Consumer Goods • Europe

Anheuser-Busch InBev

HEADQUARTERS: USA Strategic Hub • FOUNDED: 1874

DESTRUCTION SCORE 82/100

Corporative Audit Overview

A dominant force in the Consumer Goods sector, Anheuser-Busch InBev maintains a complex global operation spanning Europe. Recent environmental audits highlight significant ecological challenges resulting from their industrial output and resource extraction methods.

Carbon tracked (CO2) 129 Mt 82 Mt Scope 1/2

Deforestation Index 761 HA Primary forest cleared

Litigated Infractions 653 Incidents $3330.6M Paid Fines

Climate Lobbying $470.5M Emission opposition focused

Timeline of Global Infractions & Audits

2022 Deforestation Sourcing Link

Supply chain investigations traced raw material purchases back to unpermitted logging of protected primary forest blocks in South America.

2024 Herbicide & Pesticide Runoff

Massive agro-chemical runoff from intensive commercial monoculture farms led to severe eutrophication and toxic algae blooms in freshwater lakes.

Live Sensor Logging Watch

ANOMALY Forest Canopy Loss Alert

Global Forest Watch satellite imagery flagged 163 hectares of unpermitted canopy clearing near Anheuser-Busch InBev contract supply boundary in Saudi Arabia.

2024-05-12

ENFORCEMENT Shipment Suspension Threat

China consumer protection agency threatened to halt commercial shipments due to failure to produce verified deforestation-free certificates.

2024-03-28

DATA_SYNC Forest Degradation Sync

Added 849 hectares of verified, satellite-tracked canopy degradation to Anheuser-Busch InBev's profile index.

2024-01-15

PROBE Peatland Burning Probe

Civil society groups initiated on-the-ground investigations into slash-and-burn practices by certified palm oil and agricultural suppliers.

2023-11-20

Executive Directors

Mary Miller

Chief Executive

Michael Miller

Head of ESG Strategy

Sub-brands & Subsidiaries

Anheuser-Busch InBev Consumer Goods Dynamics Global Resource Systems Bio-Tech Logistics