Victims of the Downturn?

The American magazine “Fortune” has just published its online ranking of the world’s largest corporations according to their annual revenue. Shell took first place over last years leader Wal-Mart, and there is no surprise to see that once again petroleum companies dominate – occupying 6 of the 10 first ranks. And if General Motors “disappeared”, Toyota Motor took 10^th position. Do you think their fortune will create employment; be invested in developing sustainable energies and reducing CO2 emissions; or simply help them make more money? We’ll let you draw your own conclusions…

Rank	Company	Revenues ($ millions)	Profits ($ millions)
1	Royal Dutch Shell	458,361	26,277
2	Exxon Mobil	442,851	45,220
3	Wal-Mart Stores	405,607	13,400
4	BP	367,053	21,157
5	Chevron	263,159	23,931
6	Total	234,674	15,500
7	ConocoPhillips	230,764	-16,998
8	ING Group	226,577	– 1,067
9	Sinopec	207,814	– 1,961
10	Toyota Motor	204,352	– 4,349

http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/global500/2009/full_list/