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 Apr 2 '18
Policy Approaches for Regulating Alcohol Marketing in a Global Context

The purpose of this review is to discuss, in the context of the expansion of transnational alcohol corporations and harms associated with ...

Misconduct Report Mar 17 '18
On the Bottle: Health Labelling and the WTO Technical Barriers to Trade Agreement

This article reviews the minutes of the meetings of the World Trade Organization’s Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) (from ...

Misconduct Report Jan 18 '18
The Role of the Alcohol Industry in Policy Interventions for Alcohol-Impaired Driving

Three general conclusions are derived from the evidence presented in this paper. First, some of the industry’s promotional activities, ...

Misconduct Report Jan 18 '18
The Role of the Alcohol Industry in Policy Interventions for Alcohol-Impaired Driving

The finding of this research reinforce recent concerns expressed by NGOs, the scientific community, and international health agencies in ...

Misconduct Report Oct 17 '17
The Use of Complexity Arguments by Alcohol and Other Health Harmful Industries 

The researchers analysed alcohol, food, soda and gambling industry documents and websites and minutes of reports of relevant health select ...

Misconduct Report Oct 27 '16
Big Alcohol Relies on Heavy Users For Their Profits

Analysis of data collected in the International Alcohol Control study and used to estimate how much heavier alcohol consumption occasions ...

Misconduct Report Jun 10 '16
Effects of Alcohol Marketing and Media Portrayals on Consumption and Cognition

Viewing alcohol advertisements (but not alcohol portrayals) may increase immediate alcohol consumption by small amounts, equivalent to ...

Misconduct Report Mar 10 '16
Evaluation of Alcohol Industry’s Actions to Reduce Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol Globally

This study found that the vast majority of the alcohol industry’s actions to reduce driving under the influence of alcohol does not ...

Misconduct Report Jul 4 '13
The Illusion of Righteousness: Corporate Social Responsibility Practices of the Alcohol Industry

This study identified three CSR tactics employed by the alcohol companies which are closely tied in with the industry’s underlying ...