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.

Finland: People Want Public Interest, Not Alcohol Lobby to Inform Alcohol Policy Making

People in Finland are well aware of the strong influence that the trade sector in general and the alcohol industry in particular are having ...

Finland: Alcohol Sales Fall as Affordability Declines

Alko, the government-run alcohol retail monopoly of Finland, reports that alcohol sales fell by almost 12% in 2022 compared to 2021. ...

Alcohol Industry Arguments for Worsening Alcohol Policy in Finland

The findings identified three main arguments used on Twitter by the alcohol industry to influence the reform of the Finnish alcohol law ...

Why Alcohol Use Is Rising during the Coronavirus Pandemic

A study published in the Alcohol and Alcoholism Journal by Oksanen and colleagues explored people’s alcohol use early on in the ...

Regulating Alcohol Marketing on Social Media: Finnish Case Study

The social media regulation in the Finnish 2015 amendment has had an impact on alcohol brands’ social media content, but it has not ...

Week #47 Global Alcohol Policy Round-Up

The Week #47 Global Alcohol Policy Round-Up contains alcohol policy updates about Finland and alcohol harm in workplaces, South Korea and ...

Alcohol Industry Strategies to Influence the Reform of the Finnish Alcohol Law

The results suggest that the involvement of the alcohol industry in political decision-making following Finland’s EU membership has given ...

Baltics: The Beer Tax War

The alcohol tax war has led Latvia to cut alcohol taxes following Estonia’s move in slashing 25% of the alcohol tax. However, in the ...

Week #26 Global Alcohol Policy Round-Up

Welcome to another week of carefully curated alcohol policy news, latest science updates, exposing Big Alcohol, and a new blog post from ...

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