International Alliance for Responsible Drinking (IARD)

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Description

The Beer, Wine and Spirits Producers' Commitments are an ambitious program of actions over a five-year period (2013-2017) aimed at making progress towards the global target set by the world’s governments of “at least a 10% relative reduction in the harmful use of alcohol” by 2025.
These cover the areas of:
Reducing Underage Drinking;
Strengthening and Expanding Marketing Codes of Practice;
Providing Consumer Information and Responsible Product Innovation;
Reducing Drinking and Driving; and
Enlisting the Support of Retailers to Reduce Harmful Drinking.

In 2012, the leading, beer, wine and spirits producers decided to unite in a concerted effort to tackle the global problem of harmful use of alcohol. We partner with public, civil society, and private stakeholders to advance our mission. We support global efforts of the United Nations and the World Health Organization in the Global Strategy to Reduce the Harmful Use of Alcohol, the Noncommunicable Diseases Global Monitoring Framework target of “at least 10% relative reduction in the harmful use of alcohol” by 2025, and Sustainable Development Goal 3.5 – “Strengthen the prevention and treatment of substance abuse, including narcotic drug abuse and harmful use of alcohol.”

Expected Impact

Member companies work to meet all Commitments through delivering on specific actions. Each of these Commitments is supported by a rigorous and specific target, and accompanied by a Key Performance Indicator. These KPIs have been developed in conjunction with Accenture Sustainability Services, who have helped ensure that they are applied consistently by each signatory across the world, using an appropriate and reliable data collection process. As a result, the KPIs provide a robust framework for measuring progress over time. The data contained in the the Producers' Commitments annual progress reports is assured by KPMG.

Capacity

In the Commitment on "Reducing drinking and driving", in 2015 the producers began work to build sustainable capacity in Cambodia, Dominican Republic, Namibia, and South Africa. Other successful sustainable initiatives have included: - China: Multiple drink driving awareness campaigns were launched to reach groups at high risk for drinking and driving, such as motorcycle riders and novice drivers. - Colombia: Proyecto Patrullero (Project Patrolman) was implemented in six cities to facilitate seminars on checkpoint protocols for law enforcement and educate officials and the general public about responsible drinking. - Mexico: Law enforcement experts participated in checkpoints twice per month and held follow-up meetings to share observations and recommendations with local police in Puebla. - Nigeria: A research protocol and questionnaire was developed in order to conduct roadside surveys in six geopolitical zones; the North Central zone was completed in 2014. - Russia: The Avtotrezvost (Auto Sobriety; www.avtotrezvost.ru) training module for novice drivers on drinking and driving was launched as a supplement to the driving schools’ existing course on traffic regulations. - Vietnam: With support from the Vietnam Road Administration and municipal departments of transport, the program focused on reaching professional drivers with don’t drink and drive communications; checkpoints were also conducted by local law enforcement.

Governed

The International Alliance for Responsible Drinking (IARD) serves as secretariat for the Producers' Commitments. IARD, launched in January 2015, is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to addressing the global public health issue of harmful drinking and to promoting responsible drinking. IARD is supported by its Member Companies from all sectors of the alcohol industry – beer, wine, and spirits – in their common purpose of being part of the solution to the harmful use of alcohol. The signatories to the Commitments have delegated to IARD specific tasks that require coordination at global level. 
 
As Secretariat to the Producers' Commitments, IARD: 
 
Coordinates reporting on the Commitments with KPMG and Accenture, manages pilot programs (particularly in drink driving) 
Coordinates with international partners (for example, World Federation of Advertisers) 
Commissions analysis of marketing compliance 
Convenes experts (for example, researchers) and partners (for example, retailers) 
Conducts analysis on policy and programs and produces policy tools and good practice guides (for example, the Alcohol Education Guide).

Partners

International Alliance for Responsible Drinking (IARD), ABInbev, Asahi, Bacardi Limited, Beam-Suntory, Brown-Forman, the Carlsberg Group, Diageo, Heineken, Kirin, Molson Coors, Pernod Ricard

SDGS & Targets

Goal 3

Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages

3.1

By 2030, reduce the global maternal mortality ratio to less than 70 per 100,000 live births

3.1.1

Maternal mortality ratio

3.1.2

Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel

3.2

By 2030, end preventable deaths of newborns and children under 5 years of age, with all countries aiming to reduce neonatal mortality to at least as low as 12 per 1,000 live births and under-5 mortality to at least as low as 25 per 1,000 live births

