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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.

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Big Alcohol Lobbying Exposed: Beer Giant Is Second Biggest Political Donor in Colombia

Investigative reporting by independent publication La Silla Vacía reveals the money the alcohol industry pumps into political parties. AB ...

Disaster Looming: Swedish Government Readies Plans to Disband World-Class Alcohol Policy System

The Swedish government is currently deliberating the final steps of a process that will disband the cornerstone of Sweden’s ...

Belgium Health Minister Calls for More Alcohol Policy Action in Europe

Speaking at a high-level conference of the EU Presidency, the Belgium Minister of Health Frank Vandenbroucke emphasized the need for policy ...

Fact Check: Why Alcohol Deaths Are Rising in the U.S.

Expert commentary on the rising number of alcohol deaths in the US reveals the reasons behind the ...

Mexico: Alcohol Harm in Indigenous Communities Is a Serious Problem

Alcohol-fueled violence among Indigenous communities in Mexico is at an all-time high, prompting community calls for policy solutions to ...

Predatory Practice: Olympic Committee Enters Partnership with Big Alcohol Giant

For the first time ever, the International Olympic Committee has made a deal with the alcohol industry to sponsor events that celebrate the ...

EU Commission’s World Cancer Day Event Highlights Importance of Tackling Alcohol as Serious Carcinogen

Changing the realities of cancer is one of the main priorities of the European Commission in the health domain. Three years after the ...

Big Alcohol Launches Competition to ‘Dry January’

Concerning reports from Netherlands reveal a Big Alcohol counter-campaign to Dry January: ‘Damp January’. Examples from other ...

Where in Europe Is Alcohol Consumption Falling and Which Countries Face Rising Alcohol Consumption?

Reports reveal a gradual decrease in alcohol consumption in the EU and the wider WHO European Region. In the EU, overall alcohol ...

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