Letter to the Foundation for a Smoke Free World about money, governance, conflicts and Philip Morris International.
In summary…
…. seven of us have written a letter to the foundation to set out twelve proposals that we believe would greatly strengthen the claim to true independence and credibility. That can be done by recognising that the foundation and PMI are not the same thing; by making the transfer of money complete and irrevocable; avoiding potential for future conflicts of interest; placing all funds under the control a high quality board of directors focussed on public health goals; by adopting best grant-giving practice; and by the foundation opening itself up to external scrutiny, including involvement of SRNT
Related blog – November 2017
Updated January 2018: Reply from FSFW and Pledge Agreement between PMI and FSFW