Anheuser-Busch, the Belgian beer giant, is set to lose its former “perfect rating” from the largest LGBTQ advocacy group following the company’s backtracking on the Bud Light controversy involving ‘transgender influencer’ Dylan Mulvaney.
The Human Rights Campaign (HRC), which rates companies based on their LGBTQ policies through the Corporate Equality Index (CEI), informed Anheuser-Busch of the rating cut in a leaked letter obtained by USA Today.
According to the letter shared with USA Today on May 9, the HRC suspended Anheuser-Busch’s Corporate Equality Index score, which assesses companies on their policies towards LGBTQ employees. Companies that achieve a perfect score in the index’s four criteria, including workplace discrimination protections, inclusive benefits, inclusive culture, and responsible citizenship, receive the “Best Places to Work for LGBTQ+ Equality” seal of approval.
Anheuser-Busch, previously holding a perfect social credit score of 100, has been given 90 days to respond to the letter, or the HRC may further