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 Apr 12 '23
“Moral Collapse”, “Spineless”, “Gift to Putin”: Alcohol Giant Pernod Ricard Commences Export to Russia, But Swedish Public and Politicians Are Outraged

Pernod Ricard, the owner of the brand Absolut vodka, will start exporting alcohol to Russia again, ending their initial boycott of Russia ...

Misconduct Report May 3 '22 Heineken
Big Alcohol Bets Big on Metaverse to Push Alcohol Availability

Big Alcohol is rapidly expanding into the metaverse to increase alcohol availability and drive consumption for more profit. The alcohol ...

Misconduct Report Nov 11 '21 AB InBev, Bacardi, Heineken
USA: Regulator Puts Big Alcohol on Notice Over Deceptive Marketing Practices

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued over 700 “Notice of Penalty Offenses” to a large number of businesses, includinng many Big ...

Misconduct Report Nov 13 '20
Alcohol Issues Newsletter – Week 46

The weekly Alcohol Issues Newsletter with carefully curated alcohol policy news (from Sweden, Trinidad & Tobago, the USA and the UK), ...

Misconduct Report Oct 12 '20
IOGT-NTO Exposes Big Alcohol’s Trojan Horse: “Farm Sales” Benefit Multinational Alcohol Industry Giants, Not Small Local Producers

A new report from IOGT-NTO warns that it is multinational liquor giants that are pushing to allow “farm sales” of alcohol in ...

Misconduct Report Jun 19 '20
Worldwide Alcohol Policy Newsletter Week 25

Carefully curated highlights from Alcohol Policy News, Latest Science Digest, and Big Alcohol Watch. This week, Alcohol Policy News come ...

Misconduct Report Jun 17 '20
Sweden: IOGT-NTO Exposes Liquor Giant’s New Lobby Front Group

IOGT-NTO, the largest popular movement in Sweden for alcohol prevention, is able to expose that vodka giant The Absolut Company has created ...

Misconduct Report Mar 24 '20
The Story Of Absolut Vodka’s Latest Feminist Effort

Can a “consumer whisperer” be an agent of societal change? Kristina is exploring this question in her latest blog post, as she ...

Misconduct Report Jan 4 '17
Hello 2017! Big Alcohol Has Already Disqualified Itself

The new year is four days old but Big Alcohol has already exposed its true face, and in doing so it has discredited itself and revealed the ...