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Anheuser-Busch InBev Commits to a 100% Renewable Electricity Future
Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV
(Incorporated in the Kingdom of Belgium)
Register of Companies Number: 0417.497.106
Euronext Brussels Share Code: ABI
Mexican Stock Exchange Share Code: ANB
NYSE ADS Code: BUD
JSE Share Code: ANH
ISIN: BE0974293251
(“AB InBev”)
Anheuser-Busch InBev Commits to a 100% Renewable Electricity Future
New commitment to secure 100% of purchased electricity
from renewable sources by 2025
AB InBev to become the largest corporate direct purchaser of renewable
electricity in the global consumer goods sector,1 reducing the company’s
operational carbon footprint by 30%
Mexico Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) signed, our first agreement
under this new commitment
Anheuser-Busch InBev (Euronext: ABI) (NYSE: BUD) (MEXBOL: ANB) (JSE: ANH), Mexico City,
MX, March 28, 2017 –– Anheuser-Busch InBev today announced a commitment to secure 100% of the
company’s purchased electricity from renewable sources by 2025. In total, this will shift 6 terawatt-hours
of electricity annually to renewable sources in the markets where AB InBev operates and will help
transform the energy industry in countries like Argentina, Brazil, India and markets across the African
continent. This increased renewable electricity generation – which is the amount of energy produced in
1 Based on a comparison of current public commitments of major consumer goods companies to directly source electricity from
renewable sources through direct purchasing. Excludes electricity purchased through green tariffs, contracts with grid
suppliers and certificate purchases. Electricity consumption of companies taken from publicly available data.
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one year by solar panels covering the area of more than 400 soccer pitches2 – will support efforts to
achieve climate targets under the 2015 Paris Climate Conference (COP21) agreements.
“Climate change has profound implications for our company and for the communities where we live and
work,” said AB InBev CEO Carlos Brito. “Cutting back on fossil fuels is good for the environment and
good for business, and we are committed to helping drive positive change. We have the opportunity to
play a leading role in the battle against climate change by purchasing energy in a more sustainable way.”
As part of this initiative, AB InBev expects to secure 75-85% of electricity through direct power purchasing
agreements. The final 15-25% will mainly come from on-site technologies such as solar panels.
This commitment will make AB InBev the largest corporate direct purchaser of renewable electricity in the
consumer goods sector globally and will reduce the company’s operational carbon footprint by 30%. This
will have the same positive effect as removing nearly 500,000 cars from the road3. The renewable energy
target also demonstrates AB InBev’s continued commitment to following a low carbon pathway, in line
with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
The company has also joined RE100, a global initiative of influential businesses that are all committed to
using 100% renewable electricity. RE100 is led by The Climate Group in partnership with Carbon
Disclosure Project.
AB InBev’s renewable electricity transformation will begin in Mexico, which is home to the company’s
largest brewery, in Zacatecas. AB InBev has signed a Power Purchase Agreement with Iberdrola for 490
gigawatt-hours per year. With this new partnership, the company will be able to meet all of its purchased
electricity needs for production sites in the country. The agreement with Iberdrola is also expected to
increase Mexico’s wind and solar energy capacity by more than 5%4. Iberdrola will build and install 220
MW of wind energy capacity onshore in the state of Puebla, and energy generation is expected to begin
in the first half of 2019.
AB InBev plans to enter into similar agreements in other markets in the near future. By launching this new
partnership in Mexico, AB InBev hopes to demonstrate that by switching to renewable electricity,
businesses across the world can contribute to a 100% renewable electricity future.
2 Calculated based on the estimated area of installed solar panels required to produce AB InBev’s current electricity use per year,
assuming a typical soccer pitch size as per FIFA guidelines and taking into account average capacity factors for solar
energy.
3 Based on a carbon reduction of approximately 2 million tonnes CO2 per year and average annual car emissions of 4.1 tonnes CO2
per year (US EPA estimate for an average car).
4 Based on existing, estimated 2015 installed wind and solar capacity (IRENA).
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Contacts
Media Investors
Marianne Amssoms Henry Rudd
Tel: +1-212-573-9281 Tel: +1-212-503-2890
E-mail: marianne.amssoms@ab-inbev.com E-mail: henry.rudd@ab-inbev.com
Kathleen Van Boxelaer Mariusz Jamka
Tel: +32-16-27-68-23 Tel: +32-16-27-68-88
E-mail: kathleen.vanboxelaer@ab-inbev.com E-mail: mariusz.jamka@ab-inbev.com
Lauren Abbott
Tel: +1-212-573-9287
E-mail: lauren.abbott@ab-inbev.com
About Anheuser-Busch InBev
Anheuser-Busch InBev is a publicly traded company (Euronext: ABI) based in Leuven, Belgium, with
secondary listings on the Mexico (MEXBOL: ANB) and South Africa (JSE: ANH) stock exchanges and
with American Depositary Receipts on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: BUD). Our Dream is to
bring people together for a better world. Beer, the original social network, has been bringing people
together for thousands of years. We are committed to building great brands that stand the test of time and
to brewing the best beers using the finest natural ingredients. Our diverse portfolio of well over 500 beer
brands includes global brands Budweiser®, Corona® and Stella Artois®; multi-country brands Beck’s®,
Castle®, Castle Lite®, Hoegaarden® and Leffe®; and local champions such as Aguila®, Antarctica®,
Bud Light®, Brahma®, Cass®, Chernigivske®, Cristal®, Harbin®, Jupiler®, Klinskoye®, Michelob Ultra®,
Modelo Especial®, Quilmes®, Victoria®, Sedrin®, Sibirskaya Korona® and Skol®. Our brewing heritage
dates back more than 600 years, spanning continents and generations. From our European roots at the
Den Hoorn brewery in Leuven, Belgium. To the pioneering spirit of the Anheuser & Co brewery in St.
Louis, US. To the creation of the Castle Brewery in South Africa during the Johannesburg gold rush. To
Bohemia, the first brewery in Brazil. Geographically diversified with a balanced exposure to developed
and developing markets, we leverage the collective strengths of approximately 200,000 employees based
in more than 50 countries worldwide. For 2016, AB InBev’s reported revenue was 45.5 billion USD
(excluding JVs and associates).
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