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Respecting and promoting diversity among employees has long been one of Bayer's goals – and was also very important to Monsanto. In this interview Head of Human Resources at Bayer, Dr. Hartmut Klusik, talks about the active LGBTI community at Bayer and the company's inclusive culture.
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About two years ago, Bayer and Monsanto reached an agreement under which Bayer would acquire Monsanto. In that time, I’ve had the opportunity to meet farmers from around the world, including the United States, Brazil, Kenya, Nigeria, Germany, the Netherlands, China and India to name only a few.
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On the day that the Bayer acquisition of Monsanto was finalized, I was speaking at the 50th anniversary celebration of the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Plant Breeding and Plant Genetics (PBPG) program – where I earned my M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in the 1980s.
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Artificial intelligence (A.I.) is not the future. A.I. is the now, delivering real benefits for people and businesses today, in addition to holding extraordinary potential for accelerating innovation and creating even greater efficiencies down the road. At Monsanto, we recognize that the world of agriculture is being transformed by data science, and A.I. is a major part of that.
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Monsanto Company today reported substantial progress on a host of sustainability commitments and programs in the areas of climate-smart agriculture practices, water quality, biodiversity, food security and operational efficiencies.
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Please join us for a LIVE 1-hour Twitter chat with Monsanto and the Keystone Center on #BiodiversityandAg – an important topic, especially considering the role pollinators have in the food industry’s global supply chain. The Chat, hosted by 3BL Media and TriplePundit, is on Friday, June 22, at 11am ET / 8am PT / 4pm BT.\r\r
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Monsanto Company, along with its subsidiary, The Climate Corporation, today announced a partnership with the Iowa State University (ISU) Department of Agronomy to create an infrastructure project designed to monitor water quality and downstream nitrate loss. The project will provide researchers with valuable information on management practices that help keep nitrogen fertilizer from entering surrounding waterways.
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Monsanto Fund, in partnership with Africare, has pledged $5 million over a five-year period to improve nutrition and access to healthy food for women and young children in Turkana County, Kenya. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20180404005639/en/ Africare, based in Washington, D.C., works in partnership with African people to build sustainable, healthy and productive communities. With support from the Monsanto Fund, the ne
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Monsanto Company today released its 2017 Sustainability Report, Growing Better Together. The report demonstrates Monsanto’s commitment to sustainability and details the company’s progress against all of its goals including improving irrigation water efficiency which has the potential to save up to 80 billion gallons of water each year. Monsanto has set a target of improving irrigation water efficiency of global seed production by 25% by 2020 and is more than half way to that goal. This represent
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Nov 17, 2017 1:00 PM ET - As society, businesses and governments around the world face the complex challenges associated with climate change, Monsanto Company today announced at COP23 significant progress toward making its operations carbon neutral by 2021, a commitment it...
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Company Cuts Greenhouse Gas Emissions By More Than 200,000 Metric
Tons, Expects Portfolio Approach To Accelerate Future Reductions
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Recap of stories on Business Wire related to Hurricane Season 2017.
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The American Red Cross and Feeding America Will Each Receive
$250,000 For Critical Needs
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May 3, 2017 4:45 PM ET - ST. LOUIS, May 3, 2017 /3BL Media/ – For the 10th year, Monsanto Company has again been named to DiversityInc’s 2017 List...
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Feb 21, 2017 4:15 PM ET - ST. LOUIS, February 21, 2017 /3BL Media/ – Monsanto Company today released its 2016 Sustainability Report, Growing Better Together. Highlights...
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Agriculture, Food, Environmental Leaders Launch Effort to Support Farmers, Strengthen Conservation in Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska -- Midwest Row Crop Collaborative Founding Members Include Cargill, Environmental Defense Fund, General Mills, Kellogg Company, Monsanto, PepsiCo, The Nature Conservancy, Walmart, World Wildlife Fund
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Jun 3, 2016 1:15 PM ET - Monsanto announced that it has placed No. 12 out of 500 of the largest U.S. publicly traded companies in the 2016 Newsweek Green Rankings, which is created in partnership with Corporate Knights and HIP Investor. This represents a dramatic jump from...
