Environment

Nov 22, 2021

How polluted profits move offshore

Executives and investors profiting from four corporate polluters around the world used offshore companies to multiply their riches and avoid scrutiny, Pandora Papers show.

Topics: Accountability, Environment, Pandora Papers

Oct 05, 2021

As a poisoned town sought justice, top chemical giant executive moved millions to tax havens

Leaked records show Bernard de Laguiche stashed Solvay shares in offshore accounts as the company faced water contamination claims in Italy and the US.

Topics: Environment, Europe, Offshore finance, Offshore secrecy, Pandora Papers, Tax havens

Jun 07, 2021

G7 finance ministers agree on 15% minimum tax to crack down on corporate tax dodging

The deal has been praised as a historic step in ending the ‘race-to-the-bottom’ between tax havens, but will need international backing to move forward.

Topics: COVID-19, Environment, Europe, Lux Leaks, Paradise Papers, Tax havens

May 11, 2021

How climate change skepticism held a government captive

In her new book, reporter Marian Wilkinson uncovers the network of politicians, business leaders and others who have wielded huge influence over Australia’s climate policy for more than two decades.

Topics: Environment, ICIJ Members, Politics

Mar 16, 2021

‘Dirty Gold’ chases ‘three amigos’ from Miami to Peru and beyond

A new book explores a multibillion-dollar money laundering conspiracy by gold traders and the human side of the illegal mining economy.

Topics: Corruption, Environment, Extractive industries, FinCEN Files, Investigative journalism, Investigative reporting, Latin America, Mining, Money Laundering

Jan 19, 2021

2021 may see tax reforms to address COVID-19, environmental challenges, and more

Governments and international bodies seek to fill massive deficits as billionaires and multinational corporations have seen their wealth grow during the ongoing pandemic.

Topics: Asia-Pacific, COVID-19, Environment, Europe, Inequality, Tax havens

Dec 01, 2020

Tax chemicals industry to help curb pollution internationally, experts propose

As scrutiny by scientists and consumers grows on chemicals polluting our soil, water and air, experts are asking: why shouldn’t manufacturers bear the costs of managing it to prevent damage to health and the environment?

Topics: Accountability, Environment

Nov 05, 2020

Paradise Papers pulp giant faces profit-shifting accusations

APRIL may have misclassified exports to reduce its tax bill in Indonesia, a new report by the Tax Justice Forum says.

Topics: Asia-Pacific, Environment, Offshore finance, Paradise Papers, Tax havens

May 18, 2020

Worker safety program slashes rates of chronic kidney disease

As the coronavirus sweeps across the world, a new study offers signs of a breakthrough in stopping another deadly epidemic.

Topics: Environment, Healthcare, Latin America

Aug 29, 2019

Deadly Kidney Disease Linked to Climate Change in New Report

A mysterious disease that has killed thousands of laborers in the tropics could be a sign of the growing health threat posed by climate change.

Topics: Environment, Island of the Widows, Latin America

Apr 10, 2019

The World Bank is Still Hooked on Fossil Fuels Despite Climate Pledge

The World Bank has vowed to be a leader in the global fight against climate change, but it continues to favor fossil fuels over renewable energy when it comes to lending.

Topics: Environment, World Bank

Nov 01, 2018

Indian fishing community tests World Bank's legal immunity

A fishing community, who believe their livelihoods were damaged by pollution from an IFC-supported coal power plant, is attempting to sue the World Bank's finance arm in the U.S.

Topics: Environment, Evicted and Abandoned, World Bank

Oct 12, 2018

Villagers In Limbo As World Bank Abandons Controversial Kosovo Power Plant

The decision ends the World Bank's support for coal worldwide, but also leaves villagers unsure of their fate as the Kosovo government vows to push ahead with the power plant.

Topics: Environment, Europe, World Bank

Oct 11, 2018

Panama Papers reveal offshore payments by Madagascar’s seafood king

Madagascar shrimp magnate has used a web of offshore companies to shuffle millions of dollars around in what experts say could be “tax avoidance 101”.

Topics: Accountability, Africa, Environment, Panama Papers

Sep 13, 2018

‘You need a plan A, B and C’: Lessons from Hurricane Maria

ICIJ member Omaya Sosa Pascual and her team helped reveal Puerto Rico's true death toll in the wake of Hurricane Maria. Now, she shares lessons on covering similar tragedies.

Topics: Environment, ICIJ Members, Investigative reporting, Latin America, Tools and training

Aug 13, 2018

New study raises red flags on tax haven role in environmental destruction

Tax havens – and the financial secrecy they provide – may bolster industries tied to Amazon deforestation and the unsustainable management of natural resources, a new study has found.

Topics: Environment, Offshore secrecy, Paradise Papers, Tax havens

Jun 04, 2018

News drones reveal big companies are draining water supplies in Peru, Colombia

Investigative reporters in Peru and Colombia used drones as part of their cross-border collaboration to unearth the truth about water use in the area.

Topics: Environment, ICIJ Members, Investigative journalism, Latin America

May 16, 2018

Fossil fuel funds have unlikely investors: environmental icons

The latest dive into the Paradise Papers by U.S. reporters has discovered nonprofits making contradictory investments.

Topics: Environment, Offshore secrecy, Paradise Papers

Nov 08, 2017

Leaked Records Reveal Offshore’s Role In Forest Destruction

How lawyers and big banks help one of Asia’s largest paper companies expand despite poor environmental record and social conflicts.

Topics: Asia-Pacific, Environment, Offshore finance, Paradise Papers

Oct 09, 2015

Children Suffer as Bank’s Borrowers Upend Their Lives

In the disappearing rainforests of Indonesia, a 9-year-old boy and his family cope with the trauma of eviction.

Topics: Accountability, Environment, World Bank

Apr 11, 2014

No net, no say for online mining survey with surprising results

A new World Bank survey has surprised experts by showing strong public support for the extractive industries in resource-rich nations, but its methodology has come under question.

Topics: Environment, Extractive industries, Mining

Apr 11, 2014

Sri Lanka delays herbicide ban as kidney disease origin remains elusive

Facing political opposition and questions about scientific evidence, Sri Lanka has placed on hold its ban on top-selling Monsanto herbicide.

Topics: Environment

Apr 09, 2014

Corruption warning looms for public natural resource funds

Sovereign funds set up to help stabilize national economies going through resource booms could instead fall into the hands of corrupt officials, according to a new report.

Topics: Accountability, Corruption, Environment

Mar 27, 2014

UN expert expects pushback over air pollution death report

An alarming new report from a UN agency has again warned about the dangers of burning carbon-based fuels; but this time, it's not coming from the environmentalists.

Topics: Accountability, Environment

Mar 13, 2014

Sri Lanka bans leading Monsanto herbicide citing deadly disease fears

Sri Lanka orders ban on glyphosate, an active ingredient in Roundup, citing kidney disease outbreak; Monsanto said the evidence is unproven.

Topics: Environment