Nation’s Largest Brewer Joins United Nations’ Initiative to Increase Environmental Awareness
ST. LOUIS (June 5, 2009) – Employees at Anheuser-Busch’s 12 U.S. breweries and agricultural facilities are acting locally to celebrate World Environment Day as part of the global company’s efforts to become the ‘Best Beer Company in a Better World.’ Coast to coast, employees are taking time to clean up their communities, encourage others to recycle, and challenge each other to find ways to conserve natural resources both at work and at home.
“In 2008, Anheuser-Busch’s U.S. breweries continued a 100-year company tradition of minimizing our impact on the environment in our operations by reducing fuel usage by 8.6 percent; electricity use by 5.1 percent; CO2 purchases by 30 percent; and water use by 13 percent,” said Peter Kraemer, Anheuser-Busch’s vice president of Supply. “All of these efforts combined reduced greenhouse gas emissions by nearly 10 percent. In addition to conservation, we’ve expanded our use of alternative fuels such as solar energy, wastewater we convert to methane gas to offset our use of natural gas, and landfill gas, and we have more alternative energy projects planned for this year and beyond, all while maintaining our high quality standards.”
ST. LOUIS (June 9, 2009) – Michelob Brewing Co. is the proud recipient
of four medals from the prestigious North American Beer Awards.
ST. LOUIS (June 4, 2009) – The Anheuser-Busch Foundation is
announcing today a donation of $150,000 to the Teach for America Corps-St. Louis. The donation is part of brewer’s focus
on improving educational opportunities.
Charlotte, N.C. (May 21, 2009) – Richard Petty, the most decorated
driver in the history of NASCAR, and Anheuser-Busch announced today they are teaming up on a new Budweiser responsibility
campaign aimed at reminding fans to use a designated driver. The new campaign is being launched nationwide.
The Budweiser Clydesdales have
been the symbol of Anheuser-Busch for more than 75 years. They were formally introduced on April 7, 1933, to celebrate
the repeal of Prohibition for beer. August A. Busch Jr. and Adolphus Busch III. presented a hitch of horses to their
father to celebrate the day. To their father’s delight, the hitch thundered down Pestalozzi Street carrying the first
case of post-Prohibition beer from the St. Louis brewery.
Anheuser-Busch and its more than 600 independently
owned distributors are proud to be industry leaders in the fight against alcohol abuse. Over the past two decades, we've
invested more than $750 million in community-based programs and national advertising campaigns to promote responsible
drinking and help prevent underage drinking and drunk driving.
At Anheuser-Busch, philanthropic outreach is at the core of
our business philosophy. Our company has long used the slogan “Making Friends is our Business,” and we extend that belief
to the communities in which we do business and where our employees live and work.
