Funding and independence Who funds our work and how we protect its independence.
Transparency about funding is a condition of credibility, especially on a sensitive topic such as
harm reduction. We disclose here — and in every publication, dataset and dashboard — who funds our
work and on what terms.
Funding and independence This website was funded with a grant from the Global Action to End Smoking, Inc. (“Global Action”), a US nonprofit 501(c)(3) private foundation. This website is, under the terms of the grant agreement with Global Action, editorially independent of Global Action. The contents, selection and presentation of facts, as well as any opinions expressed herein, are the sole responsibility of the authors and under no circumstances should they be regarded as reflecting the positions of Global Action. For more information about Global Action, please visit its website . Global Action’s charitable mission is to end combustible tobacco use, which remains the leading preventable cause of death globally. Through September 2023, Global Action received charitable gifts from PMI Global Services Inc. Global Action is independent and operates independently from any commercial entity. Global Action does not accept funding from manufacturers of tobacco or non-medicinal nicotine products.
