Monsanto's Corporate Reputation

Kortney Flowers April 2, 2016 Period 2nd Monsanto Monsanto is a publicly trades multinational agrochemical. This company delivers agricultural product to farmers and other people that use there products. The corporation was first founded in 1901 by a man named John Francis Queeny. As you may now already Monsanto has a bad reputation in most countries. This company is responsible for creating products like Agent Orange, PCBs, Roundup and other products that do harm humans as well as the environment. Monsanto has basically taken control over the American agriculture by contaminating food supply and damaging the environment. Monsanto view upon climates change and water efficiency is that are facing the challenges and collaborating with the

It doesn’t help that Monsanto also has power in politics, one of the Monsanto chiefs for food safety, Michael Taylor was actually appointed by Barrack Obama himself. Barrack Obama also appointed his Supreme Court judge: Elena Kagan, who happens to be the chief defender of Monsanto and GMO’s. Whether Republican or Democratic, Monsanto wields a strong power within politics that helps give them an edge in keeping their company going. (Obama). There are good aspects of Monsanto, like the efficiency of cheap seeds, and crops that can withstand the harsh behaviors of weathers, and the ability the crops have to survive a longer time. But not even the cheapest crops can cover up Monsanto’s long history of evil, from polluting the environment with PCB’s, the chemical Agent Orange, and the weed killer “Round-Up Ready”, to Monopolizing itself to being the owner of 90% of the seed industry and shutting down small

Monsanto describes there work in a positive manner saying it is a breakthrough for the agricultural industry and they are trying to help farmers all over the world with crop problems. Such as pesticides, weeds, droughts and weather. They also claim to be an advantage because more food can be grown using GMOs and that’s what the world needs with the population drastically increasing over the years. “In about forty years, relentless dry spells may be more frequent across the Southwest, say climate scientists, and California may have more dry years like this one, in which a drought has crippled the agricultural sector” ( Ostrander, 6). Many people for GMOs say it’s a break though, because GMO crops can be grown regardless of the climate. However, there is nothing natural about the foods it is not worth harming the environment even more than our society already has.

But to whom will these farmers and livestock managers turn to for protection? It won’t be the government. While Monsanto was so busy redesigning the seed, they decided to redesign our legal system as well. The FDA is stuffed with former Monsanto employees who have systematically lobbied behind bills that protect large corporate farming

Monsanto has neglected to do their due diligence to protect the American people. Currently, they supply a weed killer called Roundup, that is poisoning both the environment and the American people. Monsanto is not required to disclose what ingredients are in Roundup, but one of the known ingredients is glyphosate, a possible carcinogen. While plants may be ready for this chemical introduction, humans are not. This chemical is potentially dangerous to people as it often ends up in our water sources, poisoning the fish in our food chain. While the potential dangers of Roundup are not known, that of previous Monsanto products are known. Monsanto helped to create the Atomic bomb that were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. There are no other words to describe the outcome of that bomb but devastating.

In prehistoric times, the cultures that flourished were those who grew​ ​ grains, rice and corn. Now one of those very cultures face cultural​ ​ genocide as Monsanto works to destroy its roots and replace ancient​ ​ maize with GMO corn. The film ​SUNÚ documents this struggle,​​ ​ from the halls of​​ ​ government to the hills

In my opinion, we should be most concered about India's privitized agriculture and Indian farmers. I believe this because in the last decade more than 250,000 Indian farmers have committed suicide due to the expense put on Monsanto's seeds and pesticides. A problem with the seeds can also be so they are not bred for that area, so they fail more fequently, causing even more stress on farmers. The bigger organizations also use biotech cotton seeds which gives them a higher yeild but also requires higher amounts of water, which they have the funds for. However the smaller companies don't have acess to suitable irrigation and have mainly rain-fed crops, which means they fail more often and the farmers suffer even more. Monsanto's high cost of

What irradiates me as we the public allow Monsanto to be very tight fisted and be the bully regarding patent infringement. We have colgoison regarding our government leaders with Monsanto: Clarence Thomas former attorney for Monsanto now US supreme court judge for life, Donald Rumsfeld goes from being CEO of Searle (owned by Monsanto) to U.S. Secretary of State, John Ashcroft NC state senator large amounts of donations to his campaign. How does Robert Shapiro go from CEO of Monsanto to President Clinton’s advisory board?

