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 1 '25 AB InBev
Unmasking Itself: Big Alcohol Cuts DEI Programmes

Major alcohol corporations in the U.S. have rolled back Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) programmes. These are moves to carry favor ...

Misconduct Report Apr 3 '23 AB InBev, Bacardi
Canada: Big Alcohol Derailed Planned Alcohol Tax Increase While New Report Details High Alcohol Harm and Economic Costs

Big Alcohol managed to pressure the Canadian government into giving up on a much needed alcohol tax increase. The federal alcohol duty was ...

Misconduct Report Feb 20 '23 AB InBev, Heineken
Beer and Booze Wars and Celebrities: How Super Bowl 2023 Turned Into an Alcohol Advertising Frenzy

In this blog post, Maik Dünnbier reveals how much alcohol companies spent on their marketing campaigns during and around Super Bowl 2023. ...

Misconduct Report Jan 27 '23
USA: Big Alcohol Exposed for Misleading Labeling

Alcohol companies in the United States have been exposed for misleading consumers with their product labeling. Customers filed several ...

Misconduct Report May 22 '22
Tobacco Industry Documents Study of the Evolution of Corporate Affairs in the Miller Brewing Company

This study builds on earlier work on alcohol companies in the tobacco documents and offers historical data on how tobacco companies have ...

Misconduct Report Feb 17 '22 AB InBev
Big Beer’s Market Failure Is Coming Under Intense Scrutiny

The U.S. Treasury Department’s report “Competition in the Markets for Beer, Wine and Spirits” have identified several ...

Misconduct Report Nov 11 '21 AB InBev, Bacardi, Heineken
USA: Regulator Puts Big Alcohol on Notice Over Deceptive Marketing Practices

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued over 700 “Notice of Penalty Offenses” to a large number of businesses, includinng many Big ...

Misconduct Report Sep 19 '20 AB InBev, Heineken
Addiction Industries: Cannabis Attracts Big Tobacco, Big Alcohol, and Pharma Investments

Addiction industries – Big Tobacco, Big Alcohol and Big Pharma – have been claiming their stakes in the cannabis industry. This ...

Misconduct Report May 28 '18 AB InBev
Big Alcohol Upended Scientific Study

Canada: Big Alcohol Lobbied To Upend Cancer Warning Study The alcohol industry lobbied to upend a scientific study into the effects of ...