Assessing alcohol industry penetration and government safeguards: the International Alcohol Control Study
Background The alcohol industry uses many of the tobacco industry’s strategies to influence policy-making, yet unlike the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, there is no intergovernmental guidance on protecting policies from alcohol industry influence. Systematic assessment of alcohol industry...
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| author | Sarah Callinan Gopalkrishna Gururaj Shiwei Liu Sally Casswell Thomas Karlsson Jintana Jankhotkaew Surasak Chaiyasong Pranil Man Singh Pradhan Gillian Shorter Timothy Naimi Ingeborg Rossow Keitseope Nthomang June Yue Yan Leung Mindaugas Štelemėkas Mom Kong Khem Karki Steve Randerson Lathika Athauda Arvind Banavaram Orfhlaith Campbell Song Dearak Emeka W Dumbili Laura Romero-García Romtawan Kalapat Norman Danilo Maldonado Vargas Juan Felipe Gonzalez-Mejía Opeyemi Oladunni Kwame Owino Juan Camilo Herrera Palacio Phasith Phatchana Vanlounny Sibounheuang Dao The Son Kate Vallance Wim van Dalen Ashley Wettlaufer Arianne Zamora |
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| description | Background The alcohol industry uses many of the tobacco industry’s strategies to influence policy-making, yet unlike the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, there is no intergovernmental guidance on protecting policies from alcohol industry influence. Systematic assessment of alcohol industry penetration and government safeguards is also lacking. Here, we aimed to identify the nature and extent of industry penetration in a cross-section of jurisdictions. Using these data, we suggested ways to protect alcohol policies and policy-makers from undue industry influence.Methods As part of the International Alcohol Control Study, researchers from 24 jurisdictions documented whether 22 indicators of alcohol industry penetration and government safeguards were present or absent in their location. Several sources of publicly available information were used, such as government or alcohol industry reports, websites, media releases, news articles and research articles. We summarised the responses quantitatively by indicator and jurisdiction. We also extracted examples provided of industry penetration and government safeguards.Results There were high levels of alcohol industry penetration overall. Notably, all jurisdictions reported the presence of transnational alcohol corporations, and most (63%) reported government officials or politicians having held industry roles. There were multiple examples of government partnerships or agreements with the alcohol industry as corporate social responsibility activities, and government incentives for the industry in the early COVID-19 pandemic. In contrast, government safeguards against alcohol industry influence were limited, with only the Philippines reporting a policy to restrict government interactions with the alcohol industry. It was challenging to obtain publicly available information on multiple indicators of alcohol industry penetration.Conclusion Governments need to put in place stronger measures to protect policies from alcohol industry influence, including restricting interactions and partnerships with the alcohol industry, limiting political contributions and enhancing transparency. Data collection can be improved by measuring these government safeguards in future studies. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-74c1cd63dea943348d5667046f6b68c42025-01-06T23:40:09ZengBMJ Publishing GroupBMJ Global Health2059-79082024-11-0191110.1136/bmjgh-2024-016093Assessing alcohol industry penetration and government safeguards: the International Alcohol Control StudySarah Callinan0Gopalkrishna Gururaj1Shiwei Liu2Sally Casswell3Thomas Karlsson4Jintana Jankhotkaew5Surasak Chaiyasong6Pranil Man Singh Pradhan7Gillian Shorter8Timothy Naimi9Ingeborg Rossow10Keitseope Nthomang11June Yue Yan Leung12Mindaugas Štelemėkas13Mom Kong14Khem Karki15Steve Randerson16Lathika Athauda17Arvind Banavaram18Orfhlaith Campbell19Song Dearak20Emeka W Dumbili21Laura Romero-García22Romtawan Kalapat23Norman Danilo Maldonado Vargas24Juan Felipe Gonzalez-Mejía25Opeyemi Oladunni26Kwame Owino27Juan Camilo Herrera Palacio28Phasith Phatchana29Vanlounny Sibounheuang30Dao The Son31Kate Vallance32Wim van Dalen33Ashley Wettlaufer34Arianne Zamora35Centre for Alcohol Policy Research, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Victoria, AustraliaNational Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences, Bangalore, Karnataka, IndiaChinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, ChinaSHORE & Whariki Research Centre, Massey University, Auckland, New ZealandFinnish Institute for Health and Welfare, Helsinki, FinlandSHORE & Whariki Research Centre, Massey University, Auckland, New ZealandMahasarakham University, Maha Sarakham, ThailandDepartment of Community Medicine, Tribhuvan University Institute of Medicine, Kathmandu, NepalDrug and Alcohol Research Network, Queen`s University Belfast, Belfast, UKCanadian Institute for Substance Use Research, University of Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia, CanadaNorwegian Institute of Public Health, Oslo, NorwayDepartment of Social Work, University of