Developer & organisation

The tool is maintained by Tobacco Tactics, a knowledge-exchange platform run by the Tobacco Control Research Group in the Department of Health, University of Bath. It was developed by a team including Michael Bloomfield, Rosemary Hiscock, John Mehegan and Anna Gilmore, with support from web-design partners such as DxDy Digital and funding by Bloomberg Philanthropies’ STOP initiative.

Target audience

The primary audience is public health researchers, tobacco-control advocates, policy analysts and campaigners seeking insight into the tobacco industry’s supply chain. Secondary users include regulatory bodies, NGOs, and researchers interested in corporate networks, supply chains or industry influence.

Functionality & features

• Interactive infographic of process steps (agriculture, primary processing, secondary processing, logistics, retail & marketing).
• Searchable tables linking companies to supply-chain steps, countries, and input industries.
• World map view showing which countries host supply-chain activities and related trade flows.
  Tobacco Tactics
• Ability to filter by process, year, trade flows (import/export) and view trends over time.
  Tobacco Tactics
• Methodology transparency: data sources, coding rules, development notes and disclaimers.
  Tobacco Tactics

Relevance to finance professionals

• Enables risk assessment by revealing corporate involvement in controversial industries and supply-chain exposure.
• Supports due diligence, uncovering less visible counterparties or suppliers linked to tobacco operations.
• Informs ESG or sustainability analyses by identifying upstream dependencies, geographic concentration and industry linkages.
• Assists scenario and regulatory stress testing, for instance if jurisdictions impose stricter tobacco supply controls.
• Provides network insight into cross-industry inputs (e.g. packaging, chemicals, logistics) that may link tobacco to broader supply chains.