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Universal Corp in the Tobacco industry gained a UN SDG ESG Transparency Score of 6.3; made up of an environmental score of 4.6, social score of 8.0 and governance score of 6.4.
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Peer Group Comparison
Rank | Company | SDG Transparency Score ⓘ | Performance |
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1 | Aspire Global Inc | 8.0 | High |
1 | Imperial Brands Finance PLC | 8.0 | High |
21 | West Indian Tobacco Company Ltd | 6.7 | High |
23 | RLX Technology Inc | 6.6 | High |
24 | Universal Corp | 6.3 | High |
24 | Godfrey Phillips India Ltd | 6.3 | High |
26 | Scandinavian Tobacco Group A/S | 6.2 | High |
... | ... | ... | |
49 | Wee-Cig International Corp | 0.0 | Low |
49 | White Fox Ventures Inc | 0.0 | Low |
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Universal Corporation processes and supplies leaf tobacco and plant-based ingredients worldwide. The company operates through two segments, Tobacco Operations and Ingredients Operations. It is involved in the procuring, financing, processing, packing, storing, and shipping leaf tobacco for sale to manufacturers of consumer tobacco products. The company contracts, purchases, processes, and sells flue-cured, burley, and oriental tobaccos that are primarily used in the manufacture of cigarettes; and dark air-cured tobaccos principally used in the manufacture of cigars, natural wrapped cigars and cigarillos, smokeless, and pipe tobacco products. It also provides value-added services, including blending, chemical, and physical testing of tobacco; service cutting for various manufacturers; manufacturing reconstituted leaf tobacco; just-in-time inventory management services; electronic nicotine delivery systems; and smoke testing services for customers. In addition, the company offers testing services for crop protection agents and tobacco constituents in seed, leaf, and finished products, including e-cigarette liquids and vapors; and analytical services that include chemical compound testing in finished tobacco products and mainstream smoke. Further, it provides a various value-added manufacturing processes to produce specialty vegetable and fruit-based ingredients, as well as botanical extracts and flavorings for human and pet food markets; and recycles waste materials from tobacco production. The company was founded in 1886 and is headquartered in Richmond, Virginia.