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.

UK: Big Alcohol Earns £11bn From Higher Risk Alcohol Use Yearly, Government Action Needed

43.4% of all revenue the alcohol industry earns in the UK comes from higher risk alcohol consumption – i.e. alcohol intake exceeding ...

Carlsberg, Heineken

Exposed: Beer Giants Keep Funding Myanmar Military Junta

Alcohol industry giantsare funding Myanmar Junta’s atrocities through taxes, accordig to new revelations. Justice For Myanmar has exposed ...

Sri Lanka: Cheating Alcohol Companies Lose Licenses to Operate

The Excise Department has announced the suspension of licenses for five liquor manufacturing companies due to their failure to settle tax ...

WHO Europe and IARC Issue Joint Statement to European Parliament on Link Between Alcohol and Cancer

WHO Regional Director for Europe Dr Hans Henri P. Kluge and Director of the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) Dr Elisabete ...

Australia: Alcohol Companies Use Misleading Labeling

Alcohol companies are misleading people with ‘low sugar’ labels. A natioanlly representative poll exposed how alcohol companies use ...

Latvia: Parliament Is Making Alcohol Policy the Priority It Should Be, Alcohol Tax on Government Agenda

The Parliament in Latvia is set to debate how to reduce alcohol use and harm in the country. After a long break, the Saeima will discuss ...

New BMJ Series on Health Taxes Highlights Potential of Alcohol Taxation

In the October 2023 – Volume 8 – Supplement 8 “WHO: Health Taxes” issue the BMJ Global has released a total of 15 ...

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 ...

Reviewing the Evidence and Dispelling the Myths about Alcohol (and other Health) Taxes

This article presents current evidence on taxation as a proven tool to discourage the consumption of harmful products (tobacco, alcohol, ...

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