Welcome to Our Citizenship Report

At Anheuser-Busch InBev, we take our commitment to being the Best Beer Company in a Better World very seriously. Over the last 12 months we have devoted significant resources to deliver on our Better World dream, including an extensive and growing range of successful programs and best practices that we are implementing in our key markets. Guided by our three-year plan through 2012—and on behalf of our employees, stakeholders, consumers and future generations—we have made a commitment to focus on three Better World pillars: responsible drinking, the environment and our communities.

As the world’s leading brewer, our commitment to responsible drinking isn’t just an obvious business concern, it’s a serious, daily social commitment. So we have developed and implemented programs and promotions that encourage the responsible enjoyment of our products, while vigorously discouraging alcohol abuse, including underage drinking and drunk driving. In particular, we have committed to comprehensive initiatives that promote the use of designated drivers and encourage parents to talk with their children to help prevent underage drinking.

With regard to the environment, the responsible stewardship of our land and water is essential to ensuring the quality of our products. But it’s not only in our business interest to be as efficient as possible in our use of natural resources. We also know that reducing our environmental impact preserves and protects the planet for future generations. We have set aggressive environmental goals for 2012 that are outlined throughout this report. Our membership in the United Nations CEO Water Mandate and our commitment to the United Nations Global Compact also reflect our commitment to the environment and the collaborations needed to achieve results.

In the community, we make a positive impact through the jobs we create, the wages we pay, and the tax revenues we generate. But we also support communities in other meaningful ways, through charitable donations and volunteer initiatives that coincide with our business objectives. From volunteering their time to clean up rivers, to building temporary and permanent houses for those less fortunate, to helping provide scholarships and mentoring students, thousands of our employees generously donate their time and energy to make our communities a better place.

To support our employees, we strive to provide a well-managed, safe work environment, competitive compensation and professional growth opportunities.

With colleagues who are passionate about giving of themselves to their communities, with programs that promote responsible drinking around the world, with increasingly efficient operations that draw less on our natural resources, our journey to deliver our dream to be the Best Beer Company in a Better World continues.

Carlos Brito
Chief Executive Officer