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{{About|the tobacco company|the sponsored golf tournament|Philip Morris International (golf)}}
{{Short description|Multinational tobacco company}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2017}}
{{Use British English|date=December 2017}}
{{Infobox company
| name = Philip Morris International Inc.
| logo = Philip Morris International.svg
| logo_size = 249
| image = PM Lausanne.jpg
| image_size = 250
| image_caption = PMI operations center in [[Lausanne]], 2017
| type = [[Public company|Public]]
| traded_as = {{unbulleted list|{{NYSE|PM}}|{{SWX|PMI}}|
[[S&P 100|S&P 100 Component]]|[[S&P 500|S&P 500 Component]]}}
| founder = [[Philip Morris (tobacconist)|Philip Morris]]
| foundation = {{Plainlist|
* {{start date and age|2008}} (spin-off company)
* {{start date and age|1847}} (original)
}}
| location = {{plainlist|
* [[New York City]], [[New York (state)|New York]], United States (legal seat)
* [[Lausanne]], Switzerland (operational)
}}
| key_people = [[André Calantzopoulos]]<br>{{small|([[Executive Chairman]])}}<br/>[[Jacek Olczak]]<br>{{small|([[CEO]])}}
| industry = [[Tobacco industry|Tobacco]]
| products = [[Cigarettes]], [[cigars]], [[Codentify]], fine-cut rolling tobacco, snuff, rolling papers and tubes
| area_served = Worldwide (excluding the [[United States]])
| revenue = {{nowrap| {{increase}} [[US$]]31.405 billion (2021)<ref name=AnnualR2020>{{cite web|title=Philip Morris International Inc. 2021 Annual Report |url=https://philipmorrisinternational.gcs-web.com/static-files/517af46c-2750-4185-9b1d-7d8e8f47a854 |website=Elanco |accessdate=12 October 2021|date=31 December 2021}}</ref> }} 
| operating_income = {{increase}} US$12.860 billion (2021)<ref name=AnnualR2020></ref>
| net_income = {{increase}} US$9.109 billion (2021)<ref name=AnnualR2020></ref>
| assets = {{decrease}} US$41.290 billion (2021)<ref name=AnnualR2020></ref>
| equity = {{decrease}} –US$8.208 Billion (2021)<ref name=AnnualR2020></ref>
| num_employees = 69,600 (2021)<ref name=AnnualR2020/>
| subsid = {{plainlist|
* [[Papastratos]]
* [[PMFTC, Inc.]]
* [[Rothmans, Benson & Hedges]]
* [[Sampoerna]]
* [[Ceylon Tobacco Company]] (8%)
* [[Vectura Group]]
}}
| homepage = {{URL|https://www.pmi.com/}}
| footnotes = <ref name=AR1213IFRS>{{cite web|url= http://media.corporate-ir.net/media_files/IROL/14/146476/PMI-FINALFILES/pdf/PMI_2018_CompleteForm10K.pdf |title=US SEC: Form 10-K Philip Morris International Inc.|publisher=[[United States Securities and Exchange Commission]]|access-date=28 March 2018}}</ref>
}}

'''Philip Morris International Inc.''' ('''PMI''') is an American [[Multinational corporation|multinational]] [[tobacco]] company, with products sold in over 180 countries.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newsweek.com/green-rankings-2017-18/philip-morris-international-inc|title=Philip Morris International Inc|website=[[Newsweek]] |date=6 December 2017}}</ref> The most recognized and best selling product of the company is [[Marlboro]].<ref name=":1"/>  Philip Morris International is often referred to as one of the companies comprising [[Big Tobacco]].

Until a [[Corporate spin-off|spin-off]] in March 2008, Philip Morris International was an operating company of [[Altria]]. Altria explained the spin-off, arguing PMI would have more "freedom," i.e. leeway outside the responsibilities and standards of American corporate ownership in terms of potential litigation and legislative restrictions to "pursue sales growth in emerging markets", while Altria focuses on the American domestic market.<ref name="MSNBC">{{cite news|title=Altria to spin off Philip Morris International|url=http://www.nbcnews.com/id/20494757 |agency=AP |publisher=NBC News |date=29 August 2007 |access-date=19 December 2011}}</ref> The shareholders in Altria at the time were given shares in PMI, which was listed on the [[London Stock Exchange]] and other markets.

The company's legal seat is in [[New York City]], but it does not operate in the United States of America. [[Philip Morris USA]], a subsidiary of PMI's former owner American parent Altria group, owns the Philip Morris brands there. PMI's operational headquarters are in [[Lausanne]], Switzerland.<ref>{{Cite web|title=About us|url=https://www.pmi.com/markets/switzerland/en/overview-en|website=www.pmi.com|language=en-ch|access-date=2020-05-08}}</ref>

With tobacco being [[addiction|addictive]] and [[Health effects of tobacco|the single greatest cause of preventable death globally]],<ref>{{cite book |title=WHO Report on the Global Tobacco Epidemic, 2008: the MPOWER package |year=2008 |publisher=World Health Organization |location=Geneva |isbn=978-92-4-159628-2 |url=https://www.who.int/tobacco/mpower/mpower_report_full_2008.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080308173338/http://www.who.int/tobacco/mpower/mpower_report_full_2008.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=8 March 2008}}</ref> the company is highly controversial, not least because of its history of obfuscating scientific evidence around the health impacts of smoking. It has been the subject of litigation and restrictive legislation from governments.

With the world-wide decrease in smoking prevalence in the 21st century, shares of Philip Morris were no longer considered the "safe haven" they once were.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Felsted |first=Andrea |date=27 September 2018 |title=Has the Marlboro Man Gasped His Last? |department=Opinion |publisher=Bloomberg |url=https://www.bloombergquint.com/opinion/at-philip-morris-there-s-no-smoke-without-fire |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180927150023/https://www.bloombergquint.com/opinion/at-philip-morris-there-s-no-smoke-without-fire |archive-date=27 September 2018 |url-status=live |df=dmy}}</ref> However, it has to be noted that the absolute number of smokers continues to increase. The company ranked No. 101 in the 2021 [[Fortune 500]] list of the largest corporations by total revenue.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://fortune.com/company/philip-morris-international/fortune500/|title=Philip Morris International|website=Fortune|language=en-US|access-date=2021-08-05}}</ref>

