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Responsible Drinking

RESPONSIBLE
DRINKING

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The British Beer and Pub Industry are strong advocates for responsible drinking and brewers and pubs are leading the way on national campaigns to reduce alcohol harm.

As well as teaming up with initiatives like Best Bar None, National Pubwatch, Community Alcohol Partnerships, PASS and Purple Flag to carry out staff training, making nights safer and building community engagement., the industry also supports the work of bodies such as Drinkaware and backs the Think! Don’t Drink and Drive campaign.

In addition to this national work, companies work with charities such as the Licensed Trade Charity and Only A Pavement Away.

Pubs are at the heart of their local communities and part of the social and cultural fabric of the UK. According to PubAid, they raise in the region of £100m for charity every year and contribute to overall wellbeing and mental health.

Brewers continue to lead the way on low and no products, offering customers more opportunities to drink responsibly. The Portman Group founded in 1989, is the social responsibility body and regulator for alcohol labelling, packaging and promotion with over 170 signatories to its Code of Practice. The BBPA, BII, SIBA and UKH are good sources of information on the sector and key issues.  Links can be found under Useful Contacts.