On November 24, “2020 Fortune Global 500 Summit” was held grandly in Peninsula Hotel Beijing. For the release of the new Global 500 list and to mark the 30th anniversary and special achievement of business success, FORTUNE held the World 500 Summit in China, bringing together senior leaders of global 500 companies and business elites, to discuss current world economic trends and hot topics. Business elites gathered at the summit, including Li Daokui, Dean of the Chinese Academy of Economic Thought and Practice/Co-president of the International Institution of Government and Market Economics, Tsinghua University, Tianshu Liao, Chairman/Managing Director/global senior partner, Boston Consulting Group China, Mr. Song Zhiping, President of China Listed Companies Association and Chairman of China Enterprise Reform and Development Research Association, as well as senior executives of Fortune 500 companies such as Walmart, Schneider, PetroChina, Everbright group, etc..

Budweiser is again on the Fortune global 500 list for its significant contribution to today's world economy and its commitment to sustainable development, and Jan Craps, Co-Chair & CEO of Budweiser APAC, was invited to attend the summit to accept the award and make topic sharing of sustainability. The forum focused on the theme of Prevailing amid crisis, preparing for the future, the distinguished guests jointly discussed in depth the wisdom of Fortune 500 enterprises and entrepreneurs in coping with changes in a special period, as well as some important topics including innovation, sustainable development and AI.

Jan shared with the guests the Budweiser’s concept and model of sustainable development, and how to jointly face the severe challenges of energy, food, climate and public health through innovation and win-win cooperation on the path of sustainable development, “sustainability is our business and more than ever. At Budweiser APAC, sustainability is embedded within our procurement function, which has enabled us to take a very pragmatic, action-oriented approach to sustainability. We believe our approach to sustainability goes beyond being efficient, it’s about being effective - focusing on how we can be resourceful to deliver sustainable impact at the local level by leveraging our core competencies and investing where it will deliver most value for our communities and our business. ” said by Mr. Jan Craps. He also highlighted our smart agriculture, green logistics, and Yushuo’s reusing retired batteries of vehicles for storing energy, as our good innovation examples on sustainable development.

Clay Chandler, Executive Editor of FORTUNE Asia (online), and Derek Zhang, Chief Editor of Fortune China jointly presented the award to Budweiser

Budweiser's concept of sustainable development and unswerving efforts impressed the guests, and our advanced cases in innovation and cross-border cooperation gave them a lot of inspiration. In the future, Budweiser will continue to spare no effort to practice sustainable development and bring people together for a better world.