TOBACCO Nexus
Knowledge base

Tobacco industry resources

In-depth reference pages on how the tobacco industry operates — its corporate structure, its lobbying strategies, and the network of allied organisations it uses to influence public health policy worldwide.

Industry overview The Big Five tobacco companies

Who owns the tobacco industry — a comprehensive overview of Philip Morris International, British American Tobacco, Japan Tobacco International, Imperial Brands and Altria. Revenue, brands, subsidiaries and strategies.

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Influence & power How Big Tobacco lobbies governments

A documented overview of the tobacco industry's lobbying strategies — direct access to legislators, scientific capture, FCTC interference, trade agreement weaponization, and emerging tactics.

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Astroturfing & deception Tobacco industry front groups

How the industry funds and deploys front groups, think tanks, consumer organisations and allied NGOs to advance its agenda — while presenting them as independent voices for public health.

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The full network

Tobacco Nexus documents over 2,900 entities connected to these five corporations — subsidiaries, lobbyists, researchers, front groups and allied organisations — in a searchable, filterable database.

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