Menzies Centre for Health Governance, School of Regulation and Global Governance, The Australian National University, Australian Capital Territory.
Southgate Institute for Health, Society and Equity, Flinders University, South Australia.
Aust N Z J Public Health. 2022 Aug;46(4):455-462. doi: 10.1111/1753-6405.13263. Epub 2022 May 26.
The roles of non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in regulating harmful commodity industries (HCIs) are understudied. The aim of this paper is to identify the NGOs and the roles that they play in the governance of the ultra-processed food and alcohol industries in Australia.
We undertook an exploratory descriptive analysis of NGOs identified from an online search based on the typology we developed of type, issue area and governance function.
A total of 134 relevant Australian NGOs were identified: 38 work on food issues, 61 with alcohol issues and 35 are active in both. In the food domain, 90% of NGOs engage in agenda setting, 88% in capacity building, 15% in implementation and 12% in monitoring. In the alcohol domain, 92% of NGOs are active in agenda setting, 72% in capacity building, 35% in implementation and 8% in monitoring.
Australian NGOs are active actors in the food and alcohol governance system.
There are many opportunities for NGOs to regulate HCI practices, building on their relative strengths in agenda setting and capacity building, and expanding their activities in monitoring and implementation. A more detailed examination is needed of strategies that can be used by NGOs to be effective regulators in the governance system.
非政府组织（NGO）在规范有害商品行业（HCIs）方面的作用尚未得到充分研究。本文旨在确定澳大利亚非政府组织以及它们在治理超加工食品和酒精行业方面所扮演的角色。
我们根据我们开发的类型、问题领域和治理功能类型学，对在线搜索中确定的非政府组织进行了探索性描述性分析。
共确定了 134 家相关的澳大利亚非政府组织：38 家从事食品问题，61 家从事酒精问题，35 家同时从事这两个领域的工作。在食品领域，90%的非政府组织从事议程设置，88%从事能力建设，15%从事实施，12%从事监测。在酒精领域，92%的非政府组织积极参与议程设置，72%从事能力建设，35%从事实施，8%从事监测。
澳大利亚非政府组织是食品和酒精治理系统中的积极行动者。
非政府组织有许多机会规范 HCIs 实践，利用其在议程设置和能力建设方面的相对优势，并扩大其在监测和实施方面的活动。需要更详细地研究非政府组织可以用来在治理系统中成为有效监管者的策略。
