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 10 '15
Contradictions and Dangers in Marketing Alcohol To Prevent Cancer

There is strong and growing evidence of alcohol as a contributing cause of several types of cancer, including breast cancer. Despite this ...

Misconduct Report May 29 '15
TTIP: Deregulatory Desires Of Big Alcohol

An analysis of how the alcohol industry uses TTIP negotiations to undermine progressive and evidence-based alcohol policies in both the ...

Misconduct Report Feb 11 '15
Investigating TTIP: International Trade Law, Health Systems And Public Health

Free trade agreements (FTAs) have the declared aim of seeking to increase global trade and promote economic growth. Historically, economic ...

Misconduct Report Sep 26 '14
USA: Big Alcohol Dependent on Heavy Users

Analysis shows how heavily dependent the alcohol industry is on heavy alcohol users. If the top 10% of alcohol consumers would be induced ...

Misconduct Report Jun 7 '14
The Alcohol Industry and the World Cup in Brazil

The author explores how the alcohol industry seeks to determine alcohol policies through the case study of the ban on alcohol selling and ...

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 ...

Misconduct Report Feb 13 '13
Profits And Pandemics: Prevention Of Harmful Effects Of Tobacco, Alcohol, Ultra-Processed Food Industries

Despite the common reliance on industry self-regulation and public–private partnerships, there is no evidence of their effectiveness or ...

Misconduct Report Jun 27 '12
Manufacturing Epidemics: Role Of Global Producers In Increased Consumption Of Unhealthy Commodities

The rate of increase in consumption of “unhealthy commodities” is fastest in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), with little or ...

Misconduct Report Jan 14 '09
Impact of Alcohol Promotions on Adolescent Alcohol Use

This review found consistent evidence to link alcohol advertising with the uptake of alcohol use among non-alcohol using young people, and ...