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Apr 20, 2016 1:00 PM ET - For the 9th consecutive year, DiversityInc® has named Monsanto Company to the Top 50 Companies for Diversity List, citing the sustainable agriculture company’s continued commitment to diversity and inclusion for its ranking. Monsanto is the only St...
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Mar 15, 2016 2:00 PM ET - Monsanto Company today released its 2015 Sustainability Report. Since announcing some initial sustainability commitments in 2008, the company has advanced its principle of pursuing a broad range of sustainable agricultural solutions to help nourish...
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Dec 9, 2015 8:05 AM ET - Monsanto Economist Mac Marshall shares his recent Net Impact experience.
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Dec 1, 2015 6:15 AM ET - As agriculture and farmers around the world work to mitigate and adapt to the complex challenges posed by climate change, Monsanto Company today announced plans to make its operations carbon neutral by 2021 through a unique program targeted across...
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Nov 10, 2015 12:10 PM ET - Great Place to Work® and Fortune magazine have recognized Monsanto as one of the 50 Best Workplaces for Diversity, ranking the company No. 30.
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Oct 19, 2015 6:05 PM ET - Today, the White House announced new commitments from companies that are joining the American Business Act on Climate Pledge. With this announcement, Monsanto joins 80 other companies that have signed the American Business Act on Climate Pledge to...
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Jun 19, 2015 3:25 PM ET - Natural species and habitats have an inherent value all their own, separate from the benefits they provide the world’s human population. At Monsanto we understand and respect this. We also know that without a healthy natural environment,...
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Jun 16, 2015 12:45 PM ET - June 16, 2015 /3BL Media/ - The St. Louis Mosaic Project is proud to announce...
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Jun 10, 2015 5:35 PM ET - June 10, 2015 /3BL Media/ - Newsweek magazine has recognized Monsanto Company’s continued efforts to drive sustainability throughout its business with a jump in the company’s placement on the...
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May 11, 2015 12:00 PM ET - ST. LOUIS, May 11, 2015 /3BL Media/ – Monsanto Company today released its 2014 Sustainability Report. Since announcing its first sustainability commitment framework in 2008, the company has advanced its three sustainability...
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Apr 24, 2015 12:35 PM ET - ST. LOUIS, April 24, 2015 /3BL Media/ – For the eighth year in a row, DiversityInc® has recognized Monsanto Company for its commitment to diversity and inclusion by naming the sustainable agriculture company...
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Apr 21, 2015 12:00 PM ET - ST. LOUIS, April 21, 2015 /3BL Media/ – Corporate Responsibility Magazine (CR Magazine) named Monsanto Company to its 100 Best Corporate Citizens List for 2015. This is the sixth time Monsanto has been included in the...
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Apr 15, 2015 2:30 PM ET - ST. LOUIS, April 15, 2015 /3BL Media/ - To encourage young people’s interest and participation in science and technology, today Monsanto announced a 3-year, $600,000 commitment to sponsor the ...
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Apr 7, 2015 12:10 PM ET - ST. LOUIS, April 7, 2015 /3BL Media/ -- Monsanto Company announced today that it is joining other companies in signing the “Equality is Our Business” pledge launched by the ...
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Mar 31, 2015 3:40 PM ET - ST. LOUIS, March 31, 2015 /3BL Media/ – Monsanto Company announced today a $400,000 commitment to partner with and support the efforts of experts working to benefit monarch butterflies. This comes in addition to the company’s...
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Mar 31, 2015 9:05 AM ET - WASHINGTON, D.C., March 31, 2015 /3BL Media/ – The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) and Monsanto Company announced today a commitment to partner in support of NFWF’s Monarch Butterfly Conservation Fund. As the first company to...
