Case library

Cases of alcohol industry misconduct from around the world exposing the predatory practices.

A library of all the unethical methods of Big Alcohol – aggressive lobbying, unethical marketing, sabotaging of rules and institutions and much more, all in one place.

Misconduct Report Sep 17 '26 AB InBev, Diageo, Heineken, Pernod Ricard
Ten Countries in Three Months: How Big Alcohol Uses Illicit Trade Fears to Delay and Derail Alcohol Policy

Just in the past three months, alcohol companies and their trade groups have deployed claims of booming illicit alcohol markets in at least ...

Misconduct Report May 18 '26 AB InBev, Ambev, Heineken, Heineken Brazil
Brazil’s Selective Tax Delayed After Beer Industry-Aligned Polling Reaches President Lula’s Advisers

An internal survey by Instituto Locomotiva – with question framing that mirrors the beer industry’s lobbying messaging – has ...

Misconduct Report Apr 29 '26 AB InBev, Ambev, Heineken, Heineken Brazil
Brazilian Beer Industry Lies About Beer Tax While Its Lowest in the Americas

As Brazil discusses alcohol taxes, WHO data shows that the excise tax share on Brazilian beer at 2.28% is the lowest in the Americas ...

Misconduct Report Mar 3 '26 AB InBev, Heineken Beverages SA
How Big Alcohol Stole the Budget: Inside the Industry Campaign That Derailed South Africa’s Alcohol Tax Ambitions

South Africa’s 2026 Budget set alcohol excise at a 3.4% increase – a clear retreat from last year’s above-inflation adjustment and a ...

Misconduct Report Nov 24 '25 AB InBev, Diageo, Heineken
Alcohol Industry Uses Inflated Job Claims and Fake Civil Society to Derail Nigeria’s Sachet Ban

Nigeria’s move to phase out sachet and small-bottle alcohol – formats designed for ultra-availability, low price and youth appeal – ...

Misconduct Report Nov 14 '25
Alcohol Industry Group Asobares Pushes for Expanded Late-Night Service Despite Rising Violence

Bogotá’s nightlife is under renewed scrutiny as a series of violent incidents have drawn attention to what happens in the city’s bars ...

Misconduct Report Oct 6 '25 Diageo
Diageo Exploits Youth Employment Crisis to Rebrand Itself as a “Development Partner” in South Africa

When South Africa’s Deputy Minister of Higher Education, Nomusa Dube-Ncube, appeared alongside Diageo South Africa, ...

Misconduct Report Sep 24 '25
Profit Before Health: Big Alcohol’s Grip on the U.N. NCD Process

The new U.N. political declaration on noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) could have been a turning point for global health. Instead, ...

Misconduct Report Aug 26 '25 Bacardi, Diageo, Pernod Ricard
Industry-Sponsored “Reform” Would Make Alcohol Cheaper in Mexico

The wine and spirits industry is quietly steering Mexico’s alcohol tax debate – and it’s doing so under the guise of policy ...