Anheuser-Busch InBev (AB InBev)

Belgium
Food Beverage and Tobacco

Risk Level:

Rating - Clear
Lower Risk

Summary:

AB InBev has not terminated business relationships due to religious or political beliefs, though it vets suppliers according to LGBTQ beliefs. Although the company does not use corporate funds to advance ideological causes or groups hostile to freedom of expression, it has internally promoted some critical race theory training. For these reasons, AB InBev receives a "Lower Risk" rating.

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Corporate Weaponization
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Has denied service to customers, suppliers, or vendors due to their political views or religious beliefs OR corporately boycotts, divests, or sanctions regions, people groups, or industries.

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AB InBev received a perfect score from the Human Rights Campaign’s Corporate Equality Index, meaning that among other criteria, they have pledged to vet vendors for support of LGBTQ policies (1). There are no instances of AB InBev firing employees or suspending vendor relationships for religious or political reasons.

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Charitable giving (including employee matching programs) policies or practices discriminate against charitable organizations based on views or religious beliefs.

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AB InBev limits its charitable giving to the promotion of responsible alcohol use. Therefore, it does not discriminate against faith-based charities (1).

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Employment policies fail to protect against discrimination based on political affiliation/views and/or religion.

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AB InBev fails to protect employees from viewpoint discrimination (1).

Corporate Governance and Public Policy
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Uses corporate reputation to support ideological causes and/or organizations hostile to freedom of expression.

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AB InBev has internally promoted critical race and gender theories through partnerships with educational groups (1).

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Uses corporate funds to advance ideological causes, organizations, or policies hostile to freedom of expression.

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Ab InBev’s foundation does not donate to ideological groups hostile to freedom of expression (1).

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Uses corporate political contributions for ideological, non-business purposes.

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AB InBev has not used its PAC for ideological purposes (1).

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March 27, 2023

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