Boston Beer Company
Brewer
The largest USA-owned beer company. Its Samuel Adams branded beer is brewed in their own brewery, and by contract brewers. Distributed in Australia by Coca-Cola Amatil.

Overall

Owned USA
Rating F
About the Ratings
Boston Beer Company Inc
USA

Company Assessment

(Last updated Mar 2024)
Boston Beer Company Inc
Criticism
F grade for plastic pollution
As You Sow's 2020 report, Waste and Opportunity, ranks companies on plastic packaging pollution. The study measures the progress of 50 large companies in the beverage, quick-service restaurant, consumer packaged goods, and retail sectors on six core pillars where swift action is needed to reduce plastic pollution: 1) Packaging Design, 2) Reusable Packaging, 3) Recycled Content, 4) Packaging Data Transparency, 5) Support for Recycling, and 6) Producer Responsibility. This company received a grade of F
9/100 S&P Global ESG Score
This company received an S&P Global ESG Score of 9/100 in the Insurance category of the S&P Global Corporate Sustainability Assessment, an annual evaluation of companies' sustainability practices (last updated 23 Sep 2022). The rankings are based on an analysis of corporate economic, environmental and social performance, assessing issues such as corporate governance, risk management, environmental reporting, climate strategy, human rights and labour practices.
JUST Capital ranking
JUST Capital polls Americans every year to identify the issues that matter most in defining just business behaviour. For their 2024 rankings the public identified 20 issues, which are organised under the headings Workers, Communities, Customers, Shareholders and Environment. JUST Capital then define metrics that map to those issues and track and analyse the largest, publicly traded U.S. companies. This analysis powers their rankings, in which this company ranked 776th of 937 companies, and 28th of 32 Food, Beverage & Tobacco companies.
CDP Climate Change score of D
In 2023, the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) asked companies to provide data about their efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and mitigate climate change risk. Responding companies are scored across four key areas: disclosure; awareness; management; and leadership. This company received a CDP Climate Change score of D.
Source: CDP (2023)
Information
CEO Pay Ratio of 60:1
In 2022 the median pay for a worker at this company was US$80,335. The CEO was paid 60 times this amount. Exorbitant CEO pay is a major contributor to rising inequality. CEOs are getting more because of their power to set pay, not because they are increasing productivity or possess specific, high-demand skills. The economy would suffer no harm if CEOs were paid less (or taxed more). In contrast, the CEO-to-typical-worker compensation ratio was 20-to-1 in 1965 and 58-to-1 in 1989.
Modern Slavery statement
California, the UK and Australia have all enacted legislation requiring companies operating within their borders to disclose their efforts to eradicate modern slavery from their operations and supply chains. Follow the link to see this company's disclosure statement.

Company Details

Type:
Public company
Revenue:
513 million USD (2011)
Employees:
840 (2011)

Contact Details

Address:
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Website:
www.bostonbeer.com

Products / Brands

Boston Beer Company / CCEP Australia (distributor)
Angry Orchard Cider
Samuel Adams Beer (imported)

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