DIAGEO PLC
A Corporate ProfileBy Corporate Watch UK
Completed May 2005
6.0 Further Information and Resources
Campaigning Groups Dealing with Alcohol Issues, and Support Groups
Institute of Alcohol Studies http://www.ias.org.uk/The Institute of Alcohol Studies aims to 'increase the understanding of alcohol and of public policies necessary to reduce the problems associated with its use.' Its research and publications look critically at government policies for dealing with alcohol. Alcohol Concern http://www.alcoholconcern.org.uk/
Alcohol Concern is an important British alcohol agency working 'to reduce the incidence and costs of alcohol-related harm,' and it also works to influence public policy. See some of their press releases about recent policy:
www.alcoholconcern.org.uk/servlets/doc/897
www.alcoholconcern.org.uk/servlets/doc/827
www.alcoholconcern.org.uk/servlets/doc/813) World Health Organisation (WHO) www.who.int/en/
In highlighting the global health costs of alcohol, the WHO has also questioned the role of alcohol corporations and the leverage given to them. For example see their Global Status Report on Alcohol Policy, www.who.int/substance_abuse/publications/alcohol/en/) Thalidomide UK www.thalidomideuk.com/
The support, advocacy and campaigning organisation for survivors of thalidomide in the UK. In recent years they have campaigned on issues surrounding the compensation received by survivors from Diageo and parent company Distillers who manufactured the drug in the 1950s. Campaign for Real Ale www.camra.org.uk/SHWebClass.asp?WCI=ShowCat&CatId;=221
A consumer group defending British real ale, who see part of their campaign as defending small brewers and independent, small scale production of ale from takeovers by large multinational companies. See their campaign on breweries at risk. The Centre for Recovery www.recovery.org.uk/ Royal College of Physicians www.rcplondon.ac.uk/ Alcoholics Anonymous www.alcoholics-anonymous.org.uk/ Turning Point www.turning-point.co.uk/ British Medical Journal http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/
Interesting Articles on Diageo and related issues
www.ias.org.uk/publications/alert/04issue3/alert0403_p6.html A powerful article about how the UK government's alcohol policy has been created with the interests of the industry in mind.
www.adf.org.au/pdf/dyp/GlobalPerspectives_screen.pdf
www.eurocare.org/publications/socialaspects.pdf Alcohol Policies Project, 'Paying the Piper: The Effect of Industry Funding on Alcohol Prevention Priorities,' 1996
www.cspinet.org/booze/ppstudy.html These two articles show the impact of industry funding of research into alcohol harm.
The Guardian has a number of articles and features about the problems with alcohol abuse in Britain. See for example: