...We request an urgent dialogue regarding potential inconsistencies between Philip Morris International Inc’s stated policies on human rights and the company’s ongoing business operations and relationships in Russia that may contribute to, or be linked with, human rights harms...

...[W]e are requesting a clarification from PMI on whether it intends to follow through on its commitments and leave the Russian market. These activities risk enabling and financing Russia’s violations of IHL and human rights law during the ongoing invasion and occupation of Ukraine and violating PMI’s Human Rights policies and the company’s commitment to abiding by the UNGPs. It remains to be seen how directly PMI will be impacted by the partial mobilisation and the heightened legal, regulatory, operational, and financial risks associated with companies being required to provide direct support to the internationally sanctioned Russian military...