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 Mar 22 '25
Water for Profits, Not for People: How Big Alcohol is Draining Mexico Dry

The alcohol industry extracts more than 243 million m3 of water annually in Mexico – the equivalent of the water consumption of all ...

Misconduct Report Apr 19 '23
Sweden: Alcohol Contributes to Climate Crisis 

New research findings from Sweden reveal that alcohol accounts for a large part of Sweden’s total climate footprint. Nevertheless, ...

Misconduct Report Nov 15 '22 AB InBev, Heineken
Big Alcohol’s Water Footprint in Mexico: Beer Production Fuels Water, Climate Crisis

Mexico is facing a water crisis with northern parts of the country being acutely affected. For example, record low levels of rainfall in ...

Misconduct Report Aug 18 '22
Alcohol Industry Impact on Food Security in Africa

In this blog post, Brenda exposes how the alcohol industry exploits small holder farmers in Africa. Big Alcohol companies increase ...

Misconduct Report Mar 15 '22
Alcohol Giant Diageo Fined For Climate Regulation Breach

The Scottish Environment Protection Agency found that Diageo has been operating three sites in Scotland without climate regulation permits ...

Misconduct Report Mar 24 '20
Mexico: City Rejects Giant US-Owned Brewery Over Water Shortage

Voters in the Mexican City of Mexicali have rejected a giant US-owned brewery over water shortages concerns in their region. Mexico’s ...

Misconduct Report Feb 21 '20
Global Alcohol Trends of 2019

What do you learn when you spend a year (almost) curating alcohol policy and science news from around the world on a daily basis? In her ...

Misconduct Report Oct 21 '19
Alcohol Production, Consumption Fuels Climate Crisis

According to the BBC climate change food calculator alcohol, particularly beer, fuels climate change. When calculating for emissions from ...