Del Monte is a globally recognised brand that has been in existence for nearly 140 years. But in 2023, The Guardian and the Bureau of Investigative Journalism uncovered allegations that security guards at Del Monte Kenya had assaulted and even killed peop

In March 2022, Floridas Senate passed a bill to ban discussions of sexual orientation or gender identity in primary schools. The so-called Dont Say Gay bill stirred up major controversy at Disney, which has a complex history with the LGBTQ+ community,

Until 2014 Shell had enjoyed a 50-year-long brand partnership with LEGO. But it came to an abrupt and high profile end after Greenpeaces Everything is Not Awesome campaign, which targeted the long-standing partnership due to Shells Arctic drilling act

During the medal presentation at the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup, Luis Rubiales, then-president of the Spanish Football Federation, forcibly kissed Spanish player Jenni Hermoso on the lips. The act, which Hermoso did not consent to, led to widesprea

In January 2009, US Airways Flight 1549 suffered a dual engine failure shortly after take-off from LaGuardia Airport due to a bird strike. Captain Chesley Sully Sullenberger and First Officer Jeff Skiles conducted an emergency landing on the Hudson Rive

This episode of What Just Happened? explores the widespread abuse committed by former Harrods owner Mohammed Al Fayed and its lasting impact on the Harrods brand. Decades of sexual assault allegations came to light after Al Fayeds death in 2023 and, de

This episode of What Just Happened? explores the growing threat of deepfake technology in corporate settings. In 2024, a major incident involving engineering company Arup saw a finance employee tricked into transferring 20 million after a video call wi

In this episode of What Just Happened?, hosts Kate Hartley and Tamara Littleton talk to the whistleblower at the heart of one of the biggest corporate bribery scandals in history, Jonathan Taylor.A former lawyer for SBM Offshore, Taylor uncovered and r

The TalkTalk data breach of 2015 was one of the most high profile cybersecurity incidents in the UK. Initially attributed to sophisticated hackers and feared to have exposed the personal data of over

In 2011 Wells Fargo bank was thrown into the centre of a scandal that resulted in it being fined $185 million for creating over 2 million fraudulent accounts without customers’ knowledge. Driven by aggressive sales targets, the bank saw a 43% drop i