Unrecorded Alcohol in the Baltic States: Results of a Population Survey

August 31, 2018

In an effort to help describe the unrecorded alcohol market, as well as drinking patterns and preferences among its consumers, IARD has supported population-based surveys in several countries. This report outlines findings of surveys conducted in 2015 and early 2016 ...

Consumption of Alcohol Beverages in Vietnam: Results of a National Survey (Vietnamese)

February 13, 2018

In an effort to help describe the unrecorded alcohol market, as well as drinking patterns and preferences among its consumers, IARD has supported population-based surveys in several countries. This report, prepared by the National Economic University Institute for Population and ...

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., & ...

The following was provided to Mother Jones by the International Alliance for Responsible Drinking on March 21

October 25, 2018

“We are committed to encouraging responsible choices about alcohol and believe that for adults of legal drinking age, moderate alcohol consumption can be part of a well-balanced lifestyle. Various health authorities and medical studies state that moderate consumption of alcohol ...

IARD Members' ESG initiatives round-up: October 2022

November 18, 2022

The International Alliance for Responsible Drinking's (IARD) 13 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 ...

Producers, sellers, and drinkers - Studies of noncommercial alcohol in nine countries 

August 30, 2012

This monograph presents the findings of the Global Actions on Harmful Drinking research project, which aimed to measure the nature and extent of unrecorded alcohol production and consumption in each of nine countries: Belarus, Botswana, Brazil, China, India, Kenya, Mexico, ...

Production Data

June 25, 2023

Links to sources of production data

Screening and Brief Interventions for Alcohol

May 26, 2021

This 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 ...

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 ...