Brewers of Europe launch diversity database DEI | The Brewers of Europe are delighted to announce the launch of the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) database, which will serve as a hub for showcasing best practices from European brewers and value chain partners. This database will allow others within the sector to take inspiration and drive further and more effective uptake of DEI practices across the industry.
BrewDog to expand HR in response to toxic work culture allegations United Kingdom | BrewDog has launched a workplace code, following an independent review into accusations of bullying at the brewery and pub group.
How not to handle a crisis: Mikkeller’s fall from grace Denmark | Perhaps Danish craft brewer Mikkeller should have followed BrewDog’s example, when it too faced accusations of sexism and a toxic culture in May this year. Like BrewDog’s CEO James Watt, Mikkeller’s founder Mikkel Borg Bjergsø should have communicated through traditional media that he was so sorry and would immediately enter into direct talks with his accusers.
BrewDog hit by “toxic culture” accusations United Kingdom | There is trouble brewing at the Scottish punk brewer BrewDog. Some 70 former employees, many of them anonymously under the collective name of Punks with Purpose, posted an open letter on the internet on 9 June 2021. In it they accused the company and its two founders of fostering a personality cult. The signatories allege there was a “toxic attitude” at the company. Some said they had suffered mental illness as a result.
BrewDog and Mikkeller embroiled in the culture wars Europe | Looks like the US culture wars have spread to Europe, turbocharged by social media. BrewDog became the first target. But Danish craft brewer Mikkeller was not far behind. On the morning of 12 June 2021, an anonymous group put up several posters outside Mikkeller’s Copenhagen headquarters and accused the brewer of sexism and racism via an Instagram account.
Craft Brewers’ #MeToo moment USA | Allegations of sexual, racial and other misconduct, which were published on Instagram in May, have rocked the American craft beer industry. They have prompted resignations, firings and promises for change.
