Anheuser-Busch InBev — Ethics Grade C

Anheuser-Busch InBev receives an overall ethics grade of C (52/100) on CancelCo's corporate accountability database. Sector: Food & Beverage. Market cap: Large Cap.

Category scores

• labor: 50
• privacy: 80
• consumer: 60
• environment: 45
• humanRights: 65

Documented incidents (3)

• Water Access in Zacatecas (medium, 2020) — The brewery in Zacatecas, Mexico, was accused of depleting the local aquifer, causing farmers to struggle for irrigation water. The plant produces millions of hectoliters of beer annually in a water-stressed region.
• Warehouse Worker Strikes (medium, 2019) — Workers at Canadian distribution centers engaged in strikes over job security and the use of third-party contractors. The company was accused of attempting to erode long-term union benefits.
• Price Fixing in India (high, 2021) — The Competition Commission of India fined AB InBev following a leniency application for its role in a 11-year price-fixing cartel with other major brewery groups across various Indian states.

Documented good deeds

• 100% Renewable Electricity Goal — Successfully transitioned nearly 100% of global purchased electricity for operations to renewable sources.

Ethical alternatives

• Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. — Family-owned with massive solar arrays and zero-waste-to-landfill certification.