In addition, Nestlé has been caught on several occasions intentionally selling poisoned or tainted products. The most recent example was their marketing of lead-poisoned noodles in India, which led to the entire product being placed under a nationwide ban. In addition, Nestlé is well-known for illegally extracting groundwater, particularly in Brazil. In the United States, they also do the same – though “legally.” Recently, they made headlines for tripling the amount of freshwater they pump from a source near Flint, Michigan – a community that has been without clean drinking water for multiple years.

7. Bill Gates

The Microsoft founder and the world’s richest man – under the guise of “philanthropy” – has directly financed and caused the suffering of thousands of people, particularly in the developing world where his efforts are largely focused. An admitted proponent of global population reduction, Gates has widely promoted vaccination programs as well as biotechnology (i.e. GMOs and associated agrochemicals.)

While such efforts would normally be applauded, Gates has only pushed the vaccines and biotech products in which he personally has a financial stake. For instance, Gates has multi-million dollar investments in major biotech companies like Monsanto, Cargill, and Dow Chemical – all of which benefit handsomely from his foundation’s initiatives pushing the adoption of biotechnology in the third world. The same is true of his support for vaccination programs as Gates’ foundation is invested in 15 pharmaceutical companies with $52 million invested just in the German vaccine company CureVac.