Corporate Claims Of Monsanto
Introduction and Corporate Claims
The purpose of this paper is to analyze and ask important questions in order to interpret corporate claims. In order to do this, we must first look at the big picture and analyze it from a different perspective. For example, let’s look at Monsanto; a corporation that claims to feed people around the world. While this is true on some account, they also forget to mention the other half of their business practices (which I will discuss later in the critical analysis). In addition, I will also examine their website and explain the ways they market their product to vulnerable/hungry people around low income countries. So, who and what is Monsanto? What do they do?
To begin, let’s discuss what Monsanto is and …show more content…
Greenpeace also discusses their counter-claim to Monsanto’s stance on human rights. Greenpeace International’s website also discusses Monsanto’s violation of human rights and how they exploit underprivileged farmers in third world countries and con them into signing up for farming contracts in order to hook them in for a bigger profit motives, instead of sustainability for these farmers and their families (greenpeace.com). Greenpeace even goes onto suggest that this is a form of modern day slavery since these farmers are essentially indentured servants that end up with high amounts of debt that accumulates, causing farmers to often times commit suicide as a …show more content…
On one hand, Monsanto’s website claims that they are on the right side of all the issues from human rights, climate change, inclusion and diversity, and “growing better together” (Monsanto.com). Historically, Monsanto has never been on the right side of these issues and has never supported any of these causes. Monsanto has also been in the limelight of activists for many years due to their harmful and repulsive business practices against small scale farmers, especially in countries that are underprivileged and low socioeconomic status. Due to this negative publicity throughout the years, Monsanto’s “corporate claims” of helping farmers and malnourished children in Africa have obviously fell short, due to strong corporate lobbying and corporate control of the seed
The purpose of this paper is to analyze and ask important questions in order to interpret corporate claims. In order to do this, we must first look at the big picture and analyze it from a different perspective. For example, let’s look at Monsanto; a corporation that claims to feed people around the world. While this is true on some account, they also forget to mention the other half of their business practices (which I will discuss later in the critical analysis). In addition, I will also examine their website and explain the ways they market their product to vulnerable/hungry people around low income countries. So, who and what is Monsanto? What do they do?
To begin, let’s discuss what Monsanto is and …show more content…
Greenpeace also discusses their counter-claim to Monsanto’s stance on human rights. Greenpeace International’s website also discusses Monsanto’s violation of human rights and how they exploit underprivileged farmers in third world countries and con them into signing up for farming contracts in order to hook them in for a bigger profit motives, instead of sustainability for these farmers and their families (greenpeace.com). Greenpeace even goes onto suggest that this is a form of modern day slavery since these farmers are essentially indentured servants that end up with high amounts of debt that accumulates, causing farmers to often times commit suicide as a …show more content…
On one hand, Monsanto’s website claims that they are on the right side of all the issues from human rights, climate change, inclusion and diversity, and “growing better together” (Monsanto.com). Historically, Monsanto has never been on the right side of these issues and has never supported any of these causes. Monsanto has also been in the limelight of activists for many years due to their harmful and repulsive business practices against small scale farmers, especially in countries that are underprivileged and low socioeconomic status. Due to this negative publicity throughout the years, Monsanto’s “corporate claims” of helping farmers and malnourished children in Africa have obviously fell short, due to strong corporate lobbying and corporate control of the seed