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 Jun 9 '26 AB InBev, Ambev, Diageo, Heineken, Molson Coors
Inside AB InBev’s World Cup Machine: How the World’s Largest Brewer Exploits Football to Maximise Alcohol Sales

The alcohol industry is turning the 2026 FIFA World Cup into the largest marketing offensive in the history of sports, and AB InBev is ...

Misconduct Report Jun 5 '26 AB InBev, Heineken
Bought and Brewed: How the Beer Industry Wants You to Think Beer Is Healthy

Vitamin B6 is in almost everything people eat, and deficiency is rare. A German study, funded by Heineken and AB InBev through a German ...

Misconduct Report May 21 '26 AB InBev, Ambev
Ambev Counts Down to the World Cup. Brazil’s Children Will Pay the Price.

Thirty days out from the 2026 FIFA World Cup, Ambev is escalating massive alcohol marketing fronted by national football icons and centred ...

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 May 8 '26 AB InBev, Ambev, Diageo, Grupo Modelo, Molson Coors
How Big Alcohol Is Using the 2026 World Cup to Push Young People Back to Alcohol

Big Alcohol corporations are turning the 2026 FIFA World Cup into the largest alcohol marketing operation in the history of sport. For ...

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 Apr 21 '26 Heineken
Heineken’s Ghost Operation – How the World’s Second-Largest Brewer Hid a Seven-Year Investment in Iran

Heineken secretly operated in Iran for seven years – and never disclosed the investment in a press release or annual report. The ...

Misconduct Report Apr 1 '26 BrewDog
BrewDog’s ‘Lost Forest’: How a Carbon-Negative Pledge Became an Environmental Liability

The Scottish beer company BrewDog promised to plant three million trees on a Scottish Highland estate and declared itself “carbon ...

Counteraction story Mar 30 '26
New Zealand Communities Lead Resistance to Pro-Industry Alcohol Reforms

Communities across Aotearoa New Zealand are mobilising against a government bill that would weaken local alcohol protections, expand ...