3.2.1

Under-five mortality rate

3.2.2

Neonatal mortality rate

3.3

By 2030, end the epidemics of AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria and neglected tropical diseases and combat hepatitis, water-borne diseases and other communicable diseases

3.3.1

Number of new HIV infections per 1,000 uninfected population, by sex, age and key populations

3.3.2

Tuberculosis incidence per 100,000 population

3.3.3

Malaria incidence per 1,000 population

3.3.4

Hepatitis B incidence per 100,000 population

3.3.5

Number of people requiring interventions against neglected tropical diseases

3.4

By 2030, reduce by one third premature mortality from non-communicable diseases through prevention and treatment and promote mental health and well-being

3.4.1

Mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes or chronic respiratory disease

3.4.2

Suicide mortality rate

3.5

Strengthen the prevention and treatment of substance abuse, including narcotic drug abuse and harmful use of alcohol

3.5.1

Coverage of treatment interventions (pharmacological, psychosocial and rehabilitation and aftercare services) for substance use disorders

3.5.2

Alcohol per capita consumption (aged 15 years and older) within a calendar year in litres of pure alcohol

3.6

By 2020, halve the number of global deaths and injuries from road traffic accidents

3.6.1

Death rate due to road traffic injuries

3.7

By 2030, ensure universal access to sexual and reproductive health-care services, including for family planning, information and education, and the integration of reproductive health into national strategies and programmes

3.7.1

Proportion of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern methods

3.7.2

Adolescent birth rate (aged 10-14 years; aged 15-19 years) per 1,000 women in that age group

3.8

Achieve universal health coverage, including financial risk protection, access to quality essential health-care services and access to safe, effective, quality and affordable essential medicines and vaccines for all

3.8.1

Coverage of essential health services

3.8.2

Proportion of population with large household expenditures on health as a share of total household expenditure or income

3.9

By 2030, substantially reduce the number of deaths and illnesses from hazardous chemicals and air, water and soil pollution and contamination

3.9.1

Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution

3.9.2

Mortality rate attributed to unsafe water, unsafe sanitation and lack of hygiene (exposure to unsafe Water, Sanitation and Hygiene for All (WASH) services)

3.9.3

Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning

3.a

Strengthen the implementation of the World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control in all countries, as appropriate

3.a.1

Age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged 15 years and older

3.b

Support the research and development of vaccines and medicines for the communicable and non-communicable diseases that primarily affect developing countries, provide access to affordable essential medicines and vaccines, in accordance with the Doha Declaration on the TRIPS Agreement and Public Health, which affirms the right of developing countries to use to the full the provisions in the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights regarding flexibilities to protect public health, and, in particular, provide access to medicines for all

3.b.1

Proportion of the target population covered by all vaccines included in their national programme

3.b.2

Total net official development assistance to medical research and basic health sectors

3.b.3

Proportion of health facilities that have a core set of relevant essential medicines available and affordable on a sustainable basis

3.c

Substantially increase health financing and the recruitment, development, training and retention of the health workforce in developing countries, especially in least developed countries and small island developing States

3.c.1

Health worker density and distribution

3.d

Strengthen the capacity of all countries, in particular developing countries, for early warning, risk reduction and management of national and global health risks

3.d.1

International Health Regulations (IHR) capacity and health emergency preparedness

3.d.2

Percentage of bloodstream infections due to selected antimicrobial-resistant organisms

Title	Progress Status	Submitted
Partnership Progress 2017-09-07	On track	07 September, 2017
Partnership Progress 2017-06-28	On track	28 June, 2017
Partnership Progress 2017-06-28	On track	28 June, 2017

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Timeline

01 January 1970 (start date)

01 January 1970 (date of completion)

Entity

International Alliance for Responsible Drinking (IARD)

SDGs

Geographical coverage

Washington, DC, USA

More information

http://www.producerscommitments.org/

Countries

United States of America

Contact Information

Brett Bivans, Senior Vice President

bbivans@iard.org

International Alliance for Responsible Drinking (IARD)

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Goal 3

3.1

3.1.1

3.1.2

3.2

3.2.1

3.2.2

3.3

3.3.1

3.3.2

3.3.3

3.3.4

3.3.5

3.4

3.4.1

3.4.2

3.5

3.5.1

3.5.2

3.6

3.6.1

3.7

3.7.1

3.7.2

3.8

3.8.1

3.8.2

3.9

3.9.1

3.9.2

3.9.3

3.a

3.a.1

3.b

3.b.1

3.b.2

3.b.3

3.c

3.c.1

3.d

3.d.1

3.d.2

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