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 Nov 14 '25
Alcohol Industry Group Asobares Pushes for Expanded Late-Night Service Despite Rising Violence

Bogotá’s nightlife is under renewed scrutiny as a series of violent incidents have drawn attention to what happens in the city’s bars ...

Company Oct 22 '25
Central Cervecera de Colombia (CCC)

This company profile of Central Cervecera de Colombia (CCC) reveals the unethical practices of one of the largest beer producers in ...

Company Oct 21 '25
Bavaria

This company profile of Bavaria reveals the unethical practices of Colombia’s largest beer producer. It provides examples of harmful ...

Misconduct Report Sep 9 '25 Fábrica de Licores de Antioquia
FLA dusts off Big Alcohol’s favorite myth – smuggling scare to block Colombia’s tax reform

Fábricas de Licores de Antioquia (FLA) has joined the chorus of industry voices warning that Colombia’s tax reform will “incentivize ...

Misconduct Report Jul 25 '25
Cultural Heritage Hijacked – Alcohol Giant Turns Medellín’s Flower Fair Into an Alcohol Marketing Stage

Community submission: “In Medellín there is a festival called the Flower Fair sponsored by the liquor factory of Antioquia that floods ...

Misconduct Report May 30 '25 Fábrica de Licores de Antioquia
Antioquia Liquor Factory Uses Pregnancy to Promote Alcohol on Social Media

Community Submission: “This company has a history of aggressive and openly misleading advertising. In this case, they use an influencer ...

Misconduct Report Mar 4 '25 Diageo
Colombian Children Targeted by Diageo’s Misleading “Smashed” Program

Diageo’s “Smashed” program is making its way into Colombian schools under the guise of preventing underage alcohol use. As ...

Misconduct Report Nov 25 '24
Exposing Alcohol Industry Penetration of Governments in 24 Jurisdictions Around the World

As part of the International Alcohol Control Study, researchers from 24 jurisdictions assessed alcohol industry penetration and government ...