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 May 8 '26 AB InBev, Ambev, Diageo, Grupo Modelo, Molson Coors
How Big Alcohol Is Using the 2026 World Cup to Push Young People Back to Alcohol

Big Alcohol corporations are turning the 2026 FIFA World Cup into the largest alcohol marketing operation in the history of sport. For ...

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 ...

Counteraction story Mar 30 '26
New Zealand Communities Lead Resistance to Pro-Industry Alcohol Reforms

Communities across Aotearoa New Zealand are mobilising against a government bill that would weaken local alcohol protections, expand ...

Misconduct Report Mar 10 '26 Diageo
Diageo Created a Lemonade to Sell Whisky Where Whisky Ads Are Illegal 

Diageo created a non-alcoholic lemonade with no purpose other than to advertise Johnnie Walker whisky in a country where advertising whisky ...

Misconduct Report Feb 27 '26 Ginebra San Miguel, San Miguel, San Miguel Brewery Inc.
Targeting Gen Z: The Philippine Alcohol Industry’s Youth Recruitment Strategy

The Philippine alcohol industry is running a coordinated campaign to recruit Gen Z consumers – using flavored products, influencer ...

Counteraction story Oct 21 '25
Community Action Stops “Santubong” Beer After Cultural Backlash

A Malaysian craft beer named Santubong was pulled from sale after public backlash exposed its producer for exploiting a cherished Sarawak ...

Misconduct Report Sep 22 '25 AB InBev
AB InBev Facing Fraud Probe in South Korea Over Alleged Tax Evasion and Shell Company Scheme

AB InBev, the world’s largest beer producer, is facing serious allegations of misconduct – this time in South Korea. Its local ...

Misconduct Report Aug 21 '25 Bacardi, Brown-Forman, Diageo
Big Alcohol Captures Health Policy in New Zealand – Internal Files Show Corporate Access, Pressure, and Policy Dilution

Leaked documents reveal New Zealand’s health ministry giving alcohol lobbyists – including Diageo, Bacardi and Brown-Forman – a ...

Company Aug 14 '25
Distilleries Company of Sri Lanka

TThis company profile of Distilleries Company of Sri Lanka PLC reveals the unethical practices of one of the largest alcohol producers in ...