==History==
=== Early development ===
The company states its history is traced to a London tobacconist, [[Philip Morris (tobacconist)|Philip Morris]], opening a single shop on London's [[Bond Street]] in 1847 which sold tobacco and cigarettes.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.referenceforbusiness.com/history2/72/Philip-Morris-Companies-Inc.html|title=Philip Morris Companies Inc. – Company Profile, Information, Business Description, History, Background Information on Philip Morris Companies Inc.|website=www.referenceforbusiness.com|access-date=2018-03-30}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.forbes.com/companies/philip-morris-international/|title=Philip Morris International on the Forbes Global 2000 List|work=Forbes|access-date=2018-07-20|language=en}}</ref> In 1881, Philip Morris' son, Leopold Morris, established "Philip Morris & Company and Grunebaum Ltd" with Joseph Grunebaum.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.pmi.com/who-we-are/key-milestones|title=Key Milestones|website=www.pmi.com|language=en|access-date=2018-07-20}}</ref> In 1885, the company changed its name to "Philip Morris & Co. Ltd."<ref name=":1" />

In 1894, William Curtis Thomson and his family began to control the company, and in 1902 the company was incorporated in [[New York City|New York]].<ref name=":1" /> In 1919, the American business was acquired and incorporated as "Philip Morris & Co. Ltd., Inc." in [[Virginia]].<ref name=":1" />

=== Later development ===
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In 1954, Philip Morris (Australia) became the first affiliate of Philip Morris & Co., Ltd, Inc. outside the U.S. In 1972, the company's [[Marlboro (cigarette)|Marlboro]] became the world's top-selling cigarette brand.<ref name=":1" />

In 1987, Philip Morris International (PMI) was incorporated as an operating company of Philip Morris Companies Inc.<ref name=":1" /> In 2001, the operations center of the company was transferred from [[Rye Brook, New York]], to [[Lausanne]], [[Switzerland]].<ref name=":1" /><ref>"[http://www.philipmorrisinternational.com/PMINTL/pages/eng/ourbus/Where_to_find_us.asp Where to find us]." Philip Morris International. Retrieved on 19 October 2009.</ref> On January 27, 2003, Philip Morris Companies Inc. formally changed its name to [[the Altria Group]].<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Smith|first1=Elizabeth A.|last2=Malone|first2=Ruth E.|date=April 2003|title=Altria Means Tobacco: Philip Morris's Identity Crisis|journal=American Journal of Public Health|volume=93|issue=4|pages=553–556|issn=0090-0036|pmc=1447789|pmid=12660196|doi=10.2105/AJPH.93.4.553}}</ref> In March 2008, Philip Morris International was spun off from Altria.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://investor.altria.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=80855&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=1123169|title=Altria - Investors - Press Release|website=investor.altria.com|access-date=2018-07-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170105170737/http://investor.altria.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=80855&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=1123169|archive-date=5 January 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In April 2014, Philip Morris International announced that it would close its [[Moorabbin]] plant in [[Australia]] by the end of 2014 after operating for 60 years, due to the gradual decline of sales in the last ten years and difficulties conforming to 2010 Australian government regulation about reducing fire risks.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-04-02/philip-morris-to-quit-australian-cigarette-manufacturing/5361436 |title=Philip Morris to quit Australian cigarette manufacturing |author=Michael Janda |website=[[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]] |date=2 April 2014 |access-date=9 September 2014}}</ref> In 2015, the company sold 850 billion cigarettes.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.economist.com/news/business/21697275-philip-morris-health-company-smoke-signals|title=Cigarettes: Smoke signals|newspaper=The Economist|date=23 April 2016}}</ref>

In August 2018 Reuters reported that Philip Morris "has been among foreign companies with exposure to [[Russia]]’s tobacco market. The company’s sales exposure to Russia is 7 percent, according to a note from Goldman Sachs."<ref>{{cite news |title=Factbox: U.S. companies with exposure to Russia |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-russia-sanctions-companies-factbo/factbox-u-s-companies-with-exposure-to-russia-idUSKBN1KU2L8 |work=Reuters |date=August 9, 2018}}</ref>

As of 2019, main institutional investors are [[The Vanguard Group]] with an 8% stake, [[Capital Research & Management]] with 5% and [[BlackRock|BlackRock Fund Advisors]] with 4%.<ref>{{cite web |title=Philip Morris International information |url=https://money.cnn.com/quote/shareholders/shareholders.html?symb=PM&subView=institutional |website=CNN Business |access-date=24 April 2020}}</ref>

In July 2021, Philip Morris International agreed to buy [[Vectura Group]] for £1 billion.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Ralph|first=Alex|date=9 July 2021|title=Philip Morris buys respiratory drugs company Vectura for £1bn|work=[[The Times]]|url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/philip-morris-buys-respiratory-drugs-company-vectura-for-1bn-9mfts7jxq|access-date=9 July 2021|issn=0140-0460}}</ref>

In November 2021, Philip Morris International announced the relocation of its corporate headquarters from New York to [[Stamford, Connecticut]], which expected to take effect in Summer 2022, while its operational center remained in Lausanne.<ref>{{cite news|title=Philip Morris International announces new Corporate Headquarters will be located in Stamford, Connecticut|url=https://www.pmi.com/media-center/news/philip-morris-international-new-corporate-headquarters-located-in-stamford-connecticut|date=9 November 2021|access-date=17 May 2022}}</ref>

In 2022, due to the [[Russian invasion of Ukraine]] and boycott of the Russian market by many international companies, the company has faced trouble due to its high level of exposure to the Russian market, from which it was reluctant to disinvest.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Gapper |first=John |date=2022-03-18 |title=Big Tobacco's future in Russia goes up in smoke |work=Financial Times |url=https://www.ft.com/content/c5848985-7fe5-4a21-b071-2c3a94d77357 |access-date=2022-03-23}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Reuters |date=2022-03-09 |title=Philip Morris suspends investments in Russia, scales back manufacturing |language=en |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/business/philip-morris-international-suspends-investments-russia-2022-03-09/ |access-date=2022-03-23}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Escobar |first=Sabrina |title=Philip Morris Stock Tumbles. It Has Too Much Exposure to Russia and Ukraine. |url=https://www.barrons.com/articles/philip-morris-stock-russia-ukraine-exposure-51646672525 |access-date=2022-03-23 |website=www.barrons.com |language=en-US}}</ref> On the same year, PMI has agreed to a $16 billion dollar deal with Swedish Match which would boost its position in cigarette alternatives.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Ringstrom |first=Anna |date=2022-05-11 |title=Philip Morris bets on cigarette alternatives with $16 bln Swedish Match bid |language=en |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/business/philip-morris-launches-16-bln-cash-offer-swedish-match-2022-05-11/ |access-date=2022-05-11}}</ref>

