Corporations

Companies and corporations built the galactic community.^[1] Several super-rich and super-powerful mega corporations sustain the colossal demands of modern interstellar economies in the galaxy. These corporations control countless companies which farm, mine and use entire planets and star systems for resources and food. They produce basic goods which trillions of people rely on for their survival. The presence of mega-corporations is ubiquitous throughout civilised space.^[2] There are also corporations specialized in certain products and services.

After the Third World War, governments and military didn't have the ability to repair the damage done. The corporations of the era began the slow rebuild process. This gained the corporations a huge increase in dominance over Earth's political landscape and the ideologies would influence the Federation.^[3]

Mega Corporations

These are the mega corporations:

Name	Sector GICS	Description
Achilles Corporation	Consumer Discretionary, Industrials	Rapacious robotics and skimmer manufacturer.
Caine Massey	Materials	Fiercely competitive mining corporation.
Mastopolos Mining	Materials	Fiercely competitive mining corporation.
Neomedical Industries	Health Care	Pharmaceutical corporation that serves Alliance and independent systems.
Rockforth Corporation	Consumer Staples, Consumer Discretionary	Agricultural and tourism giant.
Sirius Corporation	Energy, Industrials, Utilities	The first and most powerful mega corporation.
Universal Cartographics	Information Technology, Telecommunication Services	Focused on mapping the universe.
Vandermeer Corporation	Health Care	Pharmaceutical corporation that serves Federation systems.
WorldCraft	Consumer Discretionary, Real Estate, Industrials	Terraforming and tourism/entertainment corporation.

Important Corporations

These are important corporations sorted with the Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS).^[4]

Name	Sector GICS	Description
Alliance Tribune	Consumer Discretionary	News feed which primarily covers Alliance related news.
Astrogator Tours	Consumer Discretionary	Specializes in deep space adventures holidays.
Bank of Zaonce	Financials	The most successful bank in the Milky Way galaxy.
BigSix	Financials	An auditing firm.
Blackshadow Productions	Consumer Discretionary	An independent entertainment production company that plans to remake the classic children's show Andromedaries.
Bonespire Publishing	Consumer Discretionary	Publisher of the Corsair King novel series written by celebrated author Olav Redcourt.
Brewer Corporation	Aerospace, Industrials	Manufacturer of stations, weapons platforms, and capital ships.
Brightlight Training	Consumer Discretionary	Offers a variety of educational services to corporations throughout the Federation.
Bureau of Galactic Legal Affairs	Consumer Discretionary	Provides legal services to pilots.
Cordova Group	Consumer Discretionary	A conglomerate that runs numerous small companies throughout the Sol system, including the Mars Tribune.
Core Dynamics	Aerospace	Manufacturer of ships and equipment, specialized in combat ships. The primary supplier of the Federal Navy.
Costada Voyager	Consumer Discretionary	Budget hotel chain renowned for its consistent quality across the Core Systems.
Darkwater Inc	Industrials	One of the largest private military forces in the galaxy.
Faulcon DeLacy	Aerospace	Manufacturer of ships and equipment, specialized in multipurpose and combat ships.
Federal Times	Consumer Discretionary	Popular news feed which primarily covers Federation related news.
Galactic Insurance Company	Financials	Provides insurance to pilots.
Galactic Logistics	Industrials, Transportation	Provides freight transportation services throughout the galaxy.
GalNet	Information Technology	A galactic data network and information aggregator.
Gutamaya	Aerospace	Manufacturer of ships and equipment, specialized in combat ships. The primary supplier of the Imperial Navy.
Herculean Machines	Information Technology	Manufacturer of the Duradrive personal computer.
Imperial Dynamics	Automotive	A wholly-owned subsidiary of Core Dynamics which produces rebranded versions of Skimmers for exclusive sale in Imperial space.
Imperial Herald	Consumer Discretionary	Popular news feed which primarily covers Empire related news.
Jick Nackson Enterprises	Information Technology	Producer of specialized software for ship modules, such as the Data Link Scanner.
Kavanagh Spaceframes Ltd	Industrials	Specialises in modifying Orbis starports.
Kinematic Armaments	Industrials	Armament manufacturer specialized in producing guns and other weapons.
Lakon Spaceways	Aerospace	Manufacturer of ships and equipment, specialized in large freighter and exploration vessels.
Lycan Moon Mining	Materials	Federal mining corporation.
LXE - Xavier from Parriz	Industrials, Transportation	Operates terminals in megacities.
MacArthur Mining Ltd	Industrials	Manufacturer of mining robots, including the autonomous DG090.
Manticore	Industrials	Manufacturer of cannons, missiles and drones.
Mars Tribune	Consumer Discretionary	News feed which primarily covers Mars related news.
MetaDrive Inc.	Industrials	Developed new drive technologies.
Money Matters	Consumer Discretionary	A business-focused news feed.
Mosher	Consumer Discretionary	Not much is known about it.
Pathfinder Solutions	Industrials	Provided officers and crews for Drake-Class Carriers.
Rackham Capital Investments	Financials	Investment company owned by billionaire Zachary Rackham.
Remlok	Consumer Discretionary	Manufacturer and main provider of outfitting for pilots.
Rewired	Consumer Discretionary	Newsfeed known for its prodigious output of stories.
Reynhardt Intellisys	Consumer Discretionary	Entertainment, CQC.
Ross Projectiles	Industrials	Manufacturer of Seeker Missile Rack munitions.
Saud Kruger	Aerospace, Luxury Goods	Luxury brand, manufacturer of ships and equipment, specialized in passenger vessels.
Space Lanes Cargo	Freight Transport	Provides freight transportation services throughout the galaxy.
Steel Castle Inc	Industrials	Specialises in modifying Coriolis starports.
Supratech	Information Technology	Manufacturer of the Torc personal computer.
Trouble Banking and Welfare Investments	Financials	Investment company based in Andceeth. Provides loans and saving opportunities for individuals and businesses, and known as the best gemstone traders in human space.
Utopixx Entertainment	Consumer Discretionary	Produces top virtual reality experiences in the galaxy, such as the CQC franchise.
Vespine Transport Systems	Industrials	Manufactures cargo canisters.
Vitadyne Labs	Health Care	Produces nanomedicine.
Vodel	Automotive	Manufactures Surface Recon Vehicles.
Vox Galactica	Consumer Discretionary	Independent news feed.
Wallglass Investigations Agency	Industrials	Private investigation contractor.
Woods Haulage	Industrials, Transportation	Logistics corporation.
Wreaken Corporation	Materials, Industrials	Conducts mining and construction operations.
Zorgon Peterson	Industrials	Manufacturer of ships and equipment, specialized in small freighter and exploration vessels.

