[URPE] Powerful TNI Infographics on the power of the 0.001%

[Nick Buxton]

This week as the world's elites met in the swiss skiing village of 
Davos, Transational Institute's (TNI) Corporate Power project launched a 
series of powerful infographics, to expose the Global 0.001%, the 
corporations they run and the cost of corporate power.

The infographics can be seen here: 
http://www.tni.org/report/state-corporate-power-2012 
<http://www.tni.org/report/state-corporate-power-2012>

Some of the most compelling stats that stand out from the infographics are:

  * 8 of the top 10 richest companies in the world are fossil fuel companies
  * 1% of the world's companies, almost all banks, control 40% of the
    shares of the world's major corporations
  * 0.15% of the world's population control two-thirds of world GDP, and
    with their assets could pay the costs of universal and primary
    school education for 190 year.
  * A tiny percentage of the global population, 0.001%, control $15.4
    trillion dollars
  * the extensive corporate ties of those who have pushed forward the
    neoliberal project

Over the next few months, TNI will be producing a further series of 
infographics looking more closely at issues of land, water, energy, 
trade and investment.

We very much hope you will help build the growing global awareness on 
inequality and corporate power by sharing these infographics 
<http://www.tni.org/report/state-corporate-power-2012> with your own 
networks and friends. I suggest some options for promotion below.

Thanks for your support.

Nick Buxton

PS. Options for promoting the TNI infographics

  * Send around an email to your lists or friends promoting
    theinfographics
    <http://www.tni.org/report/state-corporate-power-2012> among your
    networks.
  * If you are on Facebook, go to our Facebook gallery
    <https://www.facebook.com/TransnationalInstitute#%21/media/set/?set=a.310448752340238.98989.130455360339579&type=1>and
    share with your friends
  * If you are on twitter, tweet about the infographics. You can retweet
    this:
    https://twitter.com/#!/transinstitute/status/162630624639860736
    <https://twitter.com/#%21/transinstitute/status/162630624639860736>or any
    one of the recent tweets on each infographic by TNI'
  * If you have an email list or newsletter on different topics, put a
    link as a PS or as "recommended"
  * If you are reading a news article on a similar subject, consider
    adding a comment and post a link through to the website
    <http://www.tni.org/report/state-corporate-power-2012>

Thanks for any support you can give.

Best wishes,

Nick

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