Alasdair speaks to former politician and French investigating magistrate Eva Joly about corporate corruption, tax evasion, and how these issues relate to the climate crisis.

They reflect on her investigation into financial corruption at the French oil giant Elf Aquitaine, and her current campaign work with the International Commission for the Reform of International Corporate Taxation (ICRICT).

Further reading: 

• Tax Wars, ICRICT
• 'Global minimum tax on multinationals goes live to raise up to $220bn', Financial Times, 2024
• 'McDonald’s to pay more than €1B to settle French tax case', Politico, 2022
• It is time for a global asset registry to tackle hidden wealth, ICRICT, 2022
• 'L`affaire Elf en résumé', Challenges, 2007

Click here to read our investigation into the UK biomass supply chain, or watch a clip from the BBC Newsnight documentary.