FIVS-Assure
FIVS-Assure is an online database gathering resources on social aspects programs in the wine, spirits and beer sectors. This tool draws upon exemplary practices by companies, trade associations, and other entities from around the world. These “Useful Approaches” are presented in relation to four topics: young people & alcohol, drinking & driving, responsible drinking, and marketing & advertising.
Under 18 Aspipewea
An initiative to ensure that all alcoholic beverages are labeled with a “Not for Sale to Under-18s”. Training provided to nearly 100,000 retail staff.
Sponsor: East African Breweries Limited
Date: 2015
Implementation: Africa
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21 Means 21
An advertising campaign that provides retailers with point-of-sale materials displaying the “21 Means 21” message to reinforce the importance of checking IDs. For consumers 21 or older, the message emphasizes that it is illegal to buy alcohol for — or to serve it to — anyone who is underage. Coors also includes a “21 means 21” logo on all marketing bound for college athletics, campuses, or other collegiate spaces.
Sponsor: Molson Coors
Date: 2019
Implementation: North America
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Guidelines for Controlled Purchase Operations
A guide to the implications and implementation of Controlled Purchase Operations. The guide helps alcohol beverage retailers design and implement effective CPOs. It also details important logistical and legal issues facing CPOs.
Sponsor: Health Promotion Agency
Date: June 2019
Implementation: Oceania
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We Don’t Serve Teens
We Don’t Serve Teens is a website that details steps for management to set up effective and comprehensive training for employees. It provides information as to the specific points an alcohol beverage training programme and alcohol beverage serving policy should encompass.
Sponsor: Federal Trade Commission
Implementation: North America
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TIPS Training (Training for Intervention Procedures)
TIPS is a training programme designed to prevent intoxication, drink driving and underage drinking by enhancing the fundamental “people skills” of servers, sellers and consumers of alcohol. The programme provides three options for training: Training-the-Trainer, Classroom Training and Online Training. It discusses both on and off premises alcohol beverage sales as well as concessions and gaming scenarios.
Sponsor: Training for Intervention Procedures (TIPS)
Implementation: North America
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FISAC
An organisation that seeks to promote healthy lifestyles and reduce risk factors related to alcohol consumption through a series of interactive workshops, infographics, and other initiatives. FISAC has four guiding axes: Zero Alcohol in Minors, No Alcohol and Driving, Respect for Abstinence from Drinking, and Moderate Consumption.
Sponsor: Fundación de Investigaciones Sociales A.C.
Date: 1981
Implementation: North America
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