Lore

The colossal requirements of modern interstellar economies can only be met by super-rich and super-powerful corporations, whose innumerable companies gouge entire worlds for minerals and foods, and whose factories churn out the basic goods trillions of people need to survive.  Without them and their continual drive for ever higher growth, people would starve, choke or become isolated on worlds surrounded by technology they cannot use or maintain.^[1]

The EDRPG lore book examines the great corporations of the Elite: Dangerous galaxy, including Sirius Corp, the rapacious Achilles Corporation, the WorldCraft tourist company, the agricultural giant Rockforth Corporation, and the fiercely competitive mining corporations Caine Massey and Mastopolos Mining.  Companies built the galactic community, and their in-fighting might tear it down.^[1]

World War III (2044-2055 AD) was the worst war ever waged across planet Earth. It brought much destruction and loss of life. Eventually after over one decade of war the fight was gradually abandoned.^[3] The dominant power after the Third World War was the United States of the Americas. The remaining other countries joined it over the next few decades and it was renamed to "The Federation."^[5] Civilization had taken a massive hit and the governments and military alone no longer had the ability to repair the damage done. The corporations of the era stepped in and began the slow rebuild process. This gained the corporations a huge increase in dominance over Earth's political landscape. In many ways this was perhaps the birth of the ideologies that would ultimately influence the Federation. The decade of 2070 saw the first man on Mars and the first permanent moon base was constructed. This allowed humans far easier access to space and soon many orbital cities were constructed around Earth. This was followed by the launch of interstellar probes, the heavy industrialization of the Moon and the first base construction on Mars.^[3]

