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 Apr 1 '25
Canada’s Alcohol Lobby Hijacks Public Debate

Taxpayer groups do Big Alcohol’s bidding to block even a capped tax adjustment Canada’s alcohol industry is once again distorting ...

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 Dec 3 '24 Carlsberg, Heineken
Big Alcohol’s Tactics in Vietnam – Misleading the Public on Alcohol Taxation

In Vietnam, the alcohol industry is once again deploying manipulative tactics to sabotage a planned increase in excise taxes on alcohol. A ...

Misconduct Report Mar 28 '23
Exposed: Beer Giant Heineken Fights Against Alcohol Tax in Vietnam

The alcohol industry, especially Big Alcohol giant Heineken, is lobbying against potential tax increases in Vietnam. This opposition ...

Misconduct Report Feb 3 '23
UICC: Commercial Interests Drive Millions of Cancer Deaths

Marking World Cancer Day, UICC calls on governments around the world to prioritise four policy actions to reduce preventable cancers caused ...

Misconduct Report Nov 8 '21
Vietnam: Development Experts Highlight Domestic Resources As Key to Reach SDGs

Recently at a forum, Professor Jonathan Pincus, UNDP Senior International Economist, highlighted the importance of domestic resource ...

Misconduct Report Apr 12 '21
Premature Alcohol-Related Mortality in the Americas From 2013-2015

Alcohol use is the sole cause of 85,000 deaths annually in the Americas region, according to a brand new PAHO/WHO study. The products and ...

Misconduct Report Aug 24 '20
Sri Lanka Set to Outlaw Tiny Alcohol Bottles

The Chairman of the National Authority on Tobacco and Alcohol (NATA) in Sri Lanka announced that amendments will be brought to the NATA Act ...

Misconduct Report Nov 9 '17
Paradise Papers And Beyond: Big Alcohol Big In Tax Schemes

What the Paradise Papers show is that alcohol industry executives think they are above the law. These new leaks show that the alcohol ...