==Brands==
Philip Morris International has six multibillion [[United States dollar|US$]] brands including:
* Dji Sam Soe 234 was launched in 1913 and is a brand of [[kretek]] cigarettes. It is the best seller of kretek cigarettes in [[Indonesia]]. An iconic brand that is more than 100 years old and became the kretek cultural heritage. 
* [[L&M]] was launched by [[Liggett & Myers]] in 1953 with the tagline: "American cigarettes of the highest quality with the best filter." L&M variants include full flavor shorts, full flavor 100s, lights, ultra lights, menthol shorts, menthol 100s, menthol light shorts, menthol light 100s, Turkish Blend shorts, Turkish Blend 100s, and L&M Mild Kretek.
* Longbeach include in [[Australia]] and [[Indonesia]] in 1999. Longbeach variant include: Longbeach Filter and Longbeach Mild.
* [[Marlboro]] was launched in 1904. Marlboro is the premium brand. Marlboro variants include: Marlboro Special, Marlboro Menthol, Marlboro Lights, Marlboro Lights Menthol, Marlboro Mix-9 Filter Kretek, Marlboro Flavor Plus, Marlboro Black Menthol, and [[Heatsticks]], a heated tobacco product.<ref name=IntroHeatsticks>{{cite news|last1=Felberbaum|first1=Michael|title=Philip Morris Int'l to Sell Marlboro HeatSticks|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Health/wireStory/philip-morris-intl-sell-marlboro-heatsticks-24325442|access-date=28 June 2014|agency=AP|publisher=ABC News|date=26 June 2014|location=Richmond, Virginia}}</ref> The company's Marlboro brand ranked first among the most valuable tobacco brands of 2017 on BrandFinance's website,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://brandirectory.com/league_tables/table/tobacco-50-2017|title=Best Global Brands {{!}} Brand Profiles & Valuations of the World's Top Brands|website=brandirectory.com|language=en|access-date= 30 March 2018}}</ref> which uses the [[Brand valuation#The income approach|royalty relief method]] of [[brand valuation]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://brandirectory.com/methodology|title=Explanation of the Methodology|website=brandirectory.com|language=en|access-date= 18 January 2019}}</ref>
* [[ST Dupont]] Paris is the brand cigarette designed by [[ST Dupont|Simon Tissot Dupont]] in 1902. With the black packaging. ST Dupont Paris variants include: filter, lights, menthol, and menthol lights.
* A Mild or Sampoerna A was launched in Indonesia on 1989. A Mild is a mild kretek cigarette sold in Indonesia. The iconic brands and best selling brand from Indonesia, now sold in [[Malaysia]].
* [[Chesterfield (cigarette)|Chesterfield]] was launched in 1896. Chesterfield is the third-largest international brand from Philip Morris, with a volume of 57 Billion cigarettes in 2019.
* [[Philip Morris (cigarette)|Philip Morris]] is the fourth-largest international brand from Philip Morris, with a volume of 49 Billion cigarettes in 2019 and is sold in over 40 markets.
 
<gallery class="center">
file:Warning on the French Cigarettes Pack.jpg|[[Basic (cigarette)|Basic]]
file:Benson & Hedges Silver 20.jpg|[[Benson & Hedges]]
file:Bondstreet cigarettes.JPG|[[Bond Street (cigarette)|Bond Street]]
File:Chesterfield Blue.JPG|[[Chesterfield (cigarette)|Chesterfield]]
file:Dji Sam Soe.jpg|Dji Sam Soe 234
file:L&M Blue Label (5).jpg|[[L&M]]
file:Vintage Continental Cigarette Lighter, Lark Filter Cigarettes, Made in Japan (9734738526).jpg|[[Lark (cigarette)|Lark]]
file:Longbeach brand cigarettes.jpg|Longbeach
file:Marlboro red soft.jpg|Marlboro
file:2013 Marlboro Ice Blast open.jpg|Marlboro Ice Blast
file:MeritEgypt.jpg|[[Merit (cigarette)|Merit]]
File:S.T.Dupont Paris American blend cigarettes hard box.JPG|[[S. T. Dupont|S.T. Dupont Paris]]
</gallery>

==Board of directors==
As of November, 2021:<ref>{{cite web|title=Board of Directors|url=https://www.pmi.com/who-we-are/corporate-governance/board-of-directors|access-date=2021-11-01|website=pmi.com}}</ref>
{{div col|colwidth=30em}}
* [[Bonin Bough]]
* [[Michel Combes]]
* [[André Calantzopoulos]] – Chairman
* [[Juan José Daboub]]
* [[Werner Geissler]]
* [[Lisa Hook]]
* [[Jennifer Li]]
* Jun Makihara
* [[Kalpana Morparia]]
* Lucio A. Noto
* [[Frederik Paulsen Jr]]
* [[Robert Polet|Robert B. Polet]]
* Shlomo Yanai
{{div col end}}

== Finances ==
For the fiscal year 2020 Philip Morris reported earnings of US$8.056 billion with an annual revenue of US$78.047 billion, a decrease of 1.6% over the previous fiscal cycle. Its shares traded at over $87 per share, and its market capitalization was valued at over US$127.5 billion at the end of the fiscal year 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Stock, dividends & bonds|url=https://www.pmi.com/investor-relations/pm-stock-and-bond-information|access-date=2021-11-04|website=www.pmi.com|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Reports & Filings|url=https://www.pmi.com/investor-relations/reports-filings|access-date=2021-11-04|website=www.pmi.com|language=en}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable float-left" style="text-align: right;"
!Year
!Revenue<br />in mil. US$
!Net income<br />in mil. US$
!Total Assets<br />in mil. US$
!Price per Share<br />in US$
!Employees
|-
|2005
|45,316
|5,616
|
|
|
|-
|2006
|48,302
|6,130
|
|
|
|-
|2007
|55,243
|6,038
|31,777
|
|
|-
|2008
|63,640
|6,890
|32,972
|43.51
|75,600
|-
|2009
|62,080
| 6,342
|34,552
|48.19
|77,300
|-
|2010
|67,713
| 7,259
|35,050
|58.53
|78,300
|-
|2011
|76,346
|8,591
|35,488
|78.48
|78,100
|-
|2012
|77,393
|8,800
|37,670
|83.64
|87,100
|-
|2013
|80,028
|8,576
|38,168
|87.13
|91,100
|-
|2014
|80,106
|7,459
|35,187
|81.45
|82,500
|-
|2015
|73,908
| 6,849
|33,956
|87.91
|80,200
|-
|2016
|74,953
|6,948
|36,851
|91.49
|79,500
|-
|2017
|78,098
|6,021
|42,968
|105.65
|80,600
|-
|2018
|79,823
|7,911
|39,801
|66.76
|77,400
|-
|2019
|77,921
|7,185
|42,875
|85.09
|73,500
|-
|2020
|76,047
|8,056
|44,815
|82.79
|71,000
|}

