Underage drinking declining in many countries worldwide, new analysis shows

September 25, 2019

Underage drinking has fallen in over two-thirds of the 63 countries where national data is available, since 2003.Australia, all parts of Great Britain, and Trinidad and Tobago have seen declines of more than 40%.The International Alliance for Responsible Drinking is ...

Global CEOs of leading beer, wine and spirits producers write to Director General of the World Health Organization (Dec 2020)

January 4, 2021

Dear Dr. Tedros, The COVID-19 pandemic has posed unprecedented challenges to communities around the world. Although the pandemic has heavily impacted our companies, and even more so our customers running hospitality premises, we remain steadfast in our commitment to supporting ...

Five years on: World’s leading beer, wine, and spirits producers have reached hundreds of millions of people across the globe in their mission to combat harmful drinking

October 25, 2018

The 11 companies behind some of the world’s most popular beer, wine, and spirits brands have forged new and innovative partnerships across sectors through their Producers’ Commitments. Achievements include:Delivering an average of 347 drink driving prevention programs per year between ...

Letter to the editor: IARD responds to Lim et al.’s (2019) analysis of framing and completeness of information disseminated by alcohol industry-funded organizations

June 15, 2020

On 14 June 2020 the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs published a letter which IARD submitted on 16 January 2020 in response to the publication: Lim, A. W. Y., van Schalkwyk, M. C. I., Maani Hessari, N., & ...

IARD statement for the UN HLM on NCDs multistakeholder hearing

May 2, 2025

* Check Against Delivery * STARTS Thank you Chair. I am Julian Braithwaite, President and CEO of the International Alliance for Responsible Drinking. I am delivering this statement on behalf of the International Alliance for Responsible Drinking, which is supported ...

Production Data

June 25, 2023

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STOP! Underage drinking

May 5, 2021

World’s Leading Producers of Beer, Wine and Spirits Gain Momentum in Their Efforts to Address Alcohol-Related Harm

October 25, 2018

Partnering with digital platforms for age assurance

May 5, 2021

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 ...

Letter to the editor: IARD response to Petticrew et al. ‘How alcohol industry organisations mislead the public about alcohol and cancer’

September 16, 2020

In its March 2018 issue, the Drug and Alcohol Review published a response which IARD submitted to the publication: Petticrew, M., Maani Hessari, N., Knai, C., & Weiderpass, E. (2018). How alcohol industry organisations mislead the public about alcohol and ...