[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 56 (Wednesday, April 9, 2008)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E554]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




TRIBUTE TO ANHUESER-BUSCH COMPANIES FOR THEIR EXEMPLARY ACHIEVEMENT OF 
   MAKING FORTUNE MAGAZINE'S LIST OF AMERICA'S MOST ADMIRED COMPANIES

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                           HON. WM. LACY CLAY

                              of missouri

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, April 9, 2008

  Mr. CLAY. Madam Speaker, I rise today to pay congratulations to 
Anhueser-Busch Companies for their exemplary achievement in being named 
first among beverage companies in Fortune magazine's America's Most 
Admired Companies. Anhueser-Busch has been headquartered in Saint 
Louis, Missouri, since its establishment in 1860, and has successfully 
served the community since that time. I am proud to represent Anhueser-
Busch's dedicated employees in the Saint Louis community who work hard 
to continually raise the bar for beverage companies worldwide.
  Anhueser-Busch topped Fortune magazine's list of global beverage 
companies for the fifth consecutive year, rating first overall and 
first in eight of the nine categories considered: quality of products 
and services, people management, quality of management, innovation, 
social responsibility, financial soundness, long-term investment, and 
use of corporate assets.
  Anhueser-Busch also has several other distinctions in this global 
list. Among every company surveyed, which was more than 350 global 
companies spanning 26 industries, Anhueser-Busch ranked number one for 
quality of products and services and number two for social 
responsibility. Anheuser-Busch should also be applauded for its efforts 
to promote diversity in its workforce, as well as in the communities 
that it serves. Their commitment to being in the community, as well as 
of the community, has led Anhueser-Busch to support community-based 
organizations in efforts to inform, advance, and sustain their diverse 
communities.
  Contributing to the community and social responsibility have been 
very important actions for Anhueser-Busch since the company's 
beginnings, and the organization has quickly become a global industry 
leader in promoting responsibility. Since 1982, Anheuser-Busch and its 
nationwide network of more than 600 wholesalers have spent more than 
$675 million on developing more than two dozen alcohol awareness and 
education programs and initiatives designed to help prevent all forms 
of alcohol abuse, including illegal underage drinking and drunk 
driving. Working together with parents, educators, State and Federal 
regulators, law enforcement officials, and many others, Anheuser-Busch 
has continued its long-standing commitment to being part of the 
solution to these issues.
  Anheuser-Busch has also dedicated its facilities to operating in a 
sustainable and environmentally responsible manner. At the Saint Louis 
area Anhueser-Busch brewery, more than 99 percent of the solid waste 
that is created is recycled. In addition, brewery water use has been 
cut by nearly 20 percent since 1990 and by more than 7 percent in the 
last 5 years, saving 4.7 billion liters of water.
  In times of crisis for the American people, Anhueser-Busch has 
established a reputation of being part of the recovery by providing a 
helping hand to our friends in their time of need. This tradition of 
giving began in 1906, when Aldolphus Busch donated funds to help San 
Francisco earthquake victims. More recently, Anhueser-Busch has donated 
drinking water and made monetary donations to the American Red Cross to 
aid in hurricane relief efforts in the Gulf Coast in 2005, as well as 
to wildfire relief efforts in California in 2007 and to tornado relief 
efforts in the South earlier this year. Since 1988, Anhueser-Busch has 
provided nearly 63.5 million cans of drinking water to various relief 
efforts.
  From these many examples, it is clear that Anhueser-Busch has 
rightfully earned the distinction of being named first among beverage 
companies as Fortune magazine's America's Most Admired Companies. I am 
proud to have worked directly with the dedicated employees of Anhueser-
Busch in both Saint Louis, Missouri, as well as here in Washington, DC. 
I ask all Members of Congress to join me today in congratulating 
Anhueser-Busch for this extraordinary accomplishment and for their 
continued dedication to serving the American people.

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