Imperial Brands shares light up on £1 billion capital return plan The tobacco multinational is expected to report profits of around £4 billion for its financial year Evening Standard · Oct 6, 2022
Shares rise at Imperial Brands as cigarette maker announces £1bn buyback scheme The Bristol-based maker of Davidoff and Gauloises cigarettes said the programme was an "important milestone" in its five-year strategy Birmingham Post · Oct 6, 2022
FTSE 100 Live: Oil price holds gains after OPEC move, Imperial Brands plans £1bn buyback Brent crude futures remained near $93 today as traders evaluated OPEC’s controversial move to cut oil production by two million barrels a day from next month. Evening Standard · Oct 6, 2022
Family seeks justice for asbestos-related death of former tobacco scientist Ivy Dash died in 2020 after a "devastating" decline caused by mesothelioma Bristol Post · Aug 27, 2022
Board changes at B&M as committee chair retires New board member set to become chair of group's Audit & Risk Committee Birmingham Post · Aug 18, 2022
Cigarette butts: how the no 1 most littered objects are choking our coasts An estimated 4.5tn tobacco filters are littered each year and many end up in oceans with deadly consequences The Guardian - UK · Aug 18, 2022
Imperial Brands reports big profits drop after Russia withdrawal The Bristol-headquartered company sold its operations in the country amid the ongoing invasion of Ukraine Birmingham Post · May 17, 2022
Imperial Brands sells Russian business to investors The cigarette maker employs 1,000 staff in Russia including in its factory in Volgograd Birmingham Post · Apr 21, 2022
Imperial Brands ‘on track’ despite weak European tobacco sales The owner of Rizla and Golden Virginia is headquartered in Bristol Birmingham Post · Apr 7, 2022
Rizla-owner Imperial Brands to offload Russian business as it tries to save jobs ‘We believe that, in the current circumstances, an orderly transfer of our business as a going concern would be in the best interests of our Russian colleagues,’ the company said on Tuesday Evening Standard · Mar 15, 2022
Tobacco giant Imperial Brands to exit Russia amid Ukraine invasion The Bristol-headquartered company employs 1,000 staff in Russia and is planning to pay their salaries until any transfer is complete Birmingham Post · Mar 15, 2022
Tobacco giant and car dealership chain become latest UK firms to quit Russia Imperial Brands and Inchcape have both announced they intend to leave Russia due to the conflict in Ukraine. The Independent UK · Mar 15, 2022
Heineken and Imperial Brands join KFC owners and Mothercare in exodus from Russia International companies taking action after Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine Wales Online · Mar 9, 2022
Heineken and Imperial Brands latest to halt Russian operations Coca-Cola, Starbucks and McDonald’s said on Tuesday they were all suspending operations in Russia amid a growing consumer backlash. The Independent UK · Mar 9, 2022
Evening Standard · Mar 9, 2022 Mothercare and Imperial Brands join Russia boycott as Evraz, Polymetal and Petropavlovsk reassure on sanctions The corporate boycott of Russia over war in Ukraine gathered pace today, at the same time as a string of Russian businesses listed in London were forced to reassure investors over sanctions.
The Guardian - UK · Mar 9, 2022 Russian bond default ‘imminent’, as inflation jumps; markets surge as oil falls back – as it happened UK announces new aviation sanctions against Russia and investigates plane at Farnborough