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 Oct 27 '16
Big Alcohol Relies on Heavy Users For Their Profits

Analysis of data collected in the International Alcohol Control study and used to estimate how much heavier alcohol consumption occasions ...

Misconduct Report Oct 6 '16
UK: Alcohol Sold At Pocket Money Prices

Research released in the United Kingdom today shows there is an abundance of high strength alcohol sold for pocket money prices in shops ...

Misconduct Report Apr 21 '16
Diageo: Lobbying To Lower Liquor Tax

Diageo: Lobbying to lower liquor tax Diageo, the world’s largest liquor producer, is lobbying the government in Mexico aggressively to ...

Misconduct Report Jan 11 '16 AB InBev
European Commission Exposes AB InBev Tax Scheme

Accusations Made Of Illegal Tax Breaks Involving World’s Largest Beer Maker, AB ...

Misconduct Report Jul 20 '15
Why Alcohol Taxes Will Not Finance Development Post-2015

Reflections from Addis Ababa and the financing for development conference: why was alcohol taxation not taken up, despite civil society ...

Misconduct Report Apr 17 '15
Alcohol Control Policies in African Countries: Opportunities for Improvement

The negative correlation between policy restrictiveness and alcohol consumption among alcohol users suggests the need for stronger alcohol ...

Misconduct Report Sep 26 '14
USA: Big Alcohol Dependent on Heavy Users

Analysis shows how heavily dependent the alcohol industry is on heavy alcohol users. If the top 10% of alcohol consumers would be induced ...

Misconduct Report Aug 30 '12
Big Alcohol And Hong Kong’s Zero Wine And Beer Tax

The researchers’ findings suggest that the success of aggressive industry lobbying coupled with the absence of robust public health ...

Misconduct Report Aug 30 '12
Big Alcohol And Hong Kong’s Zero Wine And Beer Tax

The researchers’ findings suggest that the success of aggressive industry lobbying coupled with the absence of robust public health ...