Idea generation #44: Striking againist the worst corporations

I am rereading this post by Umair Haque about using the worst behavior of corporation as vital points to strike. In considerations of the recent thinking about using 2.0 to solve real issues, it fits in nicely as a way to think about what areas to focus on.

So, what I have done is to Google around for the term "10 worst corporations" and placed the various lists as references. So, if you are an innovator looking for an area to strike, these lists should make for a good starting point. While reading these lists, do keep in mind the principles of the edge economy: of using markets, networks, and communities to achieve edge competencies such as good, open, light et al.

Neither Honest Nor Trustworthy: The 10 Worst Corporations of 2007
With the 10 Worst Corporations of 2007, we aim to show - again - that Big Business is out of control and to connect comparable abuses to the failure of government overseers, regulators and enforcers.

J'Accuse: The 10 worst corporations of 2006
Selecting the 10 worst corporations of the year is more art than science.

We do, however, apply certain guidelines. One is that, barring extraordinary circumstances, we do not place companies on the list two years running.

The ten worst corporations of 2005
2005 was a good year for bad corporations.

There were no U.S. elections to worry about, with their troubling possibility of politicians running on the popular platform of curbing corporate power.

There were corporate scandals and corporate crime and violence galore, but none that rated the ongoing banner headlines of Enron and WorldCom.

Indeed, the ongoing prosecutions of individuals associated with corporate financial scandals enabled Big Business and its apologists to claim there had actually been a crackdown on corporate crime.

All leaving corporations free to buy legislation, profiteer, pollute, poison, and mistreat workers without restraint.

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