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Various Monsanto teams focus on product stewardship from lab to field: financial stewardship to ensure that financial standards are met; environmental, safety and health stewardship to protect the safety of our people, communities and the environment; and societal engagement to consider whether we are doing the right things and doing them right.
Stewardship and The Pledge: Meeting Monsanto's high stewardship standards, and operating with integrity in accordance with our Pledge values.
Product Stewardship Safety: The legal, ethical and moral obligations to ensure our products and technologies are safe and environmentally responsible.
Stewardship Information for Growers: Insect Resistance Management (IRM) Grower Guide, IRM Calculator Tool, Technology Use Guide (TUG) and educational materials for U.S. growers.
Monsanto’s Glyphosate Endangered Species Initiative: Monsanto is committed to sustainable agriculture and rigorous product stewardship. As leaders in the stewardship of Roundup agricultural herbicides, we are implementing a new stewardship program called the Glyphosate Endangered Species Initiative. This initiative depends on Monsanto working in partnership with growers and applicators.
BIO Product Launch Stewardship Policy and Self-certification Letter: Monsanto's commitment to implementing the "Excellence through Stewardship" program and Product Launch Stewardship Policy.
Seed Patent Protection: Patents, like copyrights, are a form of intellectual property protection that legally prohibits unauthorized duplication of a product. In agriculture plant varieties and seeds with enhanced biotech traits may be patent protected whether soybean, strawberries, flowers etc. Monsanto is one of many seed companies that patent their innovations. Monsanto’s primary reason for enforcing its patents is to ensure a level playing field for the vast majority of honest farmers who abide by their agreements, and to discourage using unpaid technology to gain an unfair advantage.
