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 Jul 28 '25
Big Alcohol In Disguise: How Mexico’s New “Moderate Consumption” Alliance Follows Big Alcohol’s Playbook

Big Alcohol launched a new so-called “moderate consumption” alliance in Mexico. This story exposes how it set up to follow Big ...

Misconduct Report Jan 15 '24 AB InBev
Novel Insights Into Big Alcohol’s Lobbying Footprint in the United States

This study shows how comparing the lobbying practices of different health harmful industry, including Big Alcohol, offers a deeper ...

Misconduct Report Jan 15 '24 AB InBev
Novel Insights Into Big Alcohol’s Lobbying Footprint in the United States

This study shows how comparing the lobbying practices of different health harmful industry, including Big Alcohol, offers a deeper ...

Misconduct Report Oct 11 '23 AB InBev, Heineken
Heineken Exposed for ‘Slave Labor’ Practices in Brazil

Brazilian brewery Kaiser, which is owned by Heineken, has been added to the government’s list of companies responsible for labor ...

Misconduct Report Dec 9 '22
Behind the Bar: The Exploitation of Beer Girls in Asia and Africa

In bars from Phnom Penh to Kampala, young women known as “beer girls” are deployed by Big Alcohol to drive sales—often at the cost of ...

Misconduct Report Nov 25 '22 Heineken
Sales over Safety of Girls? The Alcohol Industry’s Exploitation of “Beer Promotion Girls”

November 25 is a great opportunity to remember that the unethical practices of alcohol companies, such as Heineken, are not normal, and ...

Misconduct Report Nov 17 '22 AB InBev
World Cup Organizers Relocate Beer Outlets, Annoy FIFA and Alcohol Sponsor AB InBev

An order has come through from the highest levels of the Qatari state to move away the Budweiser-branded beer tents from near the stadiums. ...

Misconduct Report Jul 19 '22
Sexualized Alcohol Marketing Increases Risk for Sexual Exploitation in Nigeria

This study found that the alcohol industry‘s strategy of using young women to promote beer in Benin City, Nigeria ...

Misconduct Report Jul 19 '22
Sexualized Alcohol Marketing Increases Risk for Sexual Exploitation in Nigeria

This study found that the alcohol industry‘s strategy of using young women to promote beer in Benin City, Nigeria ...