Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV

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Direct Lobbying Transparency

Overall Assessment	Comment	Score
Moderate	Anheuser-Busch InBev provides a reasonable level of detail about the climate-related policies it engages on, naming a range of specific measures including the EU Emissions Trading System, the EU Taxonomy, the EU Waste Directive, Extended Producer Responsibility rules in South Africa and renewable-electricity regulations in APAC. By listing these identifiable laws and programmes the company shows clear transparency on what it lobbies. The description of how it lobbies is less precise: it explains that it works “through participation in industry and trade associations and through sustainability platforms” such as the Brewers of Europe Environmental Committee, BIER, RE100 and REBA, and that it “provid[es] feedback on proposed local regulations such as carbon tax in South Africa” and offers views to regulators “like UK DEFRA.” These statements outline several direct and indirect mechanisms, yet only one policymaking target (UK DEFRA) is explicitly identified, leaving the overall picture of lobbying channels and audiences only partially clear. On the outcomes it seeks, the company voices broad support for “an international framework of national GHG reduction targets,” compliance with carbon pricing systems and achieving 100 % renewable electricity by 2025, but it does not spell out concrete legislative amendments, numeric price levels or other measurable policy changes it is advocating. Taken together, the disclosures give solid insight into which climate policies the company follows, but provide limited specificity on who it lobbies and what exact changes it wants those policies to deliver.	2

Lobbying Governance

Overall Assessment	Comment	Score
Moderate	AB InBev outlines a governance structure whereby the “Chief Sustainability Officer has full accountability for Sustainability,” assisted by a “Sustainability Council, which meets every quarter and has the highest level of direct responsibility for climate change within AB InBev.” The company also ties “personal compensation … to the achievement of climate-related targets,” extending its oversight to colleagues who “engage with trade associations and other organizations whose activities may influence policy, law, or regulation that may significantly impact the climate.” It further asserts that “any inconsistency in policy engagements will be dealt with at this level,” which provides a basic mechanism to surface and resolve misalignment. However, the company does not disclose a specific process for reviewing or managing direct lobbying, nor does it describe how it evaluates the positions of industry associations to ensure they align with its climate goals, and it has not published any dedicated climate-lobbying review or audit, limiting visibility into its lobbying governance.	2