Alcohol Research

Supporting and Understanding Alcohol Research

In 1997, an international group of experts adopted by consensus a framework for the ethical issues surrounding collaboration among researchers, public health, the alcohol industry and other stakeholders. These Dublin Principles, named after the venue of the meeting, guide Molson Coors’ work to support and understand the biomedical and psychosocial research regarding alcohol.

Molson Coors seeks to understand and base our company policies and alcohol policy positions on the available evidence base. This approach is consistent with a key element of the Dublin Principles:

Governments, nongovernmental organizations, public health professionals, and members of the beverage alcohol industry should base their policies and positions concerning alcohol-related issues upon the fullest possible understanding of available scientific evidence.

Molson Coors supports the Alcohol Beverage Medical Research Foundation (ABMRF), an independent, non-profit foundation devoted solely to supporting research regarding the effects of alcohol on health and behavior and prevention of alcohol-related problems. It is one of the few organizations in the United States and Canada that provides funds for interdisciplinary research in the biological, medical, epidemiological, behavioral and social sciences in this field.

The Foundation was established as a 501(c)(3) organization in 1982 with the support of the malt beverage industries of the United States and Canada. This important relationship continues today. ABMRF is a signatory to the Dublin Principles.

Headquartered in Baltimore, the Foundation has supported research projects of more than 360 academic investigators at over 170 universities and research institutions in the US and Canada. Many of North America's top researchers formed the basis for their groundbreaking work with Foundation grants early in their careers.