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.

WHO: Partnering With Alcohol Industry on Public Health Is Not Okay

The World Health Organization will not engage with the alcohol industry when developing alcohol policy or implementing public health ...

Privatizing Government Alcohol Retail Monopolies Causes Substantial Harm for Public Health and Safety

There would be substantial adverse consequences for public health and safety were Systembolaget to be privatised. Both privatisation ...

Studying Tobacco, Alcohol and Gambling Industry Donations to Australian Political Parties

Australian political parties declared donations of A$14 million (US$11 M) from tobacco ($1.9 M), alcohol ($7.7 M), gambling ($2.9 M) and ...

Is Big Alcohol Doing Well By ‘Doing Good’?

The industry actions were conducted disproportionately in regions with high-income countries (Europe and North America), with lower ...

Are the Alcohol Policy “Best Buys” Still Valid?

This study found that increasing excise taxes has a low cost and a highly favorable ratio of costs to effects in both low and high income ...

Behind Closed Doors: The Priorities of the Alcohol Industry as Communicated in a Trade Magazine

This study uncovered three primary themes were evident in the articles: (1) the legitimization of alcohol as an important social and ...

Alcohol Industry Involvement in Science

This systematic review aims to investigate the perspectives of researchers on the activities of alcohol industry actors in relation to ...

Alcohol Industry Corporate Social Responsibility Initiatives and Alcohol Harm

This review found that, there is no robust evidence that alcohol industry CSR initiatives reduce alcohol harm. There is good evidence, ...

Marketing and Alcohol Treatment/Public Health Experts Opinion on Alcohol Advertisements Adherence to Regulations

In this study, experts in marketing and alcohol treatment/public health rate 83% of advertisements as breaching at least one guideline. ...

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