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Anheuser-Busch Releases Corporate Social Responsibility Report
Anheuser-Busch Releases Corporate Social Responsibility Report
Published 12-09-08
Issued by AB InBev
Summary
The report is a summary of the company's calendar-year 2007 efforts & ongoing projects from 2008, in the areas of alcohol responsibility, environment, people, community & accountability
Report Highlights
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Last week Anheuser-Busch, Inc., the global leader in responsibility, released "Our Commitment", a summary of the company's calendar-year 2007 efforts, as well as select highlights and ongoing projects from 2008, in the areas of alcohol responsibility, environment, people, community and accountability. View or download the report at www.anheuser-busch.com.
"At Anheuser-Busch, we strive, in all we do, to produce the highest quality products for our customers, while also working to improve the world where we do business," said Dave Peacock, President, Anheuser-Busch, Inc. "It's this commitment that we highlight in our 2007 Corporate Social Responsibility Report. As we have now combined with InBev to become a part of Anheuser-Busch InBev, we are proud to play a meaningful role in the global corporate mission to become the Best Beer Company in a Better World."
Highlights of the report include:
Responsibility: A review of the programs central to Anheuser-Busch's decades-long commitment to preventing alcohol abuse, including drunk driving and underage drinking.Environment: Features on newly implemented projects designed to harness renewable energy, technological advances being employed to supplement the company's already-successful water conservation and greenhouse gas reduction efforts, and initiatives through which the company is working with its partners to improve efficiencies and reduce waste throughout the value chain.People: Information on employee health and safety, training, and diversity, including special recognitions.Community: Philanthropic contributions the company and its employees make to improve the communities in which they live and work.Accountability: A review of Anheuser-Busch's commitment to ethical business practices.
About Anheuser-Busch:
In 2008, for the fifth year in a row, Anheuser-Busch ranked first in the beverage industry for social responsibility in FORTUNE magazine's "America's Most Admired Companies" and "Global Most Admired Companies."
Press Contact:
Steve Mastorakos
(314) 765-7286
Steve.mastorakos@anheuser-busch.com
AB InBev
AB InBev
Anheuser-Busch InBev is a publicly traded company (Euronext: ABI) based in Leuven, Belgium, with an American Depository Receipt secondary listing on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: BUD). It is the leading global brewer and one of the world's top five consumer products companies.
Beer, the original social network, has been bringing people together for thousands of years and our portfolio of well over 200 beer brands continues to forge strong connections with consumers. We invest the majority of our brand-building resources on our Focus Brands - those with the greatest growth potential such as global brands Budweiser®, Stella Artois® and Beck’s®, alongside Leffe®, Hoegaarden®, Bud Light®, Skol®, Brahma®, Antarctica®, Quilmes®, Michelob Ultra®, Harbin®, Sedrin®, Klinskoye®, Sibirskaya Korona®, Chernigivske®, Hasseröder® and Jupiler®. In addition, the company owns a 50 percent equity interest in the operating subsidiary of Grupo Modelo, Mexico's leading brewer and owner of the global Corona® brand. AB InBev’s dedication to heritage and quality originates from the Den Hoorn brewery in Leuven, Belgium dating back to 1366 and the pioneering spirit of the Anheuser & Co brewery, with origins in St. Louis, USA since 1852. Geographically diversified with a balanced exposure to developed and developing markets, AB InBev leverages the collective strengths of its approximately 116,000 employees based in 23 countries worldwide. In 2011, AB InBev realized 39.0 billion USD revenue. The company strives to be the Best Beer Company in a Better World. For more information, please visit: www.ab-inbev.com.