Progress is real, as is the pressure to reverse it. There is genuine good news in Australia’s tobacco story. The latest Australian Institute of Health and Welfare data shows that daily smoking among Australians aged 14 and over fell to 5.6% in 2025, down from 8.3% in 2022–23 and 19.5% in 2001. The long-term direction is unmistakable….
May 2026 Newsletter
World No Tobacco Day 2026: Unmasking the appeal. Each year on the 31st of May, World No Tobacco Day brings governments, health organisations, and civil society together to highlight the health and economic burden of tobacco and to accelerate tobacco control policy around the world.
Board Members and Trustees (Global)
Australia – Tobacco Free Portfolios Limited ACN: 608 430 440 Dr Bronwyn King Mark Engel Alice Williams USA – Tobacco Free Portfolios Foundation Board Members EIN: 84-3103450 Dr Bronwyn King, President Gary Reedy Robin Koval UK – Tobacco Free Portfolios UK Trustees Charity Number: 1210150 Dr Bronwyn King Alan Brown Jane Ellison Louisa Vincent Annalisa Jenkins
February 2026 Newsletter
We warmly welcome you to another year of advancing our work with the global finance sector and moving ever closer to a world free from tobacco. The Tobacco Free Portfolios team has started the year at full pace. In January, Dr Bronwyn King AO attended the World Economic Forum in Davos, strengthening long‑standing partnerships and…
October 2025 Newsletter
The Tobacco Free Portfolios team was honoured to host our annual VIP event, in New York alongside UNGA and NYC Climate Week, bringing together a distinguished panel of financial leaders and public health advocates. We are pleased to welcome California State Controller, Malia M. Cohen, to our Global Advisory Council.
June 2025 Newsletter
The Tobacco Free Portfolios team is pleased to share an update with our partners, supporters, colleagues and the broader sustainable finance and health communities – as the middle of the year approaches. We are pleased to welcome California State Treasurer Fiona Ma to our Global Advisory Council.
March 2025 Newsletter
The Tobacco Free Portfolios team is pleased to share an update, from the first few busy months of 2025, with our partners, supporters, colleagues and the broader sustainable finance and health communities.
December 2024 Newsletter
The Tobacco Free Portfolios team sends our warmest holiday wishes to our partners, supporters, colleagues and the broader sustainable finance and health communities. Our world can seem divided at times. The markets go up and down. But one thing remains constant – we all want to be healthy – and being tobacco-free is essential to…
October 2024 Newsletter
The Tobacco Free Portfolios team was busy in New York during climate week. Bronwyn and Rebecca were delighted to join musician and climate champion, AY Young, on stage in Times Square to raise awareness of tobacco’s terrible impact on public health and the environment. AY was performing his 958th concert as part of his renewable-energy…
June 2024 Newsletter
Tobacco Free Portfolios was proud to host an exclusive rooftop event to celebrate World No Tobacco Day in London. We welcomed a host of finance leaders who joined us to discuss the benefits of tobacco-free finance. Back in the USA, our US Director – Rebecca Brown – was invited to give a keynote speech at…