Philip Morris International is also certified as Global Top Employer by the Top Employers Institute
Beirut – January 25, 2021– PM Lebanon today was named as a Top Employer in Lebanon for the sixth consecutive year, in recognition of the company’s excellence in people practices and ability to meet the needs of a modern workforce. The Top Employer certification is the result of an independent assessment by the Top Employers Institute, which has recognized PM Lebanon’s parent company, Philip Morris International (PMI), as a Global Top Employer for the sixth year in a row.
“The recognition of PM Lebanon as Top Employer for the sixth consecutive year is a strong endorsement of the high-quality working environment at PM Lebanon,” said Taylan Suer, General Manager for Lebanon. “We continue to strive for excellence in ensuring PMI is a great place to work and constantly challenge ourselves to provide a unique work environment and experience for our people.”
“PMI’s vision to create a smoke-free future has spurred the energy and passion of our employees behind our efforts to deliver positive change for adult smokers who would otherwise continue smoking, and for society,” added Mr. Suer.
As part of the certification process, PMI was required to demonstrate to independent human resources (HR) auditors that it excelled in six HR dimensions by answering 400 questions backed up with evidence.
These dimensions included:
- Steer: Business strategy, people strategy, and leadership
- Shape: Organization and change, digital HR, and work environment
- Attract: Employer branding, talent acquisition, and onboarding
- Develop: Performance, career, and learning
- Engage: Well-being, engagement, rewards and recognition, and “offboarding”
- Unite: Values, ethics and integrity, diversity and inclusion, and sustainability
PM Lebanon’s parent company, Philip Morris International, is also one of the 16 international organizations awarded this year’s Global Top Employer certification. PMI employs more than 73,500 people worldwide. The company is committed to delivering a smoke-free future as quickly as possible by focusing resources on developing, scientifically substantiating, and responsibly commercializing non-combusted products that are less harmful than smoking, with the aim of completely replacing cigarettes as soon as possible. Since making this announcement, PMI has made significant progress toward achieving this purpose. Our non-combusted products were available for sale in 61 markets as of Sept. 30, 2020, and represented 23 percent of PMI’s total net revenues in the first nine months of last year.
Top Employer certification
The Top Employer certification is awarded by the Top Employer Institute following a robust assessment, validated by the auditing company Grant Thornton, of the companies’ practices in a number of areas, including compensation and employee benefits, career development, working conditions, and training and development.
Read more at: Top Employers Institute – Certifying HR excellence (top-employers.com)
Philip Morris International: Delivering a Smoke-Free Future
Philip Morris International (PMI) is leading a transformation in the tobacco industry to create a smoke-free future and ultimately replace cigarettes with smoke-free products to the benefit of adults who would otherwise continue to smoke, society, the company, and its shareholders. PMI is a leading international tobacco company engaged in the manufacture and sale of cigarettes, as well as smoke-free products and associated electronic devices and accessories, and other nicotine-containing products in markets outside the U.S. In addition, PMI ships a version of its IQOS Platform 1 device and its consumables to Altria Group, Inc. for sale under license in the U.S., where the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has authorized their marketing as a modified risk tobacco product (MRTP), finding that an exposure modification order for these products is appropriate to promote the public health. PMI is building a future on a new category of smoke-free products that, while not risk-free, are a much better choice than continuing to smoke. Through multidisciplinary capabilities in product development, state-of-the-art facilities, and scientific substantiation, PMI aims to ensure that its smoke-free products meet adult consumer preferences and rigorous regulatory requirements. PMI’s smoke-free product portfolio includes heat-not-burn and nicotine-containing vapor products. As of Sept. 30, 2020, PMI estimates that approximately 11.7 million adult smokers around the world have already stopped smoking and switched to PMI’s heat-not-burn product, available for sale in 61 markets in key cities or nationwide under the IQOS brand. For more information, please visit www.pmi.com and www.pmiscience.com.