Anheuser-Busch InBev

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Anheuser-Busch InBev
Industry Beverages and Brewing
Founded 2008
Headquarters Leuven, Belgium and São Paulo, Brazil
Area Served Worldwide
CEO Carlos Brito
Products Beers and soft drinks
Market Value 168 640,3m $ (2014)
Employees 155,000 (2014)
Website www.ab-inbev.com


About Anheuser-Busch InBev

Anheuser-Busch InBev is a multinational beverage and brewing company. It has its headquarters in Leuven, Belgium and in São Paulo, Brazil. Anheuser-Busch InBev is the largest brewer in the world that deals beers and soft drinks. The company has 17 trademarks that individually generate over 1 billion USD per year in income out of a portfolio of more than 200 brands (2013).This portfolio includes names such as Budweiser, Stella Artois and Corona, international brands Beck's, Leffe and Hoegaarden. And local champions such as Brahma, Bud Light, Skol, , Antarctica, Victoria, Quilmes, Michelob Ultra, Modelo Especial, Sedrin, Harbin, Klinskoye, Chernigivske, Sibirskaya Korona, and Jupiler.

Engagement in Cultural Diplomacy

Anheuser-Busch InBev has been an active supporter of cultural projects and ground-breaking contemporary art. The company’s focus is on music; nevertheless visual arts and architecture are also the fields of interest. Anheuser-Busch InBev is committed to support and respect the human rights of its employees. The company has embodied the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in its Corporate Principles and Employment Policy. The company aims to meet high ethical standards and to work in accordance with all applicable local, national and international laws. Anheuser-Busch InBev ’s engagement in social responsibility is shown through philanthropic donations and non-commercial sponsorship.

Employment Policy

The company employs over 150,000 people in 24 countries. After the integration of Anheuser-Busch, the company started reporting its financial results in US Dollars. Anheuser-Busch InBev is proposing different programs that can be carried out for a minimum duration of one month. The company has offices in at least 29 countries.

Education

Anheuser-Busch InBev leads a Global Management Trainee Program, which is a 10-month program designed for the brightest and talented university graduates.

Notable activities

The company has a document which explains how it is engaged in respecting human rights. As a signatory to the United Nations (UN) Global Compact, the company promotes several rules. Today, AB InBev is committed to a new global environmental goal. It has to reduce the company’s carbon emissions in logistics operations (15% by the end of 2017). In support of the new goal, the company will implement a variety of innovative measures. Moreover, AB InBev will expand proven best practices. The company estimates that common logistics improvements could follow to 200 million USD reserves by the end of 2017.

This new target is adding to AB InBev’s existing global environmental goals covering water use and agricultural development, energy and greenhouse gas emissions, and materials and recycling. First-year progress was reported in AB InBev’s 2013 Global Citizenship Report “Raising the Bar Together,” published in April.

The announcement coincides with AB InBev’s 6th global celebration of the United Nations Environment Programme’s World Environment Day (WED). In 2013, more than 67,000 employees led and participated in 1,043 projects around the world.