==Carbon footprint==
Philip Morris International reported Total [[carbon footprint|CO2e emissions]] (Direct + Indirect) for the twelve months ending 31 December 2020 at 492 Kt (-175 /-26.2% y-o-y)<ref name ="Philip Morris International Total CO2e emissions for 2020Q4">{{Cite web |title=Philip Morris International's Annual Report for 2020Q4 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624153438/https://www.pmi.com/resources/docs/default-source/pmi-sustainability/pmi-integrated-report-2020.pdf?sfvrsn=f17a78b7_8 |url=https://www.pmi.com/resources/docs/default-source/pmi-sustainability/pmi-integrated-report-2020.pdf?sfvrsn=f17a78b7_8|archive-date=June 24, 2021 }} [https://analytics.exerica.com/App/Name/Philip%20Morris%20International/Total%20CO2e%20Emissions%20-%20Location-Based%20Scope%201%20%2b%20Scope%202/2020Q4/12 Alt URL]</ref> and commits to reduce absolute emissions 50% by 2030 from a 2019 base year.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Accelerating our action on climate change |url=https://www.pmi.com/sustainability/low-carbon-transition-plan/accelerating-our-action-on-climate-change }}</ref> This [[Science Based Targets initiative|science-based target]] is aligned with [[Paris Agreement]] to limit global warming to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Science Based Targets |url=https://sciencebasedtargets.org/companies-taking-action }}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Philip Morris International's annual Total CO2e Emissions - Location-Based Scope 1 + Scope 2 (in kilotonnes)
|-
! Dec 2015 !! Dec 2016 !! Dec 2017 !! Dec 2018 !! Dec 2019 !! Dec 2020
|-
| 811<ref>{{Cite web |title=Philip Morris International's Annual Report for 2017Q4 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210914212223/https://www.pmi.com/resources/docs/default-source/sustainability-reports-and-publications/pmi-sustainability-report-2017.pdf |url=https://www.pmi.com/resources/docs/default-source/sustainability-reports-and-publications/pmi-sustainability-report-2017.pdf|archive-date=September 14, 2021 }} [https://analytics.exerica.com/App/Name/Philip%20Morris%20International/Total%20CO2e%20Emissions%20-%20Location-Based%20Scope%201%20%2b%20Scope%202/2015Q4/12 Alt URL]</ref> || 788<ref>{{Cite web |title=Philip Morris International's Annual Report for 2018Q4 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210914212611/https://www.pmi.com/resources/docs/default-source/sustainability-reports-and-publications/pmi-sustainability-report-2018-high-res-may-2019.pdf |url=https://www.pmi.com/resources/docs/default-source/sustainability-reports-and-publications/pmi-sustainability-report-2018-high-res-may-2019.pdf|archive-date=September 14, 2021 }} [https://analytics.exerica.com/App/Name/Philip%20Morris%20International/Total%20CO2e%20Emissions%20-%20Location-Based%20Scope%201%20%2b%20Scope%202/2016Q4/12 Alt URL]</ref> || 749<ref>{{Cite web |title=Philip Morris International's Annual Report for 2019Q4 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210121082617/https://www.pmi.com/resources/docs/default-source/sustainability-reports-and-policies/pmi-integrated-report-2019.pdf |url=https://www.pmi.com/resources/docs/default-source/sustainability-reports-and-policies/pmi-integrated-report-2019.pdf|archive-date=January 21, 2021 }} [https://analytics.exerica.com/App/Name/Philip%20Morris%20International/Total%20CO2e%20Emissions%20-%20Location-Based%20Scope%201%20%2b%20Scope%202/2017Q4/12 Alt URL]</ref> || 699<ref>{{Cite web |title=Philip Morris International's Annual Report for 2020Q4 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624153438/https://www.pmi.com/resources/docs/default-source/pmi-sustainability/pmi-integrated-report-2020.pdf?sfvrsn=f17a78b7_8 |url=https://www.pmi.com/resources/docs/default-source/pmi-sustainability/pmi-integrated-report-2020.pdf?sfvrsn=f17a78b7_8|archive-date=June 24, 2021 }} [https://analytics.exerica.com/App/Name/Philip%20Morris%20International/Total%20CO2e%20Emissions%20-%20Location-Based%20Scope%201%20%2b%20Scope%202/2018Q4/12 Alt URL]</ref> || 667<ref>{{Cite web |title=Philip Morris International's Annual Report for 2020Q4 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624153438/https://www.pmi.com/resources/docs/default-source/pmi-sustainability/pmi-integrated-report-2020.pdf?sfvrsn=f17a78b7_8 |url=https://www.pmi.com/resources/docs/default-source/pmi-sustainability/pmi-integrated-report-2020.pdf?sfvrsn=f17a78b7_8|archive-date=June 24, 2021 }} [https://analytics.exerica.com/App/Name/Philip%20Morris%20International/Total%20CO2e%20Emissions%20-%20Location-Based%20Scope%201%20%2b%20Scope%202/2019Q4/12 Alt URL]</ref> || 492<ref name="Philip Morris International Total CO2e emissions for 2020Q4"/>
|}

