Substantial decline in drink driving deaths

October 17, 2019

Drink-driving fatalities declined in 34 of 36 countries worldwide for which official national data is available.Fatalities reduced in 24 of 26 countries in Europe between 2006 and 2016.14 European countries saw a drop of at least 50% over this period, ...

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 ...

New research shows closure of hospitality caused decline in Brits’ mental health (July 2021)

July 19, 2021

New research shows closure of hospitality caused decline in Brits’ mental health One in three U.K. adults (34%) say their own social and mental wellbeing has been negatively impacted by the closure of pubs and other hospitality settings, with adults under ...

Building on positive trends and partnerships to reduce harmful drinking

May 5, 2021

The CE Os of IARD’s 12 member companies – the world’s leading beer, wine, and spirits producers – wrote to Dr. Tedros, Director-General of the World Health Organization, to reiterate their commitment to supporting public health goals. Dear Dr. Tedros, The ...

The Danish Alcohol Partnership

May 5, 2021

New international survey: Closure of cafés, bars, and restaurants during pandemic led to decline in social and mental wellbeing (October 2021)

October 13, 2021

Two-thirds (66%) of adults surveyed in 10 countries around the world say the closure of cafès, bars, and restaurants negatively impacted on the social and mental wellbeing of the general population Almost half (45%) say their own social and mental wellbeing ...