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The China Files
Hops from China drenched in coercive labour, also at Heineken’s partner
The EU Files
Big Pharma lobby dons charity disguise in Brussels
The EU Files
Europe's leaders wipe out their tracks by deleting e-mails and text messages
North Sea clean up of rotten infrastructure costs billions (but no one wants to pay)
After the South Pole controversy, Zimbabwe steps in with a plan to regulate CO2 trade
The EU Files
The US is major funder of lobbying activities of Europe’s civil society organisations
The China Files
Heineken profits from the repression of Uyghurs in China
Dividend stripping: Dutch Prosecutor’s office looking for those ultimately responsible at ABN Amro
Takeover of Unilever’s tea division makes living wage for tea pickers unlikely
The EU Files
Corrupt EU officials escape justice after a decade of probes
Unilever breaks pledge: profits in Russia doubled, advertising spending increased
This is what we did with our members’ money in 2022
How I helped The New York Times to sue the European Commission
Until sustainability is defined, the market will take advantage of the loopholes
The formidable power of pension assets is making the financial sector more powerful while increasing global inequality
‘Green’ European companies hold back on adjusting incorrect climate claims
The EU Files
From Huawei to Shell: corporate lobbies unimpededly recruit former EU Parliament staff
Your most intimate data is being sold to the highest bidder – who might be a spy
Shell already knew about climate change in the early 1970s (and still promoted the use of coal)
The EU Files
EU countries fork out billions to hang on to electricity guzzling industry
The EU Files
How an old boy’s network hijacked Europe’s plan for a green future
‘Nature conservation keeps stumbling ahead, from one failing policy to another’
The world’s largest carbon trader is wrestling with painful facts about its business model
Dutch trust office sneaked Russian bankers and a Playboy model into the Netherlands
How a fraud algorithm learned to suspect vulnerable groups
The EU Files
Europe’s quest for more economic independence – and its pitfalls
Many green investment funds downgrade their sustainability claim
The Russia Crisis
Heineken is bawling, but the fact remains: it invested in cola and stout beer in Russia
The Russia Crisis
Heineken reneges on its promise and invests in Russia
The Russia Crisis