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 26 '25
Confronting the Commercial Drivers of NCDs: A Call for Courage, Clarity, and Change

In preparation for the Fourth High-Level Meeting of the UN General Assembly on NCDs and mental health in September 2025, countries, the UN ...

Misconduct Report Mar 2 '25 AB InBev, Bacardi, Heineken
Inside South Africa’s Plan to Raise Alcohol Excise Taxes

South Africa is planning bold steps to better prevent alcohol harm. The government is planning above‐inflation increases in excise duties ...

Misconduct Report Jan 8 '25
A Landmark Victory for Public Health: Brazil’s Tax Reform Targets Alcohol and Other Harmful Products

In mid-December 2024, Brazilian law makers gave the people an early Christmas present: they adopted a historic tax reform. The reform ...

Misconduct Report Oct 22 '23
How Ghana Passed an Ambitious Alcohol Excise Tax Increase and What Comes Next

What makes an advocacy campaign for alcohol excise tax increases successful? In this opinion column, Labram shares his first hand ...

Misconduct Report Jun 14 '23
Strong Support For Alcohol Tax Increases Among World’s Adult Population, International Representative Survey Shows

In 2021-22, the global polling company Gallup conducted an international representative survey of people’s perceptions of ...

Misconduct Report Mar 11 '22
Communities Campaign for Public Health Alcohol Tax in Australia

Australian communities are calling on the government to adopt public health alcohol taxes and to not slash taxes as the Big Alcohol lobby ...

Misconduct Report Mar 8 '21
UK: Government Freezes Alcohol Tax Despite Heavy, Rising Alcohol Burden

The UK government froze the alcohol tax for a second consecutive year. The move prioritizes the profit interests of the alcohol industry at ...

Misconduct Report Oct 16 '20
Alcohol Issues Newsletter – Week 42

Carefully curated alcohol policy news, latest science digest, Big Alcohol revelations, and a Special Feature as well as a new Special Event ...