Leading retailers, business organizations, e-commerce and digital platforms, and advertising associations are joining forces to further accelerate reductions in harmful use of alcohol, forming the groundbreaking Global Standards Coalition. This unprecedented collaboration includes industry leaders such as Walmart, SPAR International, ...
Read MorePreventing underage exposure to online alcohol advertising: how to add safeguards to social media marketing The 12 members of the International Alliance for Responsible Drinking (IARD) are committed to ensuring that their online alcohol marketing communications meet the same high ...
Read MoreSince 2018, IARD members have been working with the world’s most prominent digital platforms to establish new standards of marketing responsibility. Together, they want to make it easy for even the smallest producer to implement effective safeguards to prevent minors ...
Read MoreIARD commissioned You Gov to look at changes in drinking habits among adults during COVID-19. Surveys were conducted in May and November 2020 and all figures, unless otherwise stated, are from You Gov Plc. Please click on the links below to access ...
Read MoreIn recent years, and in response to direct asks of our sector within the 2018 United Nations Political Declaration on noncommunicable diseases, IARD members have taken further concrete steps to accelerate and support declines in underage drinking including: Introducing symbols ...
Read MoreBinge drinking among Europeans aged between 20 and 24 years fell by almost a quarter (23%) between 2005 and 2016.Binge drinking has declined by 18% or more in four out of six WHO regions between 2005 and 2016. Across Europe ...
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 MoreOn 16 September 2020 the journal Drug and Alcohol Review published a response which IARD submitted to the publication: Rehm, J., Crépault, J.-F., Wettlaufer, A., Manthey, J., & Shield, K. D. (2020). What is the best indicator of the harmful ...
Read MoreNew resources for in-store and server staff launched to support anyone selling alcohol beverages to do so responsibly and in accordance with the law.Resources are free online and give in-store and server staff strategies to refuse sales of alcohol beverages ...
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