This article was initially published in the April issue of Global Drinks Intel magazine. For details on how to subscribe, click here.Henry Ashworth has headed up the alcohol industry-funded International Alliance for Responsible Drinking since 2017. Earlier this year, Global Drinks Intel caught up with him in London to dig deeper into this increasingly important aspect of alcohol brand owners’ Environment, Social & Governance efforts.
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Olly has been reporting on the beverage industry as a B2B journalist since 2003. He spent 18 years at Just Drinks, 16 of which as managing editor. Since joining Global Drinks Intel in 2022, he's interviewed the CEOs for brand owners including AB InBev, Campari Group, Carlsberg, Heineken and Suntory Global Spirits and has a bulging contacts book from across beverage alcohol worldwide.



