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Philip Morris to Court ESG Investors Whose Mantra Is Shunning It

  • Company lays groundwork to issue debt tied to smoke-free goals
  • Marlboro maker outlines funding plan amid Vectura takeover
Philip Morris International signage on the floor of the NYSE.Photographer: Michael Nagle/Bloomberg
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A tobacco giant, the very kind of company that socially conscious investors shun, now wants in on the booming action in sustainable finance.

Philip Morris International Inc. on Friday laid the groundworkBloomberg Terminal for issuing debt with an embedded promise to wean itself off cigarette sales.