Beer & A Better World - Anheuser-Busch InBev

Community
A key objective for Labatt is to create value
for shareholders and stakeholders, especially
our employees and the communities in which
we operate. We are proud of the positive and
meaningful impact our business has, in particular
through our significant capital expenditures.
Besides paying taxes and excise duties, we are
improving our production facilities, modernizing
logistics and commercial investments, and creating
jobs. By constantly improving our operations,
we aspire to continue creating new jobs, improving
economic standards and adding value to the
communities in which we live and work.
In 2008 and 2009, Labatt invested more than
$6.2 million CDN in projects designed to improve
safety and environmental performance.
Environmental projects included:
• The London, Ontario, brewery reduced total
electrical consumption by 7.33 percent in
the first half of 2009, thereby saving nearly
$60,000 CDN a year. Half of that savings
came from a project to install energyefficient
lighting.
• A project at the Montreal, Quebec, brewery
that recovers heat from the wort boiling
process and reuses it.
• An upgraded system designed to treat effluent
pH at the Hamilton, Ontario, brewery.
Safety-related projects included:
• A national project to improve palletizer
and depalletizer safety systems.
• Installation of improved gas detection
systems in the Montreal brewery and
•
ventilation systems in the Edmonton,
Alberta, and Hamilton, Ontario, breweries.
A chip hoist at the brewery in St. John’s,
Newfoundland, designed to reduce manual
chip-handling.
Additional economic benefits generated by
Labatt included:
• More than $481 million CDN in federal, provincial
and excise taxes in 2009.
• More than $237 million CDN annually in wages
in 2009, employing about 3,000 people and
generating approximately 82,000 indirect
jobs across Canada.
• More than $1.04 billion CDN spent on goods
and services in 2009.
Giving back
In addition to investing in our facilities, we also
contribute to our communities, recognizing that
giving back is a key element of a sustainable
approach to our business.
• In the past two years, Labatt invested more
than $25.1 million CDN in the Canadian
communities in which we operate through
sponsorships and charitable donations. As
part of our philanthropic efforts, the company
also encourages employee volunteerism and
recognizes employee community involvement
through initiatives such as the Labatt
Employee Matching Gift Program.
Winning with integrity
In 2008 and 2009, Labatt also reinforced our
global company’s Code of Business Conduct and
Ethics. This included an expansion of an online
and telephone-based tool to report suspected
code violations and a Web-based training tool
Key Brands:
National Domestic Brands
l Budweiser
l Bud Light
l Alexander
Keith’s
l Labatt Blue
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Regional Domestic Brands
l Kokanee
International Premium Brands
l Stella Artois
l Stella Artois
Légère
l Bud Light Lime
l Lakeport
l Leffe
l Beck’s
l Hoegaarden