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Feb 26, 2015 8:05 AM ET - Monsanto recently donated land to the National Park Service from the Honouliuli Internment Camp Site for a National Park Service National Monument. The designation of the monument was ...
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Feb 19, 2015 5:15 PM ET - ST. LOUIS, February 19, 2015 /3BL Media/ — Monsanto Company has been named one of the ...
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Dec 11, 2014 12:25 PM ET - ST. LOUIS, December 11, 2014 /3BL Media/ -- Monsanto has been honored with a Glassdoor Employees’ Choice Award, recognizing the 50 Best Places to Work in 2015....
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Nov 19, 2014 3:05 PM ET - ST. LOUIS, November 19, 2014 /3BL Media/ -- Monsanto has been named by the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) as one of the “Best Places to Work for LGBT Equality.”...
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Oct 6, 2014 11:20 AM ET - By Jerry Hayes, Honey Bee Health Lead at Monsanto This week, my friends and I will join a global community at South by Southwest Eco (...
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Sep 22, 2014 2:50 PM ET - By Hugh GrantChairman and CEO, Monsanto The power of collaboration can’t be underestimated. Nor can the importance of events that serve as...
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Jul 3, 2014 1:15 PM ET - On Tuesday, three Monsanto executives spoke at the Aspen Ideas Festival, in an effort to engage in conversation with people of diverse perspectives about agriculture, climate change,...
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Jul 3, 2014 11:35 AM ET - Monsanto is pleased to be a sponsor of this year’s Aspen Ideas Festival, where thought leaders from around the globe and across many disciplines will take part in deep and rich...
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Jun 23, 2014 4:00 PM ET - Imagine a program that provides healthy food to 150,000 students in 1,400 schools, students who are among the most undernourished children in all of India. Turning that idea into reality is why Monsanto partnered with the Akshaya Patra Foundation...
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Jun 6, 2014 8:00 AM ET - Monsanto works every day to provide a range of tools to help farmers grow more food, using fewer resources and having less impact on the environment. This...
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May 22, 2014 1:30 PM ET - Originally published May 22, 2014, by GreenBiz.com Conscientious Americans have taken numerous actions at the workplace and at...
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May 21, 2014 4:30 PM ET - At Monsanto Hawaii, the natural resources we use to operate our businesses are of utmost importance to fulfilling our commitment to sustainability. We care deeply about protecting our islands’ natural resources, including our islands...
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Apr 29, 2014 4:00 PM ET - Company Commits to Increase Irrigation Water Efficiency Across Operations, Saving 30 to 80 Billion Gallons of Fresh Water Every Year by 2020 Working Alongside Farmers, Company Pledges to Sustainably Innovate to Increase Nutrient Efficiency Across 1 Million Acres of Farmland in the U.S.
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Apr 25, 2014 12:35 PM ET - ST. LOUIS, April 25, 2014 /3BL Media/ – CR Magazine named Monsanto Company to its “100 Best Corporate Citizens” for 2014. This is the fifth time Monsanto has been included on the magazine’s ranking of corporate responsibility performance...
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Mar 28, 2014 4:00 PM ET - CUIDAD OBREGON, MEXICO, Mar. 28, 2014 /3BL Media/ – Norman Borlaug, the father of the Green Revolution, is widely credited with advancing agriculture to save 1 billion lives. While celebrating Borlaug’s legacy this week, Monsanto Chief Technology...
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Mar 3, 2014 3:25 PM ET - ST. LOUIS, March 3, 2014 /3BL Media/ - She works every aspect of the farm, keeps everyone on task, and even advocates for the industry she loves. Farm moms are amazing women, and Monsanto Company wants to continue recognizing their efforts. As a...
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Feb 28, 2014 1:35 PM ET - On Feb. 28, Monsanto hosted a press conference at the Commodity Classic show in San Antonio, Texas, discussing the recently announced...