Anheuser-Busch was again named the No. 1 Beverage Company in the United States in FORTUNE magazine’s “ America’s Most Admired Companies” ranking for 2007. The company ranked first in the industry for each of the eight categories FORTUNE considered, including social responsibility. Each year, FORTUNE surveys 10,000 executives, board members and financial analysts and asks them to evaluate the largest companies in their industries according to eight criteria: quality of products and services, employee talent, quality of management, innovation, social responsibility, financial soundness, long-term investment and use of corporate assets.
During the reporting period a number of Anheuser-Busch facilities were recognized for their outstanding environmental, health and safety performance:
| Recipient |
Award |
Presenting Organization |
| Baldwinsville Brewery Baldwinsville, New York |
Pollution Prevention Award |
Air and Waste Management Association |
Can Plant
Arnold, Missouri
|
Gold Award for Industrial Wastewater Pretreatment Compliance |
Missouri Water Environment Association |
| Cartersville Brewery Cartersville, Georgia |
Wild Turkey Management Award |
Wildlife Habitat Council and the National Wild Turkey Federation |
| Cartersville Brewery Cartersville, Georgia |
· Industrial Facility Gold Award (for 2005 performance)
· Wastewater System Operator Top Op Award |
Georgia Association of Water Professionals |
Columbus Brewery
Columbus, Ohio |
Governor’s Healthy Ohioans, Healthy Worksite Silver Award |
Governor's Office |
Fairfield Brewery
Fairfield, California |
Gold Well Workplace Award |
Wellness Councils of America |
Fort Collins Brewery
Fort Collins, Colorado |
Gold Well Workplace Award |
Wellness Councils of America |
Fort Collins Brewery
Fort Collins, Colorado |
Wildlife at Work(SM) Certification |
Wildlife Habitat Council |
Fort Collins Brewery
Fort Collins, Colorado |
Gold Award |
City of Fort Collins Climate Wise Program |
Houston Brewery
Houston, Texas |
Keep Houston Beautiful Mayor’s Proud Partner Award |
Mayor’s Office |
Houston Brewery
Houston, Texas |
Pretreatment Gold Award |
City of Houston |
| Jacksonville Brewery Jacksonville, Florida |
Gold Well Workplace Award |
Wellness Councils of America |
Jonesboro Rice Mill
Jonesboro, Arkansas |
Pollinator Protection Award for outstanding pollinator practices |
Wildlife Habitat Council and the North American Pollinator Protection Campaign |
Los Angeles Brewery
Los Angeles, California |
California Fit Business Award |
California Task Force on Youth and Workplace Wellness |
Newark Brewery
Newark, New Jersey |
Silver Well Workplace Award |
Wellness Councils of America |
Newark Brewery
Newark, New Jersey |
Beacon for Safety Award (for 2005 performance) |
New Jersey State Safety Council |
Newark Brewery
Newark, New Jersey |
Recognition Award Departments receiving awards:
· Administration
· BOT Engineering
· Brewing
· Operations
· Quality Assurance Citation of Merit:
· Utilities Engineering
|
State of New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development |
Newark Brewery
Newark, New Jersey |
Permit Award of Excellence |
Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission |
SeaWorld San Diego
San Diego, California |
Recycler of the Year Award |
City of San Diego Environmental Services Department |
SeaWorld San Antonio
San Antonio, Texas |
Environmental Excellence Award |
San Antonio Manufacturers Association |
SeaWorld San Antonio
San Antonio, Texas |
Environmental Excellence Award |
San Antonio Water System |
St. Louis Brewery
St. Louis, Missouri
|
Silver Award for Industrial Wastewater Pretreatment Compliance |
Missouri Water Environment Association |
St. Louis Brewery
St. Louis, Missouri |
Pollution Prevention Award for recycling programs |
NAEM |
Williamsburg Brewery
Williamsburg, Virginia |
Recognition for ongoing wellness programs |
Virginia Business Coalition |
Wuhan Brewery
Wuhan, China |
Environmental Goodwill Eagerness Employer Award |
Wuhan Environmental Protection Bureau |
Wuhan Brewery
Wuhan, China |
Cleaning Production Manner Employer Award |
Wuhan Development and Reform Committee and Wuhan Environmental Protection Bureau |
Wuhan Brewery
Wuhan, China |
Safe Production Model Employer Award |
Wuhan Municipal Government |
Wuhan Brewery
Wuhan, China |
Environmental Protection Model Corporation Award |
Wuhan Municipal Government |
The National Safety Council also recognizes employers with lost time injury rates of less than half the average for their industry group (i.e., sites with the same Standard Industrial Classification code). Fifty-nine Anheuser-Busch locations received this Green Cross recognition:
A list of the individual sites receiving each of these recognitions is available for downloading (23k PDF file).
In 2006, the Houston Brewery in Houston, Texas, was selected to receive a Proud Partner Award from the Keep Houston Beautiful Committee for achieving a recycling rate of 99.9 percent. Over the past 30 years, Keep Houston Beautiful has been harnessing the energy of the people to help Houstonians change and improve their communities. The Mayor's Proud Partner Awards single out some of the great accomplishments that have made a positive impact on Houston's environment. 
Virginia Busch, President of SeaWorld & Busch Gardens Conservation Fund, was honored in 2006 with the Wildlife Trust Conservation Award. This recognition is the highest honor given by Wildlife Trust, an international conservation organization that pioneered the innovative field of conservation medicine and works to understand links between ecosystems, wildlife and human health.