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KEY ISSUES COUNCIL
A meeting was held in July 1994 with
representatives ofthe TSG companies
to consider Group communication relating to
smoking issues. 'ne precise issue
addressed was to determine what needs to be done
to cause consumers, employees, the
public at large, the media, governments, investors
etc. to adopt a balanced view on
tobacco products. The meeting concluded that there
is a need for central co-ordination
ofthe Group's effort in relation to smoking
issues. The co-ordination should deal with:
determination ofpositions; and strategy
mechanisms for sharing information
co-ordination ofglobal responses on developing
issues
rapid clearance ofdocuinents and strategies
the facilitation ofrapid responses to issues in
the pubEc environment
FoHowing a more focused meeting with
representatives from BATCo, B&W,
BATCF and Imasco, a Key Issues Council was
established by BAT Industries to
ensure that there is sufficie= framework to
facilitate the sharing of knowledge and
.ence and to meet a number of identified
objectives and to provide a focus for
agreed initiatives. This council, with a small
membership from the Operating Groups
plus additional specialists as required, would
meet at 1e= twice a year with Mr Herter
in the chair. The potential work and its
group-wide co-ordination was considered to be
of sufficient importance to the Group for the
Council to be accountable to the TSG. It
was concluded that only after a proper inventory
had been taken of all the dispersed
and isolated aqxtience vW knowiedge of common
utility within the group and a
means for sharing that had been could we sensibly
address the question of
the Group's capacity to achieve other initiatives
which may be identified.
The first meeting of the Key Imes Council took
place in London on the 3rd
and 4th ofNovember 1994. The attached paper fists
the action points and
responsiWities which were assigned to the members
ofthe Key Issues Counca and
which will be considered at the next meeting on 3
1 st January and I st February. A
copy of the Agenda is also attached.
BATCo senior personnel were assigned the majority
of the tasks set in
November and therefore have devoted a significant
proportion oftheir time in
developing the draft papers required. It is likely
that the condusions ofthe Key Issues
Council will also generate a subaantW additional
worldoad on BATCo Smoking
Issues, Corporate Affairs and Legal departments
ifthe objectives identified are to be
achieved.
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