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Area of Science:

  • Public Health Policy
  • Corporate Social Responsibility
  • Global Governance

Background:

  • The alcohol industry leverages public-private partnerships (PPPs) with United Nations (UN) organizations to improve its corporate image and influence policy.
  • The extent of these alcohol industry-UN relationships is not well-documented, hindering transparency.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate and document the nature and extent of partnerships between UN entities and transnational alcohol corporations (TNACs).
  • To assess the implications of these relationships for public health and UN integrity.

Main Methods:

  • Systematic search of websites of 57 UN-affiliated entities and 18 TNACs.
  • Identification and summarization of formal partnerships, financial contributions, sponsorships, event participation, and conflicts of interest.

Main Results:

  • Identified diverse relationships between UN entities and major TNACs, including financial donations to the World Health Organization (WHO) Foundation.
  • Industry engagements focused on corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives like drink-driving prevention and sustainability, often targeting emerging markets in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) and women.
  • TNACs gained privileged access to policymakers through event sponsorships and participation, with limited disclosure from UN entities obscuring the full picture.

Conclusions:

  • Extensive UN-alcohol industry relationships demonstrate corporate political influence and a failure to acknowledge conflicts of interest with public health.
  • These partnerships risk undermining the World Health Organization's (WHO) health mandate and the UN system's integrity.
  • The UN requires robust safeguards against alcohol industry influence, similar to those for the tobacco industry, alongside increased transparency and member state funding.