The influence of industry actions on the availability of alcoholic beverages in the African region

Aims The alcohol beverage industry has been expanding its corporate social responsibility and other business activities in sub‐Saharan Africa. The aim of this paper is to evaluate the effects of these activities on the physical, economic, psychological and social availability of alcohol in the regio...

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Published in:Addiction (Abingdon, England) England), 2015-04, Vol.110 (4), p.561-571
Main Authors: Babor, Thomas F., Robaina, Katherine, Jernigan, David
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Addiction
Africa
Africa South of the Sahara
Alcohol
Alcohol industry
Alcoholic Beverages
Alcoholic Beverages - supply & distribution
Alcoholism
availability
Beverage industry
Business
Business ethics
Commerce
Conferences
Corporate responsibility
Corporate social responsibility
corporate-borne disease
Corporations
Evidence
Food Industry
Health policy
Humans
Industry
Information Dissemination
Lobbying
Marketing
Narratives
Partnership
Press
Products
Public Health
Social Responsibility
Social responsibility of business
Sub Saharan Africa
vested interests
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Summary:Aims The alcohol beverage industry has been expanding its corporate social responsibility and other business activities in sub‐Saharan Africa. The aim of this paper is to evaluate the effects of these activities on the physical, economic, psychological and social availability of alcohol in the region. Methods Narrative review. Source materials came from the business press, industry sources (websites, annual reports, press releases, conference proceedings) and the scientific literature published since 2000. Results The alcohol industry has intensified its activities in the African region, through their funding of social aspect organizations, technical publications, policy workshops and other corporate social responsibility activities. Marketing campaigns, new product designs and the development of industry‐civil society partnerships have increased. There is evidence that the alcohol industry also engages in lobbying, information dissemination and legal action to thwart effective public health measures. Conclusions The corporate social responsibility activities of the global alcohol industry have provided a vehicle to promote industry‐favorable policies and increase the physical, economic, social and psychological availability of alcohol.
ISSN:0965-2140
1360-0443
DOI:10.1111/add.12832