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National Responsible Drinking Awareness Week in China

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The 2016 National Responsible Drinking Awareness Week is under way in China, with the opening ceremony launching the initiative on October 21 using the theme of “Caring for but no alcohol for minors.” The China Beverage Alcohol Association (CADA) is ...

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Stakeholders Sign MoU for Road Safety in Cambodia

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Cambodia’s Ministry of Public Works and Transport (MPWT), the National Road Safety Committee (NRSC) and the Asia Pacific International Wine and Spirit Alliance (APIWSA) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in support of a year-long educational campaign throughout the country ...

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World’s Leading Producers of Beer, Wine and Spirits are combatting harmful drinking in more than a hundred countries

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By forming innovative partnerships with hundreds of organizations, the 11 companies behind some of the world’s most popular beer, wine and spirits brands have:• Reached more than 100 million people with educational messages focused on preventing underage drinking• Established campaigns ...

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CEOs of leading beer, wine and spirits producers to develop new responsible marketing standards for digital channels

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Copenhagen, September 14, 2017: As the CE Os of the leading beer, wine and spirits producers, we are stewards of many of the world’s most popular brands and we are proud employers who take this obligation seriously. That is why we ...

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Taxation as a Policy Lever

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IARD 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 ...

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

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“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 ...

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IARD response to WHO Independent High-Level Commission’s report on Non-Communicable Diseases

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Responding to the WHO Independent High-Level Commission’s report on Non-Communicable Diseases (NC Ds), Time to Deliver, President and CEO of the International Alliance for Responsible Drinking (IARD), Henry Ashworth said:“We warmly welcome the recognition the Commission has given to the role ...

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High human, societal, and economic costs from Unregulated Alcohol

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Up 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 ...

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International Alliance for Responsible Drinking Response to The Lancet Study

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The following response to the Lancet study 'Alcohol use and burden for 195 countries and territories, 1990-2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016' was provided on August 24th. “We are committed to encouraging responsible choices ...

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