Investico is an independent, non- profit platform for thorough and structural investigative journalism

About Investico:

Investico is an independent, non-profit platform for investigative journalism

Investico is an independent non-profit organization for investigative journalism. We work with over 50 media partners, national and international media, with whom we jointly publish online, in print as well as through TV, radio and video.

We focus on thorough, long-form reporting that uncovers abuses of power, institutional wrongdoing and threats to the rule of law. Our aim is to provide factual information as the basis for political and public debates, and alert the public to as-of-yet hidden crises.

Funding

The platform started in 2014 as an independent non-profit foundation, made possible by the generous support of private foundations. In recent years, Investico has gained nearly 20,000 donors - who support us even though all our work is available to read for free.

Our journalists get the time that's needed to patiently and diligently work on investigations for months. In-house expertise ranges from data journalism, reporting in conflict areas, open source investigations and financial analysis.

Open access

We believe that our work should serve the public interest and be fully transparent. That's why each investigation is open access on our website, including full annotations detailing all relevant sources. In relevant cases, we publish accompanying documents detailing our research method, so readers and other newsrooms can verify our work.

In addition, in our Dutch-language podcast Speurwerk our editors explain the process behind their work, discussing the journalistic choices they've made in their work.

Below, we've listed all the available translations of our investigations.

If you have any questions or wish to contact us for a collaboration, reach us at redactie@platform-investico.nl

International publications

'This constitutes a whole series of human rights violations' 26.03.2025

Dutch christians funding Israel's settler movement

Dutch christian organisations finance illegal settlements in the West Bank, with one foundation even stating that it can subsidise weapons with donations.

Dutch minister Geoffrey van Leeuwen spread anti-Palestinian misinformation 26.06.2024

The UNRWA affair: Dutch parliamentary disinformation and how it hit Palestinians

Dutch minister Geoffrey van Leeuwen suspended funding of UNRWA - the UN aid Palestinians depend on. His decision follows years of disinformation—and suspicions about his personal view on Palestine.

ChristenUnie in Europe sought contact with hate groups and Putinists 04.04.2024

European party ECPM financed radical right wing lobby group

For years a private mailing list of lobby group Agenda Europe served as a save haven for radical right wing hate groups to strategise against abortion rights and LGBTQ emancipation, funded by ECPM.

Implicando enorme risco para a amazônia 18.04.2018

Holandeses apoiam megaprojeto para transporte de soja

Durante mais de uma década, o governo holandês ofereceu diplomacia, subsídios e consultoria às empresas holandesas que desejavam participar da construção do Corredor Norte.

Dutch support soy transport mega-project, posing major risk to Amazon 01.04.2018

Dutch support soy transport mega-project, posing major risk to Amazon

The Dutch government is helping Brazil to build ports, roads and railways straight through the Amazon. Good for business. But the projects lead to deforestation, land clearing and murder.

Czy największa sieć hipermarketów w holandii wykorzystuje polaków? 07.03.2018

Podejrzenia o wyzysk, zastraszanie, wypadki

Za niepewne wynagrodzenie, pod wielką presją i karami finansowymi tysiące Polaków sortuje towary w magazynie Albert Heijn największej sieci supermarketów w Holandii.

Prigionieri del lavoro 07.03.2018

Prigionieri del lavoro

Interi settori dell’economia olandese si basano sullo sfruttamento degli immigrati, che non possono denunciare le loro condizioni di lavoro. E le autorità fanno finta di non vedere.

La politique de tolérance, une façon de ne pas trancher 31.08.2017

Les coffee-shops, où banquiers et criminels se côtoient

Alors que le Parlement doit se prononcer sur la proposition de loi pour légaliser le cannabis, Investico a mené l’enquête sur les intérêts financiers des coffee-shops.

Inside Unilever’s sustainability myth 19.04.2017

Inside Unilever’s sustainability myth

We found that Unilever does put effort into saving the planet, but we also discovered that the company scores well because it alone determines what constitutes ‘sustainability’.

De nauwe gasrelaties tussen Nederland en Gazprom 26.05.2015

‘Don’t lecture us about Russia’

Russische agressie in Oekraïne en EU-sancties hebben niets veranderd aan onze innige band met Gazprom. Lobbyisten en toekomstige gasleiders praten door over samenwerking met de Russische gassector.

The trade in african football players 24.11.2014

Dreams of Camp Nou

According to the football associations, the trade in young football players has largely been curbed by stricter regulations. However, based on interviews we conclude that this is not the case at all.

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