Corporate philanthropy, political influence, and health policy.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The Framework Convention of Tobacco Control (FCTC) provides a basis for nation states to limit the political effects of tobacco industry philanthropy, yet progress in this area is limited. This paper aims to integrate the findings of previous studies on tobacco industry philanthropy with a new analysis of British American Tobacco's (BAT) record of charitable giving to develop a general model of corporate political philanthropy that can be used to facilitate implementation of the FCTC.

Method

Analysis of previously confidential industry documents, BAT social and stakeholder dialogue reports, and existing tobacco industry document studies on philanthropy.

Results

The analysis identified six broad ways in which tobacco companies have used philanthropy politica

SUBMITTER: Fooks GJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3842338 | biostudies-literature | 2013

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature