Impact
ICIJ has redefined what investigative journalism looks like in the 21st century. We have repeatedly conducted journalistic collaborations so big, so visionary and so aspirational that they are unlike any others in history.
Our Offshore Leaks, Panama Papers, Paradise Papers and FinCEN Files investigations were the biggest cross-border journalism projects ever. They have shaken the establishment and led to public protests, to multiple arrests, sweeping legal reform, and official inquiries in more than 70 countries, and to the resignations of the leaders of Pakistan, Iceland and Malta after allegations of corruption.
We helped bring about the Corporate Transparency Act in the United States, hailed as the biggest anti-corruption measure since the Patriot Act of 2001. Our work has also been credited for helping bring more than 130 countries together to sign a worldwide minimum tax rate as a measure to stop giant corporations avoiding their responsibilities.
Jun 05, 2023
Government probe into Canadian forestry giant intensifies as company’s owner evades public scrutiny
Paper Excellence claims to be owned by one individual. But as questions swirl about his whereabouts, Canadian lawmakers weigh their options.
May 23, 2023
New Justice Department-led task force pledges global crackdown on illegal timber trade
Formed after the ICIJ’s Deforestation Inc. probe, the interagency group will coordinate with other governments to combat trafficking in wood linked to environmental crimes and human rights abuses.
May 12, 2023
Malaysian environmental auditing scheme under scrutiny for ignoring labor violations
The revelations mirror Deforestation Inc. findings from around the world, which showed how auditing firms hired as environmental verifiers often ignore or fail to identify serious transgressions by their clients.
May 11, 2023
In response to scandals and stolen art seizures, the Met plans to scour its own collections for looted artifacts
The museum’s plan includes hiring a four-person team — led by a new “manager of provenance” — to root out suspect works among the Met’s many treasures with a view to returning them.
Apr 24, 2023
EU bans import of deforestation-linked goods
The new law requires companies to obtain "due diligence" statements before bringing products into Europe.
Apr 11, 2023
U.S. Treasury faces a wave of criticism over faltering push to unmask anonymous companies and track dirty money
Transparency activists warn that delays to U.S. reforms designed to thwart illicit money flows have grave global implications.
Apr 03, 2023
How the Panama Papers rocked pop culture
Band names, dozens of song titles, a racehorse and even cigarette rolling papers. Seven years on, the ICIJ-led reporting collaboration that sparked a global political earthquake continues to show up in surprising ways.
Apr 03, 2023
Where are the key Panama Papers figures, seven years later?
On the seventh anniversary of the Panama Papers, here’s an update on where some of the most pivotal figures are now, and the legacy the investigation left behind.
Mar 30, 2023
Prosecutors eye new seizures of old art at the Met
Ongoing investigations continue to show that the New York art museum is housing pieces it doesn’t have the rights to.
Mar 22, 2023
Canadian lawmakers call for probe into pulp and paper giant following Deforestation Inc. revelations
ICIJ and partners uncovered hidden links between Canada’s Paper Excellence and troubled Indonesian company Asia Pulp & Paper.
Mar 16, 2023
Key details withheld, files locked in basements as Ericsson ‘impaired’ US investigation
Court documents filed as part of the Swedish company's $206 million plea agreement reveal how Ericsson lawyers and employees withheld information from U.S. prosecutors, including details about its operations in ISIS-held areas of Iraq.
Mar 03, 2023
Ericsson agrees to $206m plea bargain with US in bribery case
U.S. prosecutors say Ericsson didn’t fully disclose evidence of possible serious misconduct in Iraq until the telecom firm learned that ICIJ and its partners were about to publish an investigation.
Mar 01, 2023
Swiss bank employees indicted in connection to Russia president’s vast fortunes
The charges stem from bank accounts linked to Vladimir Putin’s childhood friend Sergei Roldugin, whose web of offshore companies was first revealed in the Panama Papers.
Feb 22, 2023
Proposed rule would render US company registry ‘effectively useless,’ bankers warn
The American Bankers Association’s criticism is the latest setback for the U.S. Treasury as it attempts to set up a company ownership database.
Feb 19, 2023
Malaysia’s anti-graft agency probes former finance minister and his associates over Pandora Papers’ revelations
The anti-corruption commission and other government agencies are looking into the offshore assets of a former finance minister and his family, as well as others named in ICIJ’s 2021 investigation.
Feb 15, 2023
European court reverses course to rule in favor of LuxLeaks whistleblower
The European Court of Human Rights ruled that the public interest in leaking the data showing how multinationals spirited profits to the tiny nation outweighed the detrimental effect.
Jan 26, 2023
Citing corruption, US sanctions former Paraguayan president, bars ex Panama president from entering the country
Horacio Cartes and Ricardo Martinelli’s offshore dealings were featured in ICIJ’s Pandora Papers.
Jan 24, 2023
Police search PwC, Boston Consulting Group offices in Angolan corruption probe against Isabel dos Santos
Three years after Luanda Leaks exposed how Africa’s wealthiest woman created a shell empire to move tainted billions, the billionaire and her financial advisers continue to be dogged by investigations.
Jan 23, 2023
French MPs to investigate Uber’s lobbying of public officials
France and Belgium have both now opened parliamentary inquiries into Uber Files revelations about the secret tactics behind the ride-hailing giant’s global expansion.
Jan 17, 2023
European Parliament votes to expand proposed rules targeting shell companies after Pandora Papers highlighted their role in tax evasion
Negotiations remain ongoing for final adoption of the “Unshell” directive, while tax justice activists say it may be too “weak” to effectively stop tax abuses.
Jan 17, 2023
Jordan, Latvia and Israel shake up diplomatic corps after Shadow Diplomats investigation
After receiving questions from journalists, governments announced the termination and reviews of honorary consuls tied to controversies or accused of wrongdoing.
Dec 21, 2022
How 2022 turned into one of ICIJ’s biggest years for investigations and impact
Over the last 12 months, the newsroom behind the world’s biggest journalism collaborations put out more deep-dive global exposés than ever before.
Dec 15, 2022
Telecom giant Ericsson to be monitored an extra year following US corruption settlement breach
The company twice violated a $1 billion deferred prosecution deal with the Justice Department that allowed it to avoid criminal charges for an international bribery scheme.
Dec 14, 2022
Former IMF boss Strauss-Kahn mired in French investigation sparked by the Pandora Papers
French authorities are looking into the former finance minister’s Moroccan tax residency status as part of a broader probe targeting 200 people named in the ICIJ investigation, Le Monde reported.
Dec 14, 2022
Ericsson facing ongoing probes and fallout months after ICIJ revealed new corruption breach
The Swedish telecom company has been sued by investors and investigated by authorities since the Ericsson List investigation.