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 Sep 5 '25
White House and Industry Allies Suppress Landmark Study on Alcohol and Cancer

A major U.S. government study confirming the link between alcohol and cancer has been buried by the Trump administration, despite being ...

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 Jul 1 '25
New Study Exposes Big Alcohol’s Pollution Pathway From Fueling Misinformation to Harm

This paper provides a snapshot of the alcohol industry’s tactics for influencing policy and polluting public discourse. The alcohol ...

Misconduct Report Jul 1 '25
New Study Exposes Big Alcohol’s Pollution Pathway From Fueling Misinformation to Harm

This paper provides a snapshot of the alcohol industry’s tactics for influencing policy and polluting public discourse. The alcohol ...

Misconduct Report May 14 '25
Big Alcohol’s Deception at the UN: How the IARD Hijacked a Global Health Forum to Spread Lies

At the UN Multistakeholder Hearing on NCDs, civil society came together to highlight how NCDs and major risk factors, including alcohol ...

Misconduct Report Apr 29 '25
Vietnam: Alcohol Excise Tax Increase Risks Getting Delayed Until 2027

Vietnam’s Ministry of Finance proposes delaying the Special Consumption Tax (SCT) increase on alcohol and beer from 2026 to 2027, ...

Misconduct Report Apr 1 '25 AB InBev, Asahi, Bacardi, Carlsberg, Diageo, Heineken, Kirin, Molson Coors, Pernod Ricard, Suntory
IARD Exploits Decline In Youth Alcohol Use to Whitewash Industry Image

The International Alliance for Responsible Drinking (IARD) – the alcohol industry’s global mouthpiece – has released a new report ...

Misconduct Report Oct 18 '24
Exposed: Some U.S. Congress Members Interfere Against Independent Alcohol Research

Recent reporting has revealed that some U.S. Congress members are pushing to halt a federal health study on alcohol’s harmful ...

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 ...