==Research==
{{See also|Heat-not-burn product#IQOS}}

Philip Morris International's research center is located in Neuchatel, Switzerland and houses Philip Morris International's product [[research and development]] program.<ref name=ForbesFisher>{{Cite news|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/danielfisher/2014/05/28/philip-morris-international-bets-big-on-the-future-of-smoking/#1905d24a54f5|title=Philip Morris International Bets Big on the Future of Smoking|work=Forbes|access-date=14 August 2018|language=en}}</ref> As of April 2018, earnings reports showed the company had spent $4.5 billion on four products: two that heat rather than burn tobacco, and two other nicotine products.<ref name=BloombergKaplan>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-04-19/philip-morris-sales-disappoint-as-cigarette-demand-slips-further|title=Philip Morris Plunges the Most in a Decade on Slump in Cigarettes|work=Bloomberg|access-date=14 August 2018|language=en}}</ref> One of these heat-not-burn tobacco products is [[Iqos|IQOS]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/tobacco-iqos-science/|title=Scientists describe problems in Philip Morris e-cigarette experiments|last1=Lasseter|first1=Tom|last2=Bansal|first2=Paritosh|website=Reuters|language=en|access-date=2018-03-30|last3=Wilson|first3=Thomas|last4=Miyazaki|first4=Ami|last5=Wilson|first5=Duff|last6=Kalra|first6=Aditya}}</ref>

==Controversies==

===Foundation for a Smoke-free World===
{{See also|Foundation for a Smoke-Free World}}

In September 2017, Philip Morris International announced the establishment of the [[Foundation for a Smoke-Free World]], stating that it would support it with almost US$1 billion of funding over the next 12 years.<ref name=PMIFSFW>{{cite web|url=https://www.pmi.com/media-center/press-releases/press-release-details/?newsId=12246|title=Philip Morris International Announces Support for the Establishment of the Foundation for a Smoke-Free World|publisher=Philip Morris International|year=2017}}</ref> The declared objective of the Foundation was to "evaluate the impact that smoke-free alternatives can have on smokers and public health, assess the effect of reduced cigarette consumption on the industry value chain, and measure overall progress towards a smoke-free world."<ref name=PMIFSFW />
However, the Foundation, which claimed to be independent, was surrounded with controversy since its inception.<ref name=guardian>{{cite news |last1=Boseley |first1=Sarah |title=Tobacco company launches foundation to stub out smoking |url=https://www.theguardian.com/society/2017/sep/13/tobacco-company-launches-foundation-to-stub-out-smoking-philip-morris |work=The Guardian |date=13 September 2017}}</ref><ref name=LANCETFSFW>{{cite journal|last1=Tess|first1=Legg|last2=Peeters|first2=Silvy|last3=Chamberlain|first3=Phil|last4=Gilmore|first4=Anna|title=The Philip Morris-funded Foundation for a Smoke-Free World: tax return sheds light on funding activities|journal=Lancet|date=6 June 2019|volume=393|issue=10190|pages=2487–2488|doi=10.1016/S0140-6736(19)31347-9|pmid=31178156|doi-access=free}}</ref> 
Its claims to independence have been challenged.<ref name="not_independent">{{cite journal |last1=van der Eijk |first1=Yvette |last2=Bero |first2=Lisa A. |last3=Malone |first3=Ruth E. |title=Philip Morris International-funded 'Foundation for a Smoke-Free World': analysing its claims of independence |journal=Tobacco Control |pages<!-- nobot -->=712–718 |date=21 September 2018 |volume=28 |issue=6 |doi=10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2018-054278 |pmid=30242044 |s2cid=52313085 |issn=1468-3318}}</ref><ref name=guardian/><ref>{{cite journal |last1=Daube |first1=Mike |last2=Moodie |first2=Rob |last3=McKee |first3=Martin |title=Towards a smoke-free world? Philip Morris International's new Foundation is not credible |journal=Lancet |date=14 October 2017 |volume=390 |issue=10104 |pages=1722–1724 |doi=10.1016/S0140-6736(17)32561-8 |pmid=29047432 |s2cid=27725280 |issn=1474-547X}}</ref>

The [[World Health Organization]] issued a statement in which it pointed out the "conflicts of interest involved with a tobacco company funding a purported health foundation", indicating that it would not partner with the Foundation and inviting governments and the public health community to follow its lead.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.who.int/news/item/28-09-2017-who-statement-on-philip-morris-funded-foundation-for-a-smoke-free-world|title=WHO Statement on Philip Morris funded Foundation for a Smoke-Free World|date=28 September 2017}}</ref> More than one hundred public health organizations have taken a strong stance in rejecting collaboration with the foundation.<ref name=LANCETFSFW /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://ggtc.world/2019/01/28/an-open-letter-to-urge-who-executive-board-to-reject-fsfw/|title=Open Letter to Urge WHO Executive Board to Reject Foundation for a Smoke Free World (FSFW) (2019)|date=28 January 2019}}</ref>

===Australia===
The Australian Government announced it would introduce "[[Tobacco Plain Packaging Laws]]" on 29 April 2010. Philip Morris International (PMI), arranged for its wholly owned Hong Kong subsidiary Philip Morris Asia (PMA) to 'takeover' two Australian subsidiaries – Philip Morris Australia Limited and Philip Morris Limited on 23 February 2011. In June 2011, Philip Morris International announced that it was using [[Investor State Dispute Settlement|ISDS]] provisions in the Australia-Hong Kong Bilateral Investment treaty (BIT) to demand compensation for Australia's [[plain cigarette packaging]] anti-smoking legislation.<ref>[http://www.canberratimes.com.au/news/opinion/editorial/general/gillard-must-repel-big-tobaccos-latest-attack/2209168.aspx Klya Tienhaara and Thomas Faunce Gillard Must Repel Big Tobacco's Latest Attack.] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110807183530/http://www.canberratimes.com.au/news/opinion/editorial/general/gillard-must-repel-big-tobaccos-latest-attack/2209168.aspx |date=7 August 2011 }} Canberra Times 28 June 2011</ref> It was one of several tobacco companies to launch legal action against the [[Australian Government]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Plain packaging challenge faces High Court|date=16 April 2012|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-04-17/plain-packaging-heads-to-high-court/3954122|publisher=[[ABC News (Australia)|ABC News]]|access-date=12 July 2012}}</ref>
In response, British American Tobacco, Philip Morris, Imperial Tobacco and Japan Tobacco International took the Australian government to the [[High Court of Australia]] to try to stop the government of Australia from introducing plain packaging for tobacco products.

Two challenges to the tobacco plain packaging legislation were heard by the High Court of Australia between 17 and 19 April 2012: 'British American Tobacco Australasia Limited and Ors v. Commonwealth of Australia' and 'J T International SA v. Commonwealth of Australia'.

