Bowra, Heatfix Cork Tipping, British American Tobacco collection, 15 November 1972, Bates no. ↑ Benkert Group, Benkert Goup,, undated, accessed January 2017.Quantifying the influence of tobacco industry on EU governance: automated content analysis of the EU Tobacco Products Directive, H.

The revision of the 2014 European tobacco products directive: an analysis of the tobacco industry’s attempts to ‘break the health silo’, S.

See Sommer’s correspondence with DG COMP, released under Freedom of Information legislation.īenkert also formally supported the unsuccessful 2014 legal bid to overturn the TPD, brought before the European Court of Justice by Philip Morris International and BAT.

On 28 June 2012, Sommer wrote to DG COMP that she shared Benkert’s concerns about the impact of plain packaging, claiming that in her constituency 400 jobs would be on the line, notably in small to medium sized enterprises. Sommer unsuccessfully tried to facilitate a meeting between Benkert and the European Commission’s DG COMP (responsible for EU competition rules). Unlike Florenz who strongly supported stricter tobacco control measures, Renate Sommer was receptive to tobacco industry’s arguments. 11 The company’s main targets were German MEPs, including the TPD’s shadow parliamentary rapporteur for the European People’s Party (EPP), Karl-Heinz Florenz MEP, and Renate Sommer MEP. Lobbying against EU Tobacco Products Directiveīenkert actively lobbied, on its own or on behalf of the Coalition for Fine Paper Industry, 10 against the 2014 Tobacco Products Directive, expressing particular concern with the plain packaging provision in the original proposal (which was later removed). No evidence was provided to support these claims. Plain packaging will worsen the current situation by posing new problems which we would like to bring to your attention”. On 20 September 2012 Benkert Malaysia submitted a response to the New Zealand consultation on plain packaging, similarly arguing that “we fear that plain packaging will not produce the desired effect.

For evidence against these claims, see Countering Industry Arguments against Plain Packaging.

Jobs would be lost through the supply chain.

Cigarettes on the black market could be more harmful to smokers and more accessible to young people.

Plain packaging facilitated counterfeiting and an increase in crime.

There was no evidence to suggest that plain packaging works.

In addition to Benkert’s corporate response, Benkert’s staff submitted a petition signed by 131 people, 8 claiming that: On, Benkert lodged a detailed response to the UK public consultation on plain (standardised) packaging, opposing this tobacco control measure. Lobbying Against Plain Packaging Regulations 6 As part of the scheme, BAT and Benkert work together to achieve certain standards of environmental, health and safety practices. In 2014, Benkert and its client British American Tobacco (BAT) Malaysia started a partnership under BAT’s Environment, Health and Safety (EHS) Mentoring scheme. 5 Corporate Social Responsibility Partner

2 3 4 In 2009, Benkert reportedly held an 18% market share in the global cigarette tipping paper market, with 85% of its revenue coming from transnational tobacco companies (TTCs). 1 Relationship with the Tobacco Industry Supplierīenkert has a long history with the tobacco industry, having supplied them with tipping paper as early as the 1970s. The company is headquartered in Germany and has factories in Germany, Scotland, Malaysia, and China. 1, 2020.The Benkert Group was founded in Germany, and produces cigarette tipping paper. No11_Creative_Pressure.pdf: 1181 downloads, before Oct. Published version posted with special permission of the copyright holder. Required Publisher Statement: Copyright by Union Communication Services. Here are some ideas that have worked for other unionists. That’s why wise stewards are always looking for new and creative ways to put pressure on an employer. Saul Alinsky, a great labor and community organizer, once said that “tactics that drag on become a drag.” Stewards know that tactics used too often can lose their effectiveness and burn members out.

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