Corporate Accountability International: ExxonMobil, Halliburton, Wal-Mart

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Corporate Accountability International: ExxonMobil, Halliburton, Wal-Mart Inducted Into Corporate 'Hall of Shame'

Corporate Accountability International today announced that ExxonMobil, Halliburton and Wal-Mart are the three newly elected inductees to its Corporate Hall of Shame. The membership organization, which wages winning campaigns against irresponsible and dangerous corporate actions, opened online voting in May with five other potential inductees: Coke, Ford, Kimberly-Clark, Merck and Nestle. Corporations were nominated for a variety of factors, including documented abuses that harm people and the environment, political influence and interference, and public deception.

Approximately 8,592 separate voters cast online ballots from around the world May 16 through June 20, with ExxonMobil and Halliburton being selected by half of all voters, and Wal-Mart just narrowly beating out Kimberly-Clark to become the third inductee.

Voters also had the option to write-in their own candidates, and more than 300 people did so, with corporations such as Monsanto, Lockheed Martin and McDonald's named most frequently. To read more about the voting results and to read comments from voters, visit: http://www.StopCorporateAbuse.org.

"The Hall of Shame demonstrates that thousands of people are fed up with irresponsible corporations," said Kelle Louaillier, Executive Director of Corporate Accountability International. "The competition among these corporate abusers was stiff -- because, unfortunately -- each nominee has a shameful track record. Fortunately, the public's demand for corporate accountability is universal, and the voting for Hall of Shame underscores the desire to eradicate shameful business practices."

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