Europe's plastic disaster
Europe's plastic disaster
Europeans produce an average of 35kg of plastic packaging waste each per year and global plastic use is expected to triple by 2060. In reality, most of the packaging and shopping bags amassed in daily life are never recycled and instead end up in landfills or incinerators. This podcast from our Wasteland investigation sorts fact from fiction and unpacks the true extent of Europe's mounting plastic waste crisis.
Europeans produce an average of 35kg of plastic packaging waste each per year and global plastic use is expected to triple by 2060. In reality, most of the packaging and shopping bags amassed in daily life are never recycled and instead end up in landfills or incinerators. This podcast from our Wasteland investigation sorts fact from fiction and unpacks the true extent of Europe's mounting plastic waste crisis.
1 August 2023
Untaxed - how governments lure capital into real estate and feed the housing crisis
Untaxed - how governments lure capital into real estate and feed the housing crisis
In this episode we take a closer look at the findings from our latest investigation series, Untaxed.The investigation discovered how multiple European governments give huge tax benefits to real estate investors and owners. Over the past months, Investigate Europe’s team analysed the taxation policies and loopholes given to real estate investments in several European countries. IE reporter Paulo Pena oversaw the investigation and he joins the podcast to discuss the findings.
In this episode we take a closer look at the findings from our latest investigation series, Untaxed.The investigation discovered how multiple European governments give huge tax benefits to real estate investors and owners. Over the past months, Investigate Europe’s team analysed the taxation policies and loopholes given to real estate investments in several European countries. IE reporter Paulo Pena oversaw the investigation and he joins the podcast to discuss the findings.
20 December 2022
Europe’s deep-rooted pesticide problem
Europe’s deep-rooted pesticide problem
In this episode we delve into the heart of IE’s new investigation, Silent Death: Europe’s deep-rooted pesticide problem and a biodiversity crisis. Lead researcher Harald Schumann, founding member of IE based in Berlin, joins the podcast to discuss the findings.
In this episode we delve into the heart of IE’s new investigation, Silent Death: Europe’s deep-rooted pesticide problem and a biodiversity crisis. Lead researcher Harald Schumann, founding member of IE based in Berlin, joins the podcast to discuss the findings.
12 July 2022
Orpea's dirty secrets
Orpea's dirty secrets
In 2021, Investigate Europe released an investigation about the for-profit elder care industry. It detailed how even though many care homes are understaffed, and there aren’t adequate resources for residents, international corporations and financial investors continue to make huge gains. One name that kept popping up was Orpea: one of the world’s largest care home providers. IE’s journalists Leïla Minano and Maxence Peigné were able to reveal how Orpea has relied on a secret Luxembourg company called Lipany, and how some of its top managers carried out dubious operations through a network of companies connected to Lipany.
In 2021, Investigate Europe released an investigation about the for-profit elder care industry. It detailed how even though many care homes are understaffed, and there aren’t adequate resources for residents, international corporations and financial investors continue to make huge gains. One name that kept popping up was Orpea: one of the world’s largest care home providers. IE’s journalists Leïla Minano and Maxence Peigné were able to reveal how Orpea has relied on a secret Luxembourg company called Lipany, and how some of its top managers carried out dubious operations through a network of companies connected to Lipany.
14 June 2022