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 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 ...

Misconduct Report Nov 21 '24 Diageo
Diageo Ireland: Marketing Disguised as Community Support

Diageo Ireland, like many global alcohol corporations, frequently portrays itself as a champion of community well-being through corporate ...

Misconduct Report Oct 9 '24
Dark Apps: How Alcohol Industry Funded Digital Tools Function As Covert Marketing Channels

This study examined the information accuracy and framing, behaviour change techniques, and functions of alcohol-industry-funded digital ...

Misconduct Report Mar 29 '23
Study Shows Very Low Knowledge About Link Between Low-Dose Alcohol Use and Breast Cancer in Ireland

This study examined factors related to awareness of the association between alcohol use and breast cancer risk. Given that two in every ten ...

Misconduct Report Feb 1 '23
Denormalising Alcohol Industry Activities in Schools

Children’s education and lives should be protected from the harmful influence of commercial interests. Yet the global alcohol ...

Misconduct Report Jun 4 '21
Guinness Branded Alcohol Marketing During the 2019 Rugby Six Nations Championship

This study found that during the 15 games of the 2019 Guinness Six Nations Championship, Guinness-related branding (‘Guinness’ and the ...

Misconduct Report May 5 '20
News Media and the Influence of the Alcohol Industry

News coverage of alcohol warning labels with a cancer message was more supportive in Canada than Ireland, where alcohol industry ...

Misconduct Report Mar 13 '19
Analyzing Alcohol Industry CSR Organizations

There are concerns about the accuracy of the health information provided by alcohol industry (AI)-funded organisations and about their ...

Misconduct Report Nov 10 '17
OECD Health At A Glance 2017

While smoking rates continue to decline, there has been little success in tackling obesity and alcohol harm, and air pollution is often ...