areas of opportunity.
Our commitments to inclusion go beyond our employees, extending to how we work with and serve our consumers, suppliers and communities. This comprehensive approach contributes to our long-term business success.
Inclusion Index Score
Our Inclusion Index Score has steadily increased since we began tracking in 2017.
81 as of July 2024
Aspiration of 80
Employees scoring Altria as an Inclusive place to work, regardless of demographic group or work function.
Altria's Workforce Representation
We recognize the importance of transparently reporting workforce data in a systematic way. Read our 2023 Consolidated EEO-1 Report.