Monitoring Alcohol Marketing MARK – a tool for NGOs Published by FORUT Text: Carina Ferreira-Borges, in collaboration with the Dutch Institute for Alcohol Policy (STAP). Contacts: Dag Endal, dag.endal@forut.no Øystein Bakke, oystein.bakke@forut.no Please appropriately reference and cite document contents if utilised in other publications and materials. Can be downloaded www.add-resources.org Link to report
Posted on Feb 1 ’18, in Alcohol Industry, Alcohol Norm, Corporate Consumption Complex, Obstacle To Development, Policy, Sustainable Development Civil Society Concern Regarding The Global Fund Partnering With Heineken To: Hon. Mrs Aida Kurtovic, Chair of the Board Hon. Mr Peter Sands, Incoming Executive Director Hon. Mrs Marijke Wijnroks, Interim Executive Director The Global … Read More →
Monitoring food and beverage marketing to children via television and the Internet A proposed tool for the WHO European Region Acknowledgements The WHO Regional Office for Europe is grateful to Dr Emma Boyland (University of Liverpool, United Kingdom) for preparing this protocol. Further contributions were made by Mr Jo Jewell and Dr João Breda (WHO … Read More →
Promoting good health from childhood Reducing the impact of alcohol marketing on children in Scotland A report by the virtual expert network on alcohol marketing This report has been developed by a virtual expert group on alcohol marketing, established following discussions at the Global Alcohol Policy Conference held in Edinburgh in October 2015. The group … Read More →
By Lindsay Bennett | 8 January 2018 Snapchat is “disappointed” that Diageo has chosen to suspend all its advertising on the platform after UK ad watchdog ruled the alcohol giant didn’t take sufficient care to ensure that a Captain Morgan ad didn’t reach minors. A Snapchat spokesperson tells AdNews that is disagrees that Diageo was … Read More →
With a 49-40 vote, the Riigikogu on Wednesday passed amendments to the Alcohol Act and Advertising Act which will restrict alcohol sales and advertising conditions. The law will change provisions in the Alcohol Act concerning the regulation of alcohol sales, presentation of alcoholic products and identification of the age of the buyer in the sale … Read More →
The Vision for Alternative Development (VALD), a non-governmental organisation has commended the Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) for the ban on alcohol advertisement, effective January 2018. It described the move by the FDA as bold and courageous, and said even though it was long overdue it would help reduce the exposure and alcohol use, especially … Read More →
Health campaigners have welcomed the passage of the Public Health (Alcohol) Bill through all stages in the Seanad. The new legislation includes measures like minimum pricing, health warnings on labels, and restrictions on how alcohol is displayed in shops. The latest version of the bill is said to contain some concessions on the display restrictions, … Read More →
Alcohol brands are beefing up their online presence. Even if they steered clear of digital marketing for quite long for various reasons such as advertising and restrictions, alcohol brands are quickly catching up. Social networks, mobile applications or virtual communities- alcohol brands are making inroads to the digital realm. The nature of digital marketing itself … Read More →
December 12, 2017 A brewery must change the can design for one of its beers after it was deemed “too attractive” to children. Newport’s Tiny Rebel had a complaint made about its Cwtch beer, which features a cartoon bear and graffiti. Alcohol industry standards body the Portman Group ruled it breached packaging and marketing codes. … Read More →
