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 30 '26 Bacardi, Heineken, Suntory
How the Alcohol Industry Opened TikTok to Marketing That Reaches Young People

Alcohol companies have moved onto TikTok with influencer videos, celebrity campaigns and branded soap operas. The industry’s own ...

Misconduct Report Sep 17 '26 AB InBev, Diageo, Heineken, Pernod Ricard
Ten Countries in Three Months: How Big Alcohol Uses Illicit Trade Fears to Delay and Derail Alcohol Policy

Just in the past three months, alcohol companies and their trade groups have deployed claims of booming illicit alcohol markets in at least ...

Misconduct Report Aug 30 '26 AB InBev, Bacardi, Heineken
Nigeria Launches New National Alcohol Policy

The Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare has launched the Nigeria Alcohol Policy and Multisectoral Implementation Plan ...

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 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 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 Mar 24 '26 Ambev, Heineken Brazil
Brazil’s Beer Industry Is Losing Young Consumers – and Spending Billions to Win Them Back

Beer consumption in Brazil fell 5% in 2025 – the largest reduction in over a decade – and the industry’s own trade body says ...