The 22nd century was a time of massive change. Fossils were discovered on Mars proving that life once existed there. Human expansion slowly progressed throughout the solar system. Perhaps the biggest discovery of all time was hyperspace. The ability to travel faster than light allowed humanity to escape the confines of the solar system.^[3] By 2200 corporations had a stranglehold on a great many aspects of life, and this didn't stop during colonisation, though there was quite a delay before the first wholly corporate system was settled.^[6]

In 2210 the first signals of probes at Alpha Centauri confirmed a habitable planet existing outside our solar system. From this point on, probes continued to arrive in neighboring star systems and soon life is discovered on Tau Ceti 3. Thus begins a new path of exploration and discovery. With the knowledge that Tau Ceti could support life, a colony ship was sent there. Before long the first colony to exist outside our star system Sol was formed. With the proof that life could exist outside Earth, a mass exodus began. Massive ships were constructed to establish human colonies anywhere that may support human life. The expansion of humanity rapidly moved apace crossing the void between star systems. New colonies and ultimately cities were formed.^[3]

The rise of the largest Mega Corporation in history started in 2339 when the Sirius Corporation launched the first completely corporate colonial mission which arrived in the Sirius star system. There they utilized vast amounts of cheap energy available on Lucifer to supply fuel and later drives and other technologies to the Federation and Empire.^[7]

The companies built the galactic community and Mega Corporations are ubiquitous throughout civilized space.^[2][1] Due to these historic events, the Federation became dominated by corporations. They control many aspects of life, politics and business within Federation space. Most aspects of life is focused on profit. Whilst corporations are not above the law, they hold a very wide remit as far as what they're permitted to do in the name of profit concerns. Corruption and even murder happens as well. That said, the Federation does respect human life in its own way and much more so than the Empire. Although the Federation doesn't respect freedom as much as the Alliance.^[3]

Factions and Corporations

Minor factions have different government types. Star systems and stations inherit it of the controlling minor faction. These are descriptions of minor factions with corporation governments that are shown in the status screen on the right-hand panel:

Corporation - Independent

An independent business organisation that has incorporated with its respective home government.^[8]

Corporation - Federation

A business orientated organisation that has been incorporated as per the Federation Charter of Free Commerce. Members of this faction are representatives of a Corporate Entity and are seen as such in the eyes of the law. ^[8]

Corporation - Empire

An organisation that has been granted the rights of an Imperial Corporation. They are likely to have business interests that extend beyond a single station or planet.^[8]

Corporation - Alliance

An interstellar business organisation that has incorporated in accordance with the terms laid out by the Alliance of Independent Systems.^[8]

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References

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} Elite Dangerous Role Playing Game, Corporate Guide book
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} The Sirius Corporation – The First of the Mega-corporations
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5} Elite: Dangerous - Epic History of The Federation
4. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_Industry_Classification_Standard
5. ↑ Tourist Spot 0165 beacon near Earth
6. ↑ Tourist Beacon 0179
7. ↑ The Sirius Corporation – The First of the Mega-corporations
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3} In-game description

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Aerospace	Brewer Corporation Core Dynamics Faulcon DeLacy Gutamaya Lakon Spaceways Saud Kruger Zorgon Peterson
Automotive	Imperial Dynamics Vodel
Consumer Discretionary	Alliance Tribune Astrogator Tours Blackshadow Productions Bonespire Publishing Brightlight Training Bureau of Galactic Legal Affairs Cordova Group Costada Voyager Federal Times Imperial Herald Mars Tribune Money Matters Mosher Remlok Rewired Reynhardt Intellisys Utopixx Entertainment Vox Galactica
Financials	Bank of Zaonce BigSix Galactic Insurance Company Rackham Capital Investments Trouble Banking and Welfare Investments
Health Care	Neomedical Industries Vandermeer Corporation Vitadyne Labs
Industrials	Darkwater Inc Galactic Logistics Kavanagh Spaceframes Ltd Kinematic Armaments LXE MacArthur Mining Ltd Manticore MetaDrive Inc. Pathfinder Solutions Ross Projectiles Space Lanes Cargo Steel Castle Inc Vespine Transport Systems Wallglass Investigations Agency Woods Haulage
Information Technology	GalNet Herculean Machines Jick Nackson Enterprises Supratech
Materials	Lycan Moon Mining Wreaken Corporation
Mega Corporations	Achilles Corporation Caine Massey Mastopolos Mining Rockforth Corporation Sirius Corporation Universal Cartographics WorldCraft