Agriculture • Europe

Monsanto (Bayer)

HEADQUARTERS: USA Strategic Hub • FOUNDED: 1911

DESTRUCTION SCORE 99/100

Corporative Audit Overview

Monsanto Company (acquired by Bayer AG) was an American agrochemical and agricultural biotechnology corporation. It is historically notorious for its production of genetically engineered seeds, glyphosate-based Roundup herbicides, and extremely toxic persistent pollutants such as industrial PCBs and Agent Orange.

Carbon tracked (CO2) 131 Mt 89 Mt Scope 1/2

Deforestation Index 43261 HA Primary forest cleared

Litigated Infractions 2025 Incidents $2073.1M Paid Fines

Climate Lobbying $196.1M Emission opposition focused

Timeline of Global Infractions & Audits

2018 Systemic Glyphosate Litigation

Landmark California trial ruled that Monsanto failed to warn users about the cancer risks or non-Hodgkin's lymphoma risks associated with regular glyphosate exposure.

2022 Superfund PCB Liability

Settled hundreds of state and local toxic chemical spills regarding historic discharge of persistent bioaccumulative PCB chemicals from legacy Monsanto plants.

Live Sensor Logging Watch

ANOMALY Forest Canopy Loss Alert

Global Forest Watch satellite imagery flagged 389 hectares of unpermitted canopy clearing near Monsanto (Bayer) contract supply boundary in Germany.

2024-05-12

ENFORCEMENT Shipment Suspension Threat

United Kingdom consumer protection agency threatened to halt commercial shipments due to failure to produce verified deforestation-free certificates.

2024-03-28

DATA_SYNC Forest Degradation Sync

Added 661 hectares of verified, satellite-tracked canopy degradation to Monsanto (Bayer)'s profile index.

2024-01-15

PROBE Peatland Burning Probe

Civil society groups initiated on-the-ground investigations into slash-and-burn practices by certified palm oil and agricultural suppliers.

2023-11-20

Executive Directors

Bill Anderson

Chief Executive Officer (Parent Co.)

Wolfgang Nickl

CFO (Parent Co.)

Sub-brands & Subsidiaries

Monsanto Seed Division Bayer Crop Science