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The following is a selection of awards and recognition received by British American Tobacco p.l.c.

Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes

Selected for the 8th successive year as the only tobacco business in the 2009 Dow Jones Sustainability World Index (DJSI World) and the Dow Jones STOXX Sustainability Index (DJSI STOXX) for Europe, scored on economic, social and environmental performance.

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Received a Platinum rating in the UK Business in the Community Corporate Responsibility Index. We are the first tobacco company to reach Platinum status and one of only nine new entrants in the Platinum sector during 2009.
Included in the Sustainable Asset Management (SAM) Sustainability Yearbook 2009, achieving Gold Class as well as being identified as both a sector Leader and a sector Mover.

Selected for the 7th successive year as the only tobacco business in the 2008/09 Dow Jones Sustainability World Index and Dow Jones STOXX Sustainability Index for Europe, scored on economic, social and environmental performance.
Awarded a Gold ranking in the 'Companies that Count 2008' list of the UK's 100 most responsible companies, published in the Sunday Times and based on the Business in the Community Corporate Responsibility Index.

Ranked third out of the FTSE100 companies in the Ethical Bonus Index 2007, compiled by Intelligent Giving on how companies enable staff to donate to charity, including allowing time off for volunteering, matching donations and running a ‘payroll giving’ service.
Achieved a Gold ranking in the ‘Companies that Count 2007’ list of the UK’s 100 most responsible companies, published by the Sunday Times and based on the Business in the Community Corporate Responsibility Index.
Earned an overall score of 98.6 per cent in the Business in the Environment Index, also run by Business in the Community, placing us in the highest possible Platinum performance band.
Received a 'Big Tick' Award in the Supply Chain category of the Business in the Community Awards for Excellence, recognising our Business Enabler Survey Tool and Social Responsibility in Tobacco Production programmes.

Ranked in the Premier League of Business in the Community’s Environment Index, as one of the 23 companies out of 155 participants to score over 95 per cent.
Ranked joint 31st of the top 100 companies in Business in the Community’s wider Corporate Responsibility Index, including ‘outstanding’ scores for environmental management and marketplace management.

Our corporate website was ranked in the Top 5 Investor Relations Websites in the UK in an index compiled by JP Morgan, KPMG and Linklaters.

In November 2004 the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) ranked British American Tobacco fourth among 50 corporate social reporters, adding that "the company's reporting on human rights and community development is world class" - the Group scored 64% for its ethical, social and environmental performance against an average score of 47%.
Included as an example of effective corporate governance in a UK Government Department of Trade and Industry ‘Building Better Boards’ publication published in December 2004, drawing together some best practice recommendations and tools to help companies build better Boards.
Won awards for Reporting of Executive Governance and Remuneration (2004) and Stakeholder Communication (2003) in the PriceWaterhouseCoopers Building Public Trust awards.
Investor Relations Society Best Practice Website Awards winner for both Best Corporate Website for Analysts (2003) and Best Website for Private Investors (2003 and 2004).
Won awards for Best First Time Social Reporter (2001/02 Report) and Electronic Media Reporting (2002/03 Report) in the ACCA (Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) UK Awards for Sustainability Reporting.

Many of our Group companies have also received local awards and recognition: