Is Big Alcohol Doing Well By ‘Doing Good’?
Posted on October 25, 2018 in Africa, Asia-Pacific, Eastern Mediterranean, Europe, The AmericasThe industry actions were conducted disproportionately in regions with high-income countries (Europe and North America), with lower proportions in Latin America, Africa and Asia. Only 27% conformed to recommended WHO target areas for global action to reduce harm due to alcohol. The overwhelming majority (96.8%) of industry actions lacked scientific support and 11.0% had the potential for doing harm.
Alcohol industry CSR activities are unlikely to reduce harm due to alcohol but they do provide commercial strategic advantage while at the same time appearing to have a public health purpose.