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Indicators of Influence
These seven key indicators highlight interference from the tobacco industry in Germany.
No. 1
Industry participation in policy development
Indicator Score:
7 / 20
No. 2
Tobacco industry-related CSR activities
Indicator Score:
5 / 20
No. 3
Benefits given to the tobacco industry
Indicator Score:
9 / 20
No. 4
Unnecessary interaction with the tobacco industry
Indicator Score:
6 / 20
No. 5
Procedure for transparency measures
Indicator Score:
9 / 20
No. 6
Avoiding conflicts of interest
Indicator Score:
10 / 20
No. 7
Preventive measures
Indicator Score:
22 / 30
Recommendations
These are ways Germany can deter interference from the tobacco industry:
- Adopt a comprehensive national tobacco control strategy, outlining a timeline for the full implementation of the WHO FCTC.
- Denormalize and regulate tobacco industry CSR activities.
- Ban tobacco industry sponsorship and other contributions to government and public institutions.
- Increase transparency of contributions to political parties in general and ban tobacco industry donations to and sponsorship of political parties.
- Introduce a comprehensive and obligatory lobby register.
- Require the tobacco industry to periodically submit information on lobbying, philanthropy and political contributions.
- Record and disclose all meetings and other interactions between tobacco industry representatives and government officials, including dates, participants, subjects, outcomes and minutes.
- Adopt a code of conduct for public officials, prescribing standards with which they should comply in their dealings with the tobacco industry.
- Adopt a system to regularly raise awareness of Article 5.3 Guidelines within government departments and public institutions, including police and other law enforcement institutions.
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