Latest Global Burden of Disease analysis suggests encouraging progress towards WHO's 2030 harmful use reduction target LONDON/WASHINGTON – August 3, 2026 – A new international analysis has found that the age-standardized alcohol-attributable mortality rate has fallen by approximately 26% worldwide ...
Read MoreThis Health Review focuses on cancer sites associated with alcohol consumption as identified by the World Cancer Research Foundation and the International Agency for Research on Cancer. Due to the limited availability of national cancer statistics in many countries, U.S. ...
Read MoreA partial list of external examples of policies and processes using private sector data in research, intended to support stakeholders in future data sharing agreements.
Read MoreIARD Members are committed to reducing harmful drinking and to contributing to the community in which they work, including through contributions to local and national economies through taxation.The International Alliance for Responsible Drinking and its member companies believe that:Any taxation ...
Read MoreSymbols or written age restrictions will be added to labels on alcohol drinks [1] produced by members of the International Alliance for Responsible Drinking (IARD), sending an even clearer message that these products are not for minors. The initiative, which ...
Read MoreThe 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 ...
Read MoreOn 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., & ...
Read More* 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 ...
Read MoreUnderage 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 ...
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