Botswana, Gaborone, BotswanaSHORE & Whariki Research Centre, Massey University, Auckland, New ZealandLithuanian University of Health Sciences, Kaunas, LithuaniaCambodia Movement for Health, Phnom Penh, CambodiaDepartment of Community Medicine, Tribhuvan University Institute of Medicine, Kathmandu, NepalSHORE & Whariki Research Centre, Massey University, Auckland, New ZealandUniversity of Kelaniya, Ragama, Sri LankaNational Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences, Bangalore, Karnataka, IndiaDrug and Alcohol Research Network, Queen`s University Belfast, Belfast, UKCambodia Movement for Health, Phnom Penh, CambodiaSchool of Sociology, University College Dublin, Dublin, IrelandPROESA, Universidad Icesi, Cali, ColombiaMahasarakham University, Maha Sarakham, ThailandPROESA, Universidad Icesi, Cali, ColombiaPROESA, Universidad Icesi, Cali, ColombiaPublic Health Department, Adeleke University, Ede, NigeriaInstitute of Economic Affairs Kenya, Nairobi, Nairobi County, KenyaPROESA, Universidad Icesi, Cali, ColombiaMahasarakham University, Maha Sarakham, ThailandUniversity of Health Sciences, Lao PDR, Vientiane, Lao People`s Democratic RepublicDepartment of Economics, Thuongmai University, Ha Noi, Viet NamCanadian Institute for Substance Use Research, University of Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia, CanadaSTAP: Dutch Institute for Alcohol Policy, Utrecht, The NetherlandsCentre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaEpiMetrics, Inc, Manila, PhilippinesBackground The alcohol industry uses many of the tobacco industry’s strategies to influence policy-making, yet unlike the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, there is no intergovernmental guidance on protecting policies from alcohol industry influence. Systematic assessment of alcohol industry penetration and government safeguards is also lacking. Here, we aimed to identify the nature and extent of industry penetration in a cross-section of jurisdictions. Using these data, we suggested ways to protect alcohol policies and policy-makers from undue industry influence.Methods As part of the International Alcohol Control Study, researchers from 24 jurisdictions documented whether 22 indicators of alcohol industry penetration and government safeguards were present or absent in their location. Several sources of publicly available information were used, such as government or alcohol industry reports, websites, media releases, news articles and research articles. We summarised the responses quantitatively by indicator and jurisdiction. We also extracted examples provided of industry penetration and government safeguards.Results There were high levels of alcohol industry penetration overall. Notably, all jurisdictions reported the presence of transnational alcohol corporations, and most (63%) reported government officials or politicians having held industry roles. There were multiple examples of government partnerships or agreements with the alcohol industry as corporate social responsibility activities, and government incentives for the industry in the early COVID-19 pandemic. In contrast, government safeguards against alcohol industry influence were limited, with only the Philippines reporting a policy to restrict government interactions with the alcohol industry. It was challenging to obtain publicly available information on multiple indicators of alcohol industry penetration.Conclusion Governments need to put in place stronger measures to protect policies from alcohol industry influence, including restricting interactions and partnerships with the alcohol industry, limiting political contributions and enhancing transparency. Data collection can be improved by measuring these government safeguards in future studies.https://gh.bmj.com/content/9/11/e016093.full |
| spellingShingle | Sarah Callinan Gopalkrishna Gururaj Shiwei Liu Sally Casswell Thomas Karlsson Jintana Jankhotkaew Surasak Chaiyasong Pranil Man Singh Pradhan Gillian Shorter Timothy Naimi Ingeborg Rossow Keitseope Nthomang June Yue Yan Leung Mindaugas Štelemėkas Mom Kong Khem Karki Steve Randerson Lathika Athauda Arvind Banavaram Orfhlaith Campbell Song Dearak Emeka W Dumbili Laura Romero-García Romtawan Kalapat Norman Danilo Maldonado Vargas Juan Felipe Gonzalez-Mejía Opeyemi Oladunni Kwame Owino Juan Camilo Herrera Palacio Phasith Phatchana Vanlounny Sibounheuang Dao The Son Kate Vallance Wim van Dalen Ashley Wettlaufer Arianne Zamora Assessing alcohol industry penetration and government safeguards: the International Alcohol Control Study BMJ Global Health |
| title | Assessing alcohol industry penetration and government safeguards: the International Alcohol Control Study |
| title_full | Assessing alcohol industry penetration and government safeguards: the International Alcohol Control Study |
| title_fullStr | Assessing alcohol industry penetration and government safeguards: the International Alcohol Control Study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Assessing alcohol industry penetration and government safeguards: the International Alcohol Control Study |
| title_short | Assessing alcohol industry penetration and government safeguards: the International Alcohol Control Study |
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