On 15 August 2012, the High Court handed down orders for these matters, and found that the Tobacco Plain Packaging Act 2011 is not contrary to s 51(xxxi) of the Constitution. On 5 October 2012, the Court handed down its reasons for the decision. By a 6:1 majority (Heydon J in dissent) the Court held that there had been no acquisition of property that would have required provision of 'just terms' under s51(xxxi) of the Constitution.<ref name="tobaccoplainpackaging">[https://www.ag.gov.au/tobaccoplainpackaging Australian Government Attorney-Generals Department] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151129215745/http://www.ag.gov.au/tobaccoplainpackaging |date=29 November 2015 }}, retrieved 20 December 2015</ref>

On 18 December 2015, the Tribunal instituted by the [[United Nations Commission on International Trade Law]] (UNCITRAL) issued a unanimous decision (3–0) agreeing with Australia's position that the Tribunal has no jurisdiction to hear PMA's claim. This was due to the fact that PMI used its wholly owned subsidiary PMA to takeover the Australian-based PM subsidiaries in order to specifically sue the Australian Government for bringing in plain packaging laws. PMI was unable to do this itself as the Australia–United States free-trade agreement signed in 2004 did not have any [[investor-state dispute settlement]] clauses included—by design.<ref name="tobaccoplainpackaging" />

In 2017, the [[Dispute Settlement Body]] of the [[World Trade Organization]] supported Australia's right to enforce plain packaging.<ref>{{cite news|title=Australia wins landmark tobacco WTO packaging case, reports|url=http://www.smh.com.au/world/australia-wins-landmark-tobacco-wto-packaging-case-reports-20170504-gvyx7i.html |access-date=9 July 2017|work=The Sydney Morning Herald|date=5 May 2017}}</ref> In 2017, PMI was instructed to pay the Australia government's legal costs, an estimated 50 million dollars.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Gartrell|first1=Adam|title=Philip Morris ordered to pay Australia millions in costs for plain packaging case|url=http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/philip-morris-ordered-to-pay-australia-millions-in-costs-for-plain-packaging-case-20170709-gx7mv5.html|access-date=9 July 2017|work=The Sydney Morning Herald|date=9 July 2017}}</ref>

In March 2018, the Tobacco giant announced that it will cut 150 jobs as part of a major restructure. Tammy Chan, the managing director in Australia, said more efficient ways to deal with retailers were introduced based on digital technology development.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.canberratimes.com.au/business/retail/cigarette-giant-philip-morris-slashes-australian-workforce-20180305-p4z2x4.html|title=Cigarette giant Philip Morris slashes Australian workforce|last=Toscano|first=Nick|date=2018-03-06|work=Canberra Times|access-date=2018-03-30|language=en-US}}</ref>

===European Union===
In 2004, Philip Morris and the European Union reached an agreement according to which Philip Morris would pay $1.25bn until 2016 to end a lawsuit over smuggling charges.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/business/2004/jul/09/smoking.europeanunion |title=Philip Morris reaches $1.25bn EU agreement |last=Tran |first=Mark |date=July 9, 2004 |website=[[The Guardian]] |access-date=March 22, 2018}}</ref>

===Norway===
Philip Morris also sued Norway over the country's ban on displaying tobacco products in stores. It lost the case in 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.who.int/fctc/implementation/news/news_nor/en/|title=Norway: Prohibition on the visible display of tobacco products at the points of sale|publisher=WHO}}</ref>

===Uruguay===
In 2010, the company lobbied against [[Uruguay]]'s strong anti-smoking laws<ref>{{cite news|last1=Carroll|first1=Rory|title=Uruguay bows to pressure over anti-smoking law amendments|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2010/jul/27/uruguay-tobacco-smoking-philip-morris|access-date=9 July 2017|work=The Guardian|date=27 July 2010}}</ref> and filed a complaint against the country (''[[Philip Morris v. Uruguay]]'') under the Switzerland-Uruguay [[bilateral investment treaty]].<ref name=bbc>{{cite web|url = http://www.bbc.co.uk/mundo/economia/2010/03/100312_uruguay_tabacaleras_philip_morris_demanda_estado_jp.shtml| title = Tabacalera Philip Morris demanda a Uruguay |author = BBC |author-link = British Broadcasting Corporation |date = 12 March 2010 |access-date = 15 November 2010|language = es}}</ref> On 8 July 2016, the [[International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes]] ruled in favour of Uruguay.<ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.reuters.com/article/us-pmi-uruguay-lawsuit-idUSKCN0ZO2LZ|title= Phillip Morris loses tough-on-tobacco lawsuit in Uruguay|date= 8 July 2016|access-date= 9 July 2016|website= Reuters}}</ref>

===United Kingdom===
In August 2014, the company foreshadowed legal action against the [[Government of the United Kingdom]] if it went ahead with plans to introduce plain packaging. In a submission to the government, Philip Morris International said it would seek compensation running into "billions of pounds," if the proposed legislation went ahead.<ref name="PMIpackaging">{{cite news|title=Plain cigarette packing plan sees Philips Morris threaten legal action|url=http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/224686849|date=12 August 2014|access-date=14 August 2014|publisher=London Mercury}}</ref>

In 2018, an advertising campaign was criticized as hypocritical for urging smokers to quit while promoting other products such as heated tobacco.<ref name="UK anti-smoking ad">{{cite news |last1=Hope |first1=Katie |title=Phillip Morris accused of hypocrisy over anti-smoking ad |work=BBC News |date=22 October 2018 |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/business-45932048 |access-date=20 June 2019}}</ref>

=== IQOS ===
{{See also|Iqos}}
[[Image:Girl smoking tobacco device IQOS.jpg|thumb|A person using the IQOS device.]]
In 2017, according to two editors of the journal ''[[JAMA Internal Medicine]]'', after publication of a research letter describing harmful chemicals in [[heat-not-burn product|heat-not-burn tobacco products]], people from Philip Morris International contacted the institutions where the researchers worked and questioned the methods used in the study; the editors described this as a form of "pressure to suppress discourse that could harm commercial interests".<ref name=Katz2017>{{cite journal|last1=Katz|first1=MH|last2=Redberg|first2=RF|title=Science Requires Open Discourse.|journal=JAMA Internal Medicine|volume=178|pages=15–16|date=6 November 2017|issue=1|doi=10.1001/jamainternmed.2017.5763|pmid=29114738}}</ref>

