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Top 10 unethical businesses

1. Walmart(http://www.siliconindia.com/news/business/10-most-unethical-business-actions-nid-

124219-cid-3.html),

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- AnAmerican multinational retailcorporation that runs chains of large discount department stores

and warehouse stores.

- According to fortune global 500, the company is the second largest public corporationand in world.

- It remains as afamily-owned businessas the company is control by the Walton family.

- founded by Sam Waltonin 1962 and it is a largest grocery in US.

2. Mc.Donald (http://ethicalfootprint.wordpress.com/category/unethical-companies/)

- Largest dominant chain of fast food restaurants in the world

- founded by Richardand Maurice McDonaldin 1948

3. Coca-cola (http://ethicalfootprint.wordpress.com/2010/04/28/unethical-companies-coca-cola/)

- It is anAmerican multinationalbeveragecorporation and manufacturer, retailer and marketer of

nonalcoholic beverage concentrates and syrups, which is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia

- founded byAsa Griggs Candler since March 17, 1944

4. Nike (http://ethicalfootprint.wordpress.com/category/unethical-companies/)

- it is anAmerican multinational corporationthat is engaged in design, development, worldwide

marketing selling of footwear, apparel, equipment, accessories and services.

- it is one of the world largest supplier of athletic shoesand apparel and major manufacturer of sports

equipment.

- founded by Bill Bowerman and Phil knight since 1964

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5. Celcom (http://goddamn.co/celcomscam/)

- oldest mobile telecommunications company

- It is one of a member of theAxiatagroup of companies.

- Founded in 1988

- Products- 2G, 3G and satellite mobile network operator.

6. Nestle (http://thuthao2808.blogspot.com/2012/11/unethical-marketing-in-2-large.html)

- Unethical Nestle is in the 1970s when it was charged for wrongfully marketing its baby milk formulas

- led millions of mothers and workers to believe that Nestle milk was better than breastfeeding

- Additionally, when the baby milk was advertised in over 20 countries, the instructions and warnings for

using it were neither clear nor understandable, resulting in the deaths of countless babies

- International boycott has been established to force Nestle to change its policies and misconducts over

the years until now.

7. Phillip MorrisMarlboro (http://thuthao2808.blogspot.com/2012/11/unethical-marketing-in-2-

large.html)

- As the largest manufacturer of cigarettes, Phillip Morris is responsible for the deaths of thousands

young adults due to smoking and related diseases

- has exploited young girls to hand out Marlboro cigarettes for children, resulting in smoking behaviours

of several underage

- Phillip Morris has invaded private researches on childrens additive habits to find measures enhancing

cigarettes sales

- using Marlboro cigarettes are advertised in newspapers, magazines and multiple forms of media

advertisements. Consequently, teenagers are encouraged to smoke Marlboro cigarettes on a large scale.

8. De Beer (http://www.ewtn.com/library/business/antdebrs.html)

Discrimination- To get the labour, Rhodes helped establish many taxes that forced poor blacks to seek

employment, just so that they could pay these taxes. These workers would have had to walk to themines, and were given bread and cold tea after working for hours (St. Antoninus Institute, 2005)

- Misrepresentation in the form of falsifying the true meaning of a diamond in order to increase their

profits. This shows a deliberate intention to deceive as they stand to gain an advantage from this

unethical behaviour.

- Unethical Behaviour: Human Rights Abuses (Genocide and Child Labour)

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De Beers takes advantage of these poor employees in India and create jobs for their children. De Beers

need children to shape the smaller diamonds as their eyes and fingers are better suited to shape the

stones (Jewel Info 4 U, 2004). These children then suffer from eyestrain, repetitive motion injuries and

lacerated lungs from diamond dust.

9. Monsato (http://entjournal.wordpress.com/2012/11/28/devil-in-disguise-the-unethical-practices-of-monsanto/)

- Company that specializes in production of agricultural/vegetable seeds, plant biotechnology and crop

protection chemicals

- Monsanto is well-known to genetically modify their seeds and crops, create growth hormones forced

on cattle

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10. Chevron Corporation (http://blogs.ubc.ca/ravisandhu/2012/09/12/6/)

- An American multinational energy corporation

- Headquartered in San Ramon, California, and active in more than 180 countries

- It is engaged in every aspect of the oil, gas, and geothermal energy industries, including exploration

and production; refining, marketing and transport; chemicals manufacturing and sales; and power

generation

- Chevron is one of the world's six "supermajor" oil companies

- Ranked eleventh in the Fortune Global 500 list of the world's largest companies

- founded in 1879

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