Winners

And the most shameful corporation of the year is...

...Blackwater Worldwide.

More than 10,000 voters cast their ballots online and through the mail in Corporate Accountability International's 2008 Hall of Shame. Here are the results:

* Due to KBR's long-standing status as a key part of Halliburton's war-profiteering empire, and the late date of its spin-off, write in votes for KBR and Halliburton have been combined.

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The Inductees in the Corporate Hall of Shame 2008

Blackwater

for killing unarmed Iraqi civilians, hiring paramilitaries trained under military dictatorships, and using its close political and financial ties with the Bush Administration to secure lucrative contracts.

ADM

(Archer Daniels Midland) for making Indonesia the world’s worst contributor to global warming (after the U.S. and China) through its clearing of endangered forests and wildlife habitat for palm oil plantations.

Wal-Mart

for displacing local businesses, failing to cover employees under the corporation’s health plan, and opposing legislation that would increase homeland security.