In December 2017, [[Reuters]] published documents and testimonies of former employees detailing irregularities in the clinical trials conducted by Philip Morris International for the approval of the IQOS product by the FDA.<ref name=Lasseter>{{cite news|last1=Lasseter|first1=Tom|last2=Bansal|first2=Paritosh|last3=Wilson|first3=Thomas|last4=Miyazaki|first4=Ami|last5=Wilson|first5=Duff|last6=Kalra|first6=Aditya|title=Scientists describe problems in Philip Morris e-cigarette experiments|url=https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/tobacco-iqos-science|work=Reuters|date=December 20, 2017}}</ref>

In October 2020, Philip Morris launched its [[IQOS]] products in the UAE. The country had officially legalised the sale and use of electronic cigarettes in April 2019. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorised the marketing of IQOS system, which includes IQOS devices and 3 HeatSticks variants, as a modified risk tobacco product (MRTP) in July 2020. IQOS is the first electronic alternative to cigarettes to be granted marketing orders through the FDA's MRTP process.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gulfbusiness.com/philip-morris-international-unveils-new-iqos-boutique-at-dubai-mall/|title=Philip Morris International unveils new IQOS Boutique at Dubai Mall|date=7 October 2020}}</ref>

=== Cigarette smuggling in Africa ===
According to the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP), Philip Morris' representative in Burkina Faso, Apollinaire Compaoré, has earned millions by participating in cigarette smuggling in West Africa. In particular, he worked with a Nigerian narco-trafficker Chérif Ould Abidine, nicknamed Chérif Cocaine, to smuggle Marlboro cigarettes into Libya. This tobacco trafficking contributes to the financing of local conflicts and passes through six countries: [[Algeria]], [[Libya]], [[Burkina Faso]], [[Mali]], [[Niger]] and [[Ivory Coast|Côte d'Ivoire]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Mangal (CENOZO)|first=Aisha Kehoe Down (OCCRP), Gaston Bonheur Sawadogo (CENOZO), Tom Stocks (OCCRP), Ramdane Guidiguoro (CENOZO), and Kétéri|title=Marlboro's Man: Philip Morris' Representative in Burkina Faso is a Known Cigarette Smuggler|url=https://www.occrp.org/en/loosetobacco/marlboros-man-philip-morris-representative-in-burkina-faso-is-a-known-cigarette-smuggler|access-date=2021-03-09|website=OCCRP|language=en}}</ref>

===Other===
{{See also|Advancement of Sound Science Center}}

From the 1970s to the late 1990s, Phillip Morris along with [[British American Tobacco]], was involved in campaigns to undermine bans against smoking in [[Muslim majority countries]] by branding Muslims who opposed smoking as a "'fundamentalist’ who wishes to return to [[Shariah|sharia law]]," and be "a threat to existing government as” according to leaked documents.<ref name=":0">{{cite news|last1=Boseley|first1=Sarah|title=How tobacco firms tried to undermine Muslim countries' smoking ban|url=https://www.theguardian.com/business/2015/apr/20/tobacco-firms-tried-undermine-muslim-countries-smoking-ban|access-date=5 February 2017|newspaper=[[The Guardian]]|date=20 April 2015}}</ref> A 1985 report from Philip Morris squarely blamed the [[World Health Organization]]: “This ideological development has become a threat to our business because of the interference of the WHO [...] The WHO has not only joined forces with Muslim fundamentalists who view smoking as evil, but has gone yet further by encouraging religious leaders previously not active anti-smokers to take up the cause."<ref name=":0" /> Philip Morris has refused to comment on these findings.<ref name=":0" />

Philip Morris International has announced an overhaul of its human rights protections of tobacco workers in Kazakhstan and 30 other countries after critical reports.<ref>[https://www.hrw.org/en/news/2011/05/09/kazakhstan-philip-morris-international-overhauls-labor-protections Philip Morris International Overhauls Labor Protections.] Human Rights Watch, 22 May 2011.</ref>

The company runs an information web site outlining the health issues of tobacco. However, it has been criticised in an article in the journal Public Health Nursing as merely a "public relations effort" intended to "undermine public health".<ref>{{citation|title=Philip Morris's Health Information Web Site Appears Responsible but Undermines Public Health|author=Elizabeth A. Smith and Ruth E. Malone, R.N., F.A.A.N.|journal=Public Health Nursing|pmc=2794243|pmid=18950420|doi=10.1111/j.1525-1446.2008.00743.x|volume=25|issue=6|year=2008|pages=554–64}}</ref>

In the 1930s, the company's tobacco advertisements were a steady source of income for numerous medical organizations and journals, including the ''[[New England Journal of Medicine]]'' (NEJM) and the ''[[Journal of the American Medical Association]]'' (JAMA).<ref>{{citation|title=The Doctors' Choice Is America's Choice|journal=Am J Public Health|pmc=1470496|author1=Martha N. Gardner  |author2=Allan M. Brandt |name-list-style=amp|pmid=16434689|doi=10.2105/AJPH.2005.066654|volume=96|issue=2|year=2006|pages=222–32}}</ref>

In February 2015, [[John Oliver (comedian)|John Oliver]] highlighted the company's many international legal cases on an [[Tobacco (Last Week Tonight)|episode]] of his television show ''[[Last Week Tonight]]''. He also attempted to raise awareness for his campaign using the hashtag #[[JeffWeCan]].<ref>{{cite web|title=#jeffwecan Campaign Launch|url=https://twitter.com/LastWeekTonight/status/567179252010061824|publisher=John Oliver Last Week Tonight}}</ref>

==Sponsorship==
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Philip Morris is a long-term main sponsor of the [[Formula One]] team [[Scuderia Ferrari]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://formula1.ferrari.com/en/partners/philip-morris-international/|title=Philip Morris International|publisher=Scuderia Ferrari|access-date=30 March 2015}}</ref> The sponsorship is subliminal in the logo in recent times due to restrictions in tobacco advertising. Marlboro-branded Ferrari and [[Team McLaren|McLaren]] cars won several world titles with famous drivers such as [[Alain Prost]], [[James Hunt]], [[Niki Lauda]], [[Ayrton Senna]] and [[Michael Schumacher]]. Philip Morris also sponsored several title winners in [[MotoGP]], [[road racing]] and [[Indy Cars]]. The Ferrari Formula One deal before direct advertisements were banned was estimated to be worth £45 million a year as well as paying the multi-million salary of Schumacher.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2001/feb/23/marketingandpr3|title=Philip Morris strengthens Ferrari ties|first=Julia|last=Day|newspaper=The Guardian|date=23 February 2001|access-date=31 March 2015}}</ref>

