Leffe

Is Leffe an ethical beer, lager and cider brand?

Within The Good Shopping Guide’s Ethical Beer, Lager and Cider sector, Leffe is a below benchmark brand due to its low score.

Despite not yet meeting our minimum ethical benchmark, we still recommend that Leffe applies for Ethical Accreditation. The Good Shopping Guide would provide it with an evaluation and some advice on how to make some ethical improvements.

To find out how other brands within the Ethical Beer, Lager and Cider sector compare against Leffe, you can visit the Beer, Lager and Cider Ethical Ratings Table. Our Ratings Table can help you to find out more about the criteria that a brand has to meet to achieve meeting our minimum ethical benchmark.

The Good Shopping Guide suggests that all brands with a below benchmark score follow the example set by our top-rated brands and introduce more sustainable protocols.

What does Leffe receive a top rating for?

Leffe is awarded with a top rating from The Good Shopping Guide for our Nuclear Power, Fossil Fuels and Armaments research categories due to a lack of negative records.

What scores does Leffe need to work on?

In recent election cycles, Leffe’s parent company AB InBev has donated over $3.9m which goes against The Good Shopping Guide’s criteria. Because of this, Leffe receives a bottom score for our Political Donations category.

What can Leffe do to improve its score? 

Leffe’s low score within The Good Shopping Guide’s Ethical Beer, Lager and Cider sector is the result of a calculation of multiple ethical criteria.

In order to see its score improve, The Good Shopping Guide recommends that Leffe applies for Ethical Accreditation. By applying, Leffe would receive some advice on how to work on its bottom scores which could help it see its position rise on the Beer, Lager and Cider Ethical Ratings Table.

Would your Beer, Lager and Cider brand benefit from Ethical Accreditation? The Good Shopping Guide’s Ratings Tables can show you which other brands within the Ethical Beer, Lager and Cider sectors have achieved our ethics and sustainability certification. If you would like some more information on how your brand can cut through the greenwash, contact us or complete a rapid initial sustainability assessment form.