CVS Health will leave the U.S. Chamber of Commerce over the chamber’s decision to fight foreign anti-smoking regulations.Thechamber is opposing bans on graphic packaging warning of the dangers of cigarettes and smoking in public places.
In a statement, CVS Health explained its decision: “It was the right thing to do for the health and well-being of our customers. (The company’s) purpose is to help people on their path to better health, and we fundamentally believe tobacco use is in direct conflict with this purpose.”
CVS Health, one of Fair360, formerly DiversityInc’s 25 Noteworthy Companies, announced in 2014 it would stop selling cigarettes at all its stores, costing the company approximately $2 billion in annual tobacco sales.