Despite no longer being able to display the Marlboro logo on Ferrari cars, Philip Morris renewed its sponsorship deal with Ferrari in 2011,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://en.espnf1.com/ferrari/motorsport/story/51683.html|title=Ferrari extends deal with tobacco company Philip Morris|author=ESPN F1 Staff|date=14 June 2011|access-date=12 June 2019}}</ref> 2015,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/philip-morris-extends-ferrari-deal/605682/|title=Philip Morris extends Ferrari deal |author=Pablo Elizalde|date=14 May 2015|access-date=12 June 2019}}</ref> 2017,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.espn.co.uk/f1/story/_/id/20570304/ferrari-renews-philip-morris-partnership|title=Ferrari renews Philip Morris partnership|author=Laurence Edmondson|date=4 September 2017|access-date=12 June 2019}}</ref> and 2018 up until 2021.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.planetf1.com/uncategorized/marlboro-to-feature-on-ferraris-2018-car/|title=Philip Morris extend Ferrari sponsorship deal|date=21 February 2018|access-date=12 June 2019}}</ref> The 2017 deal was reported to be worth $160 million a year.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://thejudge13.com/2017/12/12/ferraris-tobacco-money-a-return-to-advertising-on-cars/|title=Ferrari's Tobacco Money: A Return to Advertising on Cars?|author=thejudge13|date=12 December 2017|access-date=12 June 2019}}</ref>

Philip Morris's sponsorship of Ferrari was seen visually on the car again at the [[2018 Japanese Grand Prix]], with the cigarette company's "Mission Winnow" branding. This branding has been seen by authorities as an attempt to flout laws and rules banning tobacco advertising, and it was removed by Ferrari for the [[2019 Australian Grand Prix]] after Australian authorities launched an investigation.<ref name="Scott Mitchell">{{cite news|url=https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/143714/ferrari-to-replace-mission-winnow-branding-again|title=Ferrari to replace Mission Winnow branding for Canadian, French GPs|author=Scott Mitchell|date=28 May 2019|access-date=12 June 2019}}</ref> Ferrari also decided to remove the branding for the [[2019 Canadian Grand Prix]] and the [[2019 French Grand Prix]] to avoid problems with bans on tobacco advertising.<ref name="Scott Mitchell"/> As of 2022, Mission Winnow/Phillip Morris International and Ferrari have decided to mutually end their title sponsorship and sponsorship agreement entirely.

[[File:Ducati Desmosedici GP8.jpg|170px|left|thumb|[[Casey Stoner]]'s [[Ducati Desmosedici#GP8|Ducati Desmosedici GP8]]  with Marlboro decal]]
In motorcycle racing, Philip Morris International sponsored [[Ducati Corse#Grand Prix motorcycle racing (MotoGP)|Ducati Corse]] and [[Yamaha Motor Racing|Yamaha]] [[MotoGP]] teams. In 1999, Yamaha was sponsored by [[Marlboro]] until [[2002 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|2002]] season of MotoGP series. In 2003, Marlboro has been a title sponsor of the team despite the company logo does not appear or riders motorcycle due to the tobacco advertising ban in [[European Union]] countries that were already in effect at that time.<ref>[https://www.crash.net/motogp/news/920205/1/dovizioso-petrucci-unveil-le-mans-livery Dovizioso, Petrucci unveil Ducati livery for Le Mans livery] crash.net, 16 May 2019. Retrieved 18 May 2019</ref> similarly it had been removed from Scuderia Ferrari Formula One race cars earlier in 2019.<ref>[https://www.autosport.com/motogp/news/143252/ducati-to-ditch-mission-winnow-livery-for-le-mans Ducati MotoGP team to ditch Mission Winnow branding for Le Mans] ''[[Autosport]]'', 9 May 2019. Retrieved 18 May 2019</ref><ref>[https://www.thecheckeredflag.co.uk/2019/05/ducati-le-mans-livery/ Ducati unveil one-off livery for Le Mans] thecheckeredflag.co.uk, 16 May 2019. Retrieved 18 May 2019</ref> Marlboro would stopped the sponsorship on Ducati in 2007. During the Marlboro sponsorship period, Yamaha won the constructor championship in [[2000 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|2000]] season and Ducati won the constructor title in [[2007 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|2007]] season with [[Casey Stoner]] as rider champion.

In 2019, similar to Scuderia Ferrari Formula One team, Philip Morris International returned as a sponsor for Ducati MotoGP team with the cigarette company's "Mission Winnow" branding. The sponsorship has raised controversy in some countries like [[Australia]] and [[Italy]]. The case has been brought to Italian court. However, Philip Morris International spokesperson, Tomasso di Giovanni denied Mission Winnow being a tobacco advertising and instead is a company dedicated to developing and find ways to help smokers around the world to give up their tobacco addiction. The Australian federal [[Minister for Health and Aged Care|Minister for Health]] and [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]] state [[Department of Health and Human Services]] has also launched a probe against Philip Morris International.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://imotorbike.my/news/en/2019/03/motogp-sponsorship-problems-for-the-mission-winnow-ducati-team/ |title=MotoGP – Sponsorship problems for the Mission Winnow Ducati team |last=Gomes |first=Bruno |date=6 March 2019 |website=iMotorcycle |publisher= |access-date=10 April 2022 |quote=}}</ref> Mission Winnow was forced to drop its branding during the [[2019 French motorcycle Grand Prix]] in [[Le Mans]] and [[2019 Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix]] in [[Phillip Island]], Victoria due to local government regulations.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.motorsport.com/motogp/news/ducati-mission-winnow-branding-lemans/4384221/ |title=Ducati to remove Mission Winnow branding for French GP |last=Klein |first=Jamie |date=9 May 2019 |website=[[Motorsport.com]] |publisher= |access-date=10 April 2022 |quote=}}</ref> By [[2020 MotoGP World Championship|2020]] season, Mission Winnow has been dropped as Ducati main sponsor and has been replaced with [[Lenovo]] to fill the main sponsorship void.

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