Dream Big to Create a Future with More Cheers.
At AB InBev, our purpose—Dream Big to Create a Future with More Cheers—drives everything we do. We are building on more than 600 years of brewing heritage, always looking to serve up new ways to meet life’s moments while pushing our industry forward. That means dreaming big not only about our products, but also about our impact on the world.
Sustainability is core to our business strategy. We see it as an opportunity to create shared value—for our business, our communities, and the planet. Through ambitious goals, long-term partnerships, and bold innovation, we are committed to leading the way toward a more sustainable future.
Goals
From building a resilient and agile value chain to solidifying our role as a trusted partner, to identifying and capturing new sources of business value, sustainability plays a key role in fulfilling our company purpose and enabling our commercial vision. We are advancing a bold sustainability agenda that addresses the most pressing challenges across our value chain—from water stewardship to circular packaging to sustainable agriculture. Our efforts are focused on transitioning to renewable energy, protecting vital water resources in high-stress regions, reimagining packaging to reduce waste, and enabling the long-term success of the farmers who grow our ingredients. Central to this work is our ambition to achieve net-zero emissions across our value chain by 2040. These priorities are critical to building a more sustainable business and creating long-term value for our stakeholders, communities, and the planet.
- Sustainable Agriculture
- Water Stewardship
- Circular Packaging
- Climate Action
Our Focus Areas
Agriculture
Our business depends on high-quality agricultural crops from thriving communities and healthy ecosystems to brew our beers. The impact from climate change in our sourcing regions is increasingly evident, which is why we work to build resilience through crop management, improved varieties, and risk mitigation tools. Beyond the environmental aspect, we know the impacts of climate change in agriculture are closely linked with the social and economic challenges farmers face across the globe.
Stewardship
More than just a key ingredient in our products, water is a critical resource for the health and well-being of communities around the world. Water resource challenges are magnified by climate pressures, inadequate infrastructure and governance issues. The growing scarcity of freshwater resources is not just an important issue for our company. It is also important to our communities' economic, social and environmental well-being.
Packaging
As the world faces increasing resource scarcity, taking a circular approach to packaging and improving the materials we use have the potential to deliver long-term financial benefits, provide our business with long-term packaging supply security and help eliminate waste. We are on a mission to create a more sustainable future, and one of the most important sustainability levers that we can influence is circular packaging. By focusing on innovative packaging solutions and using our scale, we believe we can drive progress and change in our industry and beyond.
Action
Climate change is one of the most pressing global challenges. Our business is closely tied to the natural environment: agricultural crops and water are our key ingredients, we require raw materials for our packaging, and we need energy and fuel to brew, transport, and cool our beers. Our approach is based on two key pillars: embedding sustainability into our business strategy, and striving to follow leading climate science.