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 May 6 '20 Carlsberg, Heineken
Big Alcohol Sees Sales Collapse Due To COVID-19

Lockdown measures to reduce the spread of COVID-19 have led to halt on-trade alcohol sales with the closure of bars and restaurants. Now, ...

Misconduct Report Mar 1 '20 AB InBev, Carlsberg, Heineken
Alcohol: Global Health’s Blind Spot

Alcohol control is in dire and urgent need of the strong champions within the UN system afforded to tobacco control. Academics and health ...

Misconduct Report Mar 1 '20 AB InBev, Carlsberg, Heineken
Alcohol: Global Health’s Blind Spot

Alcohol control is in dire and urgent need of the strong champions within the UN system afforded to tobacco control. Academics and health ...

Misconduct Report Nov 17 '19 Carlsberg
Why Big Alcohol Opposes Road Safety in India

India’s Supreme Court ruled to ban the sale of liquor in proximity to major roads to reduce the number of deaths caused by drivers ...

Misconduct Report Nov 14 '19 AB InBev, Carlsberg, Heineken
Big Alcohol Among World’s Top Corporate Plastic Polluters

Volunteers in 51 countries collected plastic waste and global beer manufacturer’s products were identified among the most frequent ...

Misconduct Report Oct 30 '19 AB InBev, Carlsberg
India: Big Alcohol Price Cartel Exposed

The investigations unit of India’s Competition Commission has exposed a Big Alcohol Price Cartel in the country. According to ...

Misconduct Report May 29 '19 Carlsberg, Heineken
Norway: Pension Fund Divests from Alcohol Industry

KLP, Norway’s largest pension fund, will no longer invest in alcohol manufacturers and gambling companies. As a first step they recently ...

Misconduct Report Apr 24 '19 Carlsberg
Nepal: Supreme Court Rejects Alcohol Ads Ban

Nepal’s Supreme Court rejected a petition demanding a ban on the production and advertisement of alcohol products. The petitioner ...

Misconduct Report Apr 28 '17 Carlsberg
Probably Illegal: Carlsberg Violates French Law

A new study entitled “Foul Play: Alcohol Marketing During UEFA Euro 2016” shows that Carlsberg chose to ignore the spirit of ...