Babor T,F, Robaina K, Brown, K, et al. Is the alcohol industry doing well by ‘doing good’? Findings from a content analysis of the alcohol industry’s actions to reduce harmful drinking. BMJ Open 2018;8; e024325. doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2018-024325 AbstrACt Objectives The aims of this study were to: (1) describe alcohol industry corporate social responsibility (CSR) actions conducted … Read More →
Sept. 2007; British Medical Association; Alcohol Health Alliance Alcohol consumption in the UK has increased rapidly in recent years, not just among young people, but across society. The population is drinking in increasingly harmful ways and the result is a plethora of avoidable medical, psychological and social harm, damaged lives and early deaths. As consumption … Read More →
Alcohol advertising A Minor Field Study in Cape Town The purpose of this study was to examine marketers view of alcohol advertising. Focus have been on its potential effect on the society, moral aspects and its relation to sustainability, identity, gender and celebrities. The method used was semi-structured interviews with eight marketers at three advertise … Read More →
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Context: In 2012 an inventory of >3500 industry actions was compiled by alcohol industry bodies in support of the Global strategy to reduce the harmful use of alcohol, adopted by WHO in 2010. Objectives: This study critically evaluated a sample of these corporate social responsibility (CSR) activities conducted in Europe. Methods: A content analysis was … Read More →
Link to the report: Background and aims Alcohol is a pervasive theme in young people’s social media interactions, and one of the most frequently cited products eliciting ‘user engagement’ online (Ridout et al., 2011; Socialbakers, 2013; Winpenny et al., 2014). The recent expansion of social media use amongst under-25s has created unprecedented opportunities for marketing … Read More →
H. Hendriks, B. van den Putte, W.A. Gebhardt and M.A. Moreno (2018); Social Drinking on Social Media: Content Analysis of the Social Aspects of Alcohol-Related Posts on Facebook and Instagram; In: Journal of Medical Internet Research; 20(6); e 226. Background: Alcohol is often consumed in social contexts. An emerging social context in which alcohol is becoming increasingly apparent … Read More →
H. Hendriks, B. van den Putte and W.A Gebhardt 2018); Alcoholposts on Social Networks Sites: The Alcoholpost Typology; In: Cyberpsychology, Behaviour and Social Networking Volume 21, nr. 7; 463-467. Young people frequently display alcohol-related posts (‘‘alcoholposts’’) on social networking sites such as Facebook and Instagram. Although evidence exists that such posts may be linked with … Read More →
Alcohol marketing in the Americas and Spain during the FIFA World Cup Tournament; Jonathan K. Noël, Thomas Babor, Katherina Robaina, Melissa Feulnes, Alan Vendrame & Maristela Monteiro (2016); In : Addiction, 112 (Suppl. 1), 64-73 Background and aims To identify the nature of visual alcohol references in alcohol advertisements during televised broadcasts of the 2014 … Read More →
EJPH Alcohol industry corporate social responsibility initiatives and harmful drinking – a systematic review; Melissa Mialon, Jim McCambridge Department of Health Sciences, University of York Correspondence: Jim McCambridge, Department of Health Sciences, University of York, ARRC Building, Heslington, York; YO10 5DD, UK, Tel: +44 1904321667, e-mail: jim.mccambridge@york.ac.uk Background: There is growing awareness of the detrimental … Read More →