Adopt the Pledge

We the undersigned have discussed this i-mark at Board level and have agreed that our organisation commit to this pledge to reduce alcohol industry influence on our children and our communities.

We pledge to:

1. Review any partnership or funding proposals against the questions outlined in the I-Mark toolkit
2. Never accept funding from, or enter into partnerships with, the alcohol industry, its subsidiary companies, trade organisations, its funded charities or social aspect public relations organisations (SAPRO’s)
3. Never use or promote alcohol industry funded materials or programmes in either educational or out of school settings with young people in Ireland and commit to investigating how any materials and / or programmes are funded
4. Scrutinise, challenge and raise awareness of the tactics of the alcohol industry in undermining public health in Ireland and beyond

Adoptees of the i-Mark Global pledge agree to:

1. Scrutinise, challenge and raise awareness of the tactics of the alcohol industry in funding and undermining scientific and policy research and public health.
2. Review any possible research and funding applications to ensure that the funding agency does not receive funding from the alcohol industry, its subsidiary companies, trade organisations, funded charities or social aspect public relations organisations (SAPRO'S).
3. Never partner with researchers or research initiatives funded or part funded by the alcohol industry, its subsidiary companies, trade organisations, funded charities or social aspect public relations organisations (SAPRO's).
4. Never use or cite alcohol industry funded research except when the potential conflict of interest is acknowledged as well as the risks posed by the funding to the investigator's objectivity and the industry's use of research funding as a reputation management strategy."
5. Work with others to ensure that the next generation of researchers is supported to understand the harms associated with alcohol industry influence on research and the importance of preventing conflicts of interest in science.
6. Advocate for universities and other educational and research organizations to act to prevent alcohol industry influence on research and education and to support researchers in their efforts to do so.