Ethical Case Of Monsanto

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Monsanto operates as a biotechnology company that was founded in 1901 by John F. Queeny. The company is the worlds largest seed company, but didn’t begin its origins dealing with seeds. In fact in the beginning “Monsanto produced the artificial sweetener saccharine, which it sold to Coca-Cola.” (Ferrell, Fraedrich, Ferrell, 2013). At this time they made a name for themselves manufacturing chemicals. As the worlds largest seed holder 70 to 100 shares of certain crops are held by the company. The company has its share of critics and also supporters. Some think that the company is monopolizing the food supply and destroying biodiversity, but their supporters claim that they are helping battle the worlds hunger problem creating …show more content…

Pressure is nothing new to the business world or the companies that operate in it. You have companies pushing for high performance and employees that want to move up in ranks by producing the best numbers. This can lead employees to engage in illegal or unethical conduct. Bribery can be a major issue and in the case of Monsanto in 2002 one of its managers instructed an Indonesian consulting firm to pay a bride of $50,000 so that they could bypass an environmental study. The company was made to pay a fine and agree to be closely monitored by American authorities for three …show more content…

Monsanto’s seeds are protected under patent law and have had rulings in the companies favor in cases discussing the company’s patented seeds. As with any large company Monsanto’s legal issues are not unique just to their company. Some think that Monsanto’s seeds are a “terminator” sterile seed technology. “ Activist and development campaigners raised the alarm over the possibility that ‘terminator’ sterile seed technology could be used to prevent Third World farmers from saving seeds and make them more dependent on biotechnology and seed companies.” (Glover, 2007). One would have to ask themselves is this new type of Bio seed and GMOS good for the world food supply or the farmers who make a living off of the

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