Targets and KPIs As the leading global beer, wine, and spirits producers, IARD’s members are committed to setting high standards for responsibility across the alcohol industry and to combating harmful drinking. These 11 companies agreed their “Producers’ Commitments” in 2012; this ...
Read MoreThese Guiding Principles provide guidance to countries seeking to establish or enhance marketing self-regulation codes of practice for alcohol beverages, by helping to define near-universal provisions regarding social responsibility, fairness, and decency. They were approved in November 2011 by the ...
Read MoreUp to one in every two drinks is illicit in some parts of the world: much higher than previous global estimates The majority of alcohol drunk is illicit in five out of seven African countries covered Illicit alcohol is unregulated, untaxed, and ...
Read MoreWe are the International Alliance for Responsible Drinking (IARD), a not-for-profit organization dedicated to reducing harmful drinking and promoting understanding of responsible drinking. We are supported by the leading global beer, wine, and spirits producers, who have come together for ...
Read MoreScope This table details the legal limits of alcohol in blood or breath in all countries for which IARD has been able to verify the information with the respective national authorities or through publicly accessible documents. It includes:Blood alcohol concentration ...
Read MoreScope This table details the legal limits of alcohol in blood or breath in all countries for which IARD has been able to verify the information with the respective national authorities or through publicly accessible documents. It includes:Blood alcohol concentration ...
Read MoreScope This table details legislation and regulations in all countries for which IARD has been able to verify the information with the respective national authorities or through publicly accessible documents. It covers:minimum age limits for purchase, sale, free supply, and ...
Read MoreScope This table details legislation and regulations in all countries for which IARD has been able to verify the information with the respective national authorities or through publicly accessible documents. It covers:minimum age limits for purchase, sale, free supply, and ...
Read MoreThe leading beer, wine and spirits companies that form IARD work together to actively support the target in the WHO NCD Global Monitoring Framework of “at least 10% relative reduction in the harmful use of alcohol” by 2025. IARD member ...
Read MoreThis IARD Policy Review summarizes the evidence on excise taxation of alcohol beverages.Last Reviewed: April 2018IARD Policy Reviews offer a referenced overview of recent peer-reviewed, published research on the impact of policy measures on drinking patterns and outcomes. They are ...
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