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May 19, 2022 /3BL media/ – The World Environment Center was proud to present its 38th Gold Medal in International Corporate Achievement in Sustainable Development (AB InBev) to Anheuser-Busch InBev, the world’s top brewer. Michel Doukeris, CEO of AB InBev, received the Gold Medal Award at an in-person ceremony at Washington DC’s Planet Word on Wednesday May 18, 2022.
The Gold Medal Award is given annually to a company that has integrated sustainability into their business practices, provided innovative solutions to critical environmental or social challenges, and demonstrated global leadership in accelerating progress toward a sustainable world. A Gold Medal Jury, made up of internationally recognized sustainability experts, selects the Gold Medalist from among the nominated companies that applied for the Award.
The Gold Medal Jury selected AB InBev for its strong sustainability track record, ambitious promises, and focused ESG strategy that aims to create shared prosperity throughout its value chain. The Jury recognized AB InBev’s ability to create impact beyond its operations through its 2025 Sustainability goals and ambition to achieve net-zero across its value chain by 2040. Its engagement with suppliers, business partners, and consumers to scale its impact. And its commitment to innovation through the award winning 100+ Accelerator Program.
Gold Medal Jury Chair Linda Fisher, former Vice President & Chief Sustainability Officer of DuPontI, speaking on behalf of the Jury to thank AB InBev, for its thoughtful approach towards sustainability. AB InBev has shown its commitment to renewable energy and water stewardship. These commitments, combined with a global supply network, have a profound and positive impact on sustainability around the globe.
We are honored and humbled to have received the 2022 Gold Medal Award for International Corporate Achievements in Sustainable Development. Beer is inclusive, natural, and local. We envision a more sustainable future. This award recognizes our ambition in sustainability. I want to thank my team for their dedication as we continue to dream big and create a future with more cheers. Michel Doukeris is Chief Executive Officer at AB InBev.
We congratulate AB InBev and salute the companys commitment to sustainable development, said WEC President & CEO Glenn Prickett. We hope that the recognition of AB InBev’s leadership with the Gold Medal Award will encourage other companies to take a higher level in their commitment to sustainability, especially in these difficult times.
WEC hosted the annual WEC Gold Medal Symposium prior to the award ceremony. This year, the symposium was focused on the theme Leadership for a Sustainable Future: Building the Next Generation Business Today. Ezgi Barrcenas, Chief Sustainable Officer, AB InBev, and Thomas L. Friedman (Foreign Affairs Columnist, The New York Times) were featured panelists.
About the Gold MedalThe World Environment Centers Gold Medal Award for International Corporate Achievement in Sustainable Development was established in 1995 to recognize industry efforts in global environmental excellence. Recent recipients of the WEC Gold Medal Award are Microsoft (2021), the Ford Motor Company (2020), Trane Technologies (formerly Ingersoll Rand; 2019), Ecolab, (2018), HP Inc. (2017), Jacobs formerly CH2M (2016), SC Johnson (2015), Unilever (2013), IBM (2012), Nestl (2011), Wal-Mart Stores (2010), The Coca-Cola Company (2009), and Marks & Spencer (2008).
The Gold Medal Jury, which is independent from WEC and its programs is made up of international leaders from academia and government, non-governmental organisations, and retired professionals in the industry.
About the World Environment CenterThe World Environment Center promotes sustainable development through corporate business practices. WEC is based in Washington, D.C., with offices in Europe, Latin America, and the United States. It creates business solutions through executive roundstables on key sustainability issues, builds capacity for small businesses in emerging markets, as well as honoring industry excellence with its annual Gold Medal Award. WEC is a non-profit, independent organization. Visit www.weece.org for more information. www.wec.org.
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