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 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 ...

Misconduct Report Aug 21 '25 Bacardi, Brown-Forman, Diageo
Big Alcohol Captures Health Policy in New Zealand – Internal Files Show Corporate Access, Pressure, and Policy Dilution

Leaked documents reveal New Zealand’s health ministry giving alcohol lobbyists – including Diageo, Bacardi and Brown-Forman – a ...

Misconduct Report Aug 20 '25 Diageo, EABL, Kenya Wine Agencies Limited (KWAL)
EABL and Allies Resist Advance Excise Duty, Undermining Fair Taxation in Kenya

The Alcoholic Beverages Association of Kenya (ABAK), which represents the country’s largest alcohol producers – including East African ...

Misconduct Report Apr 28 '25 Diageo, EABL
Exposing the Lies: Big Alcohol’s Campaign to Block Uganda’s Life-Saving Tax Initiative

The alcohol industry in Uganda is once again misleading the public – this time by exaggerating the effects of a proposed excise duty ...