Take a good look at what you consume. You will soon realize that it is Monsanto’s creation of “frankenfood”. Frankenfood, also known as genetically modified muck, is extremely hazardous and detrimental to our health. Monsanto, the world’s largest agricultural and agrochemical biotechnology corporation is the modern day version of

Monsanto Corporation based on my reading is a company that initially specialized in chemical distribution, after years in this industry switched over to biotechnology, or the genetic manipulation of organisms. After years of growth, controversy and legal issues, they still have been able to maintain the company growth and even has now started producing other goods. This paper specifically discusses efficacy of Monsanto’s ethical culture, costs and benefits of growing GMO seed, and management of harm to plants and animals.

Monsanto is one of the most hated companies worldwide. You know they are hated when you type in the words “Monsanto is the” and Google finishes your sentence with “Antichrist.” Monsanto takes the blame for many agricultural problems. There are many sources against Monsanto, but very few who support Monsanto or even GMO’s in general. As most people know, almost all of America’s food and produce is genetically modified. Is Monsanto the only one to blame? Many GMO companies are at fault for their products, but Monsanto goes to the extreme by suing farmers. GMO’s are supposed to help farmers produce more for less, but Monsanto is completely defeating that point by making farmers pay for the seeds again. Also, genetically modified plants should not have to use herbicides and pesticides, but if the plants are truly “doing their jobs,” would Monsanto need to sell Roundup? It seems as if Monsanto were making truly pest-resistant, they would not have to sell Roundup to farmers. It just does not add up. Monsanto’s products just seem to be a vicious cycle. As you buy one, you continuously have to buy more and more. The cycle never ends and will continue unless you don’t buy their products in the first place. As in the short story, “The Charger,” the salesman states that after

The FDA has declared biotech crops safe, even though, stakeholders’ are concern with the toxicity of Monsanto’s genetically modified plants that have the ability of producing its own is Roundup Ready herbicide gene (Ferrell, Fraedrich, & Ferrell, 2015). According to Ferrell, Fraedrich, and Ferrell, 2015, the stakeholders have major concerns with these issues since there is not any real proof that the gene doesn’t have a major effect upon its consumer once ingested (Ferrell, Fraedrich, & Ferrell, 2015). Furthermore, the FDA’s statement that genetically modified foods are healthy for the consumer is not enough to convince the stakeholders when the science of Monsanto process and technology is all so new and young. Thus, the FDA does not

Monsanto is engaging in dishonest and unfair business practices. Monsanto as an organization needs to recognize the issues it is creating in the world’s crops. As well as society needs to be educated about the dangers and ethics of genetically modified organisms, and how a company like Monsanto can patent a corn or soybean seed’s genetic code.

III: Statement of the Problem(s) Most of the issues that surfaced as a result of conducting the SWOT analysis were instances ranging from bribery to discrepancies regarding product safety to questionable motives. All of these issues can be summarized in general as unethical business practices. When a company engages in unethical business practices, especially those that may put public health and the environment in danger, it seems to overshadow all of the good that a company is doing. No matter how philanthropic Monsanto is, how well they stimulate the economy, and how many jobs they have created, bribery and the covering up of controversial practices will continue to be associated with the company. As mentioned earlier, symptoms such as bribery are results of unethical business practices. But why are Monsanto

Monsanto Fund I would like to start my essay with the definition of Corporate Social Responsibility and how I understand it. CSR that is a set of activities of the company that help to solve problems related to the ecology, society and economy, such activities help to improve people’s life. Frankly