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In this podcast: People, planet, or profit: Alcohol’s impact on a sustainable future.

We’re pleased to announce the launch of our new report: People, planet, or profit: Alcohol’s impact on a sustainable future. On our podcast this month we discussed the most interesting findings.

The report brings together the learnings from our sustainability webinar series and provides insight into:

Discussing the report, IAS’ Head of Policy Jennifer Keen said:

“As a society we know that we need to reduce our consumption across products generally, due to the burden on natural resources and biodiversity.

“However alcohol has a dual harm, as not only does it negatively impact the environment, but also kills millions of people around the world every year.

“So reducing alcohol consumption, through known, evidence-based population measures - such as reducing alcohol's affordability through an increase in duty - will improve both the health of people and also the planet.”

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