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AB InBev | Sustainability Performance

https://www.ab-inbev.com
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Producer of beer and other beverages, including global brands like Budweiser, Corona, and Stella Artois

2008

Belgium

10,001+ employees

Food & Beverages

$10B+ in revenue

$1B - 10B in profitability

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Sustainability Ranking & Industry Benchmark

#10238
Overall
#132
in Belgium
#271
in Food & Beverages

Sustainability Maturity

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Industry Rank

12 out of 333

Overview
Environmental
Carbon emissionsCarbon certificatesEnergy consumptionWaste managementWater managementNature and biodiversityNature riskClimate risk
Social
Diversity and inclusionPay gapsHealth and safetyExternalities
Governance
TargetsSDG ImpactESG scores and exclusionsB-corp & CDP
Financial Data
Business performanceCapital & innovation

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CO2 scope 1 + 2

4.4M CO2e tonnes, 2025
Laggard

Renewable energy

36% 2025
Aligned

Waste generated

8.9M tonnes, 2025
Critical

Female engagement

23% 2025
Critical

Externalities

491.0M $, 2025
Leading

Market cap

157.2B $, 2026▲24.7% YoY

Revenue

59.3B $, 2026

R&D intensity

0% 2025

Carbon emissions

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Industry rank: 64 out of 333


Total CO2 emissions
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Industry rank: 64 out of 333

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Renewable energy

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36%2025

Industry rank: 29 out of 333


Total energy consumption
and % renewables
(MWh, % of consumption)

Industry rank: 29 out of 333

Total energy

Share of renewable energy

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Renewable electricity

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84%2025

Industry rank: 18 out of 333


Total electricity consumption
and % renewables
(MWh, % of consumption)

Industry rank: 18 out of 333

Total electricity

Share of renewable electricity

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Intensity


Greenhouse gas intensity Scope 1, 2 (tCO₂e /$M)
Greenhouse gas intensity (Scope 1, 2, 3)(tCO₂e /$M)
Energy consumption (direct) intensity (MWh /$M)
Water consumption intensity (m³ /$M)
Industry Benchmark

73.8

B/M 49.6

394.6

B/M 513.5

323.0

B/M 192.6

1.2K

B/M 825.0


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Female engagement

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Share of female employees (%)

Share of female board members

25
50
75
100
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Waste

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8.9M2025

Total waste generated (tonnes)

Total waste
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Controversy level


Very Low
Low
Noticeable
High
Severe
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  • AB InBev's alcoholic beverages contribute to global alcoholrelated harm with the company being the world's largest brewer via Budweiser, Stella Artois, Corona and dozens of brands.
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Carbon emissions breakdown

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Carbon certificate projects

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Climate risk

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49Moderate
$587.9Mestimated revenue at risk
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Nature risk

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Production loss

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Potential species loss

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Biodiversity impact

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Pay gap breakdown

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Health & safety

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Externalities

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Market cap

157.2B $, 2026▲24.7% YoY

Revenue

59.3B $, FY2026▼NaN% YoY

EBITDA

6.8B $, FY2026▼9.1% YoY

Operating margin

26% Industry: 12▲1.8% YoY

Margin trends


Margin as % of revenue

Gross margin
Operating margin
Net margin

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Free cashflow

11.2B 2025▲0.3% YoY

Capex

3.7B 2025▼5.7% YoY

Debt/equity ratio

1.0 Industry: -33▼NaN% YoY

R&D intensity

0.0%FY2025

R&D as % of revenue

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Return on invested capital

4.0%FY2026

Return on invested capital (ROIC)
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Environmental policy coverage

Carbon reduction policy

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Human rights policy

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Recycling policy

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Workplace health & safety policy

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12%
Independent Directors

4 out of 33 incl. management

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SBTi targets and commitments

TargetStatusTemperature alignmentYear
Near-term targetTargets set1.5°C2025
Long-term targetNot disclosed--
Net-zeroCommitment removed--
Business Ambition 1.5°CMember-2022

Target details

Global Brewer AB InBev commits to reduce absolute scopes 1 and 2 GHG emissions 35% by 2025 from a 2017 base year. AB InBev commits to increase annual sourcing of renewable electricity from 7% in 2016 to 100% by 2025. AB InBev also commits to reduce emissions across the value chain (Scopes 1, 2 and 3) by 25% per beverage by 2025, from a 2017 base year. These commitments reinforce AB InBev's commitment towards mitigating the impacts of climate change.

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Sustainability targets and commitments

TargetYearValueScopeBaseline

Overall score

69

Environment

74

Social

53

Governance

78

Exclusion screening

Adult content

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Alcoholic

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Animal testing

Not available

Firearms

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Tobacco

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Gambling

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Nuclear

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CDP Scores


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Water Score

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SDG impact

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Reporting

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Sustainability Report

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Sustainability employees


Total sustainability employees

11+



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