Mathilde de Jeu, Author at The Investigative Desk

Potential $28 million tax discrepancy involving British American Tobacco in Kenya

Analysis by the Investigative Desk with support from the Tobacco Control Research Group and Tax Justice Network Africa, has identified significant discrepancies in the revenue statements of British American Tobacco’s subsidiary in Kenya (BATK). The discrepancies of up to KES 9.6 billion (USD 93 million) were found in BATK’s 2017 and 2018 revenue statements. These suggest there could be a mismatch

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Homeless assistance perpetuates stigma

Editorial / Mathilde de Jeu

Housing First is an attempt to reduce the number of homeless people to zero. First a stable home, then we see what someone needs. But the number of homeless people is not less. Why is it not possible to reduce homelessness and what role do social workers play in this field of forces? Read the

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With 6 tricks (and clever marketing), the food industry is profiting from the Ozempic hype

Food / Mathilde de Jeu

Medicines like Ozempic, Wegovy and Mounjaro are popular weight-loss drugs. ‘Big Food’ sees users as a new outlet and is pushing cheesy factory pizzas, among other things, as a suitable complement to such a drug. Users of these weight-loss drugs consume 20 to 30 per cent fewer calories, are less prone to binge eating and

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Taste of temptation

Food / Mathilde de Jeu

Food manufacturers earn from our propensity to eat unhealthily, and we pay with our health. With clever tricks, copied from the tobacco industry, they make their products irresistible. Fast food and ultra-processed foods dominate, while influencers drive sales. Food manufacturers worldwide use marketing tricks from the tobacco industry to get people addicted to processed. Lees

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Nespresso’s ‘sustainable’ coffee

Food / Mathilde de Jeu

Nespresso promises with its quality mark sustainable coffee and better circumstances for the farmers and the environment. But, Columbian coffee farmers say otherwise. According to Nestlé, Nespresso’s quality mark guarantees sustainable coffee cultivation and social responsibility, but these promises do not keep stand everywhere. Some farmers on Columbian plantages use forbidden pesticides, work in unsafe circumstances

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Dutch minister Klever hides sensitive arms exports

Defense / Mathilde de Jeu

The Dutch cabinet allowed €264 million worth of military exports to Egypt, Indonesia and Pakistan this year without informing the House of Representatives. Up to and including October this year, the House was not informed about sensitive exports 13 times already, when it should have been. Read the whole story at Follow the Money (in

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More military goods to Israel, even after the 7th of October

Defense / Mathilde de Jeu

For decades, weapon exports to Israel from the Netherlands were not as large as in the past two years. For years, the cabinet was reluctant to grant licences for the export of military goods to Israel. But in 2022 and 2023, there were 10 times more exports allowed than in previous years – including components

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Countries use anti-money landering rules to silence critics

Finance, Uncategorized / Mathilde de Jeu

More than 175 nations share their financial intelligence in the fight against dirty money and terrorist financing. Yet dozens of governments have been found to abuse anti-money laundering rules to stifle civil society and silence critics, especially in countries with poor human rights records. Adressing the issue is a challenge due to a lack of

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How Philip Morris creates the ‘cigarette of the future’

Tobacco / Mathilde de Jeu

IQOS, the electronic device from tobacco giant Philip Morris is said to be a “more conscious alternative” to the traditional cigarette. Health scientists warn that heating tobacco still releases carcinogenic substances. Yet Philip Morris is fully committed to the IQOS as the smoke of the future, according to interviews conducted by The Investigative Desk with

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Is the flavor ban on vapes having an effect?

Uncategorized / Mathilde de Jeu

The flavoring ban on vapes should reduce the popularity of vapes among young people and protect them from health damage. The Investigative Desk spoke to young people across the country. They don’t feel the ban is working. In fact, online sales are thriving since the elimination of sales from stores, youth coach Robin van Wieringen

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Potential $28 million tax discrepancy involving British American Tobacco in Kenya

Homeless assistance perpetuates stigma

With 6 tricks (and clever marketing), the food industry is profiting from the Ozempic hype

Taste of temptation

Nespresso’s ‘sustainable’ coffee

Dutch minister Klever hides sensitive arms exports

More military goods to Israel, even after the 7th of October

Countries use anti-money landering rules to silence critics

How Philip Morris creates the ‘cigarette of the future’

Is the flavor ban on vapes having an effect?

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