2009 Winner

And the most shameful corporation of 2009 is:

Big Oil’s worst polluter, a “leader” in stalling crucial action on climate change, and the most profitable corporation in U.S. history – all built on the back of record oil prices and environmental devastation. Read more about ExxonMobil here.

Full voting results:

The 2009 Nominees:

AIG - This insurance behemoth’s reckless speculation and lending practices led to its own collapse and sent shockwaves through the global economy, prompting a $150 billion taxpayer bailout.

McDonald's - The world’s largest fast food corporation is targeting children with aggressive fast food marketing and contributing to the world’s growing epidemic of diet-related disease.

Coca-Cola - The world’s largest beverage corporation is threatening water resources globally to bottle soda and water, while failing to label the source of its Dasani brand as tap water.

UBS - Central to the now infamous Bernie Madoff's Ponzi scheme, this Swiss bank helped more than 50,000 of America’s wealthiest commit tax evasion, sheltering more than $14 billion in assets.

Goldman Sachs - A top seller of asset and mortgage-backed securities at the height of the real estate bubble, Goldman Sachs received $10 billion in taxpayer bailout money, then promptly paid out $6.5 billion in bonuses.

Walmart - The world’s largest corporation continues to pad its profits by denying workers time for breaks and forcing them to work off-the-clock. So far the Big Box Baron has paid out $54 million in lost wages, but more than 70 other cases are pending.

ExxonMobil - Long Big Oil’s worst polluter and most transparent greenwasher, in 2008 the corporation reported the largest annual profit in U.S. history – $45 billion. Remember those $4.00 a gallon gas prices? Well now we know where those dollars were going...

Merck - Big Pharma’s revenue leader is facing tens of billions in liabilities for marketing potentially deadly medicine, while concealing the health risks from consumers.

Nominate your candidates for the 2010 Corporate Hall of Shame here.