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 16 '25
Exposed: Why In-Store Marketing Matters for Big Alcohol

Alcohol companies are turning to in-store marketing to boost sales. Retail ad agency Smart Media highlights how point-of-sale tactics ...

Misconduct Report Apr 10 '25 AB InBev, Asahi, Carlsberg, Heineken
England, UK: Evidence Shows Alcohol Taxes Work

New alcohol duty rules introduced in August 2023 are reshaping the UK’s alcohol market. Under the improved structure, taxes are now based ...

Misconduct Report Mar 25 '25
New Study Reveals Zero-Alcohol Products Prompt Adolescents to Think of Alcohol

This online study examined whether adolescents implicitly categorise images of zero-alcohol drinks as alcoholic beverages. The study shows ...

Misconduct Report Mar 24 '25
New Study: Alcohol Policies to Prevent NCDs Generate Positive Societal Impacts Immediately

Researchers reviewed 49 interventions previously established as cost-effective to identify the earliest possible detectable effect on ...

Misconduct Report Mar 14 '25
Spain: Government Approves New Law on Preventing Under-Age Alcohol Use

The Spanish Council of Ministers has approved the Law on the Prevention of Alcohol Consumption in Minors. This bill will now move to ...

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 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 Sep 20 '24
Prime Minister Makes Alcohol Priority Area for Action to Prevent Gender-Based Violence in Australia

After months of community action and campaigning to address the role of alcohol in the crisis of violence against women in Australia, the ...

Misconduct Report May 14 '24
Canadian Government Receives Failing Grade for Lack of Evidence-Based Alcohol Policies

The purpose of this study is to use the results of the 3rd CAPE to characterize current Canadian federal alcohol policies and to assess ...