Is there ever an argument for tobacco? Can a cigarette-maker avoid doing harm? If a smoke-free world is possible, what role, if any, should be played by big tobacco? ESG funds have typically screened tobacco out as a matter of course, but screening is brutal and simplistic and takes no notice of secondary impacts across a broader system.

Our Guest: Jennifer Motles began her career as an international human rights lawyer working for United Nations agencies. She has special expertise in sustainability and stakeholder engagement, skills she now puts to use as Head of Sustainability at Philip Morris International.

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