The International Alliance for Responsible Drinking's (IARD) member companies – the world’s leading beer, wine, and spirits producers – undertake a wide range of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) initiatives as part of their commitments to sustainability and social responsibility. ...
Read MoreThis IARD Policy Review describes the results of studies examining the effectiveness of screening and brief interventions (SB Is) for hazardous or harmful drinking. The following criteria were used to select studies following a literature search using Pub Med and the IARD ...
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Since 2018, IARD has been working in partnership with digital platforms to enhance responsibility standards for alcohol-related marketing online in support of UN goals to reduce harmful drinking. This pioneering partnership aims to build confidence in age-assurance systems online and ...
Read MoreUnderage drinking declining in many countries: new analysis shows Underage drinking has fallen or stayed the same in three-quarters of the 65 countries where national data are available.It has fallen in half of these countries (since 2010), including: Decreases of 40% ...
Read MoreIARD started implementing its drink-driving prevention pilot programs in 2010 – in countries as diverse as China, Colombia, Mexico, Nigeria, Russia, and Vietnam – to help reduce harms associated with drink driving, especially in low- and middle-income countries. The program ...
Read MoreListed are publicly available data sets, data products available to purchase from market research companies, and evaluations of industry-led campaigns to reduce harmful drinking.
Read MoreReleased on 25 August 2016, the UK Chief Medical Officer’s Low Risk Drinking Guidelines clarify that the intention is “not to prevent those who want to drink alcohol from doing so,”[1] but to provide people with information to help navigate ...
Read MoreNew research shows closure of hospitality caused decline in Brits’ mental health One in three U.K. adults (34%) say their own social and mental wellbeing has been negatively impacted by the closure of pubs and other hospitality settings, with adults under ...
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