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Note the significant involvement of Forbes Magazine in the panel that made this

award to Monsanto.

 

Forbes Magazine previously named the Monsanto-connected Kenyan scientist,

Florence Wambugu, one of the key figures from around the world that were

" reinventing the future " and showcased her claims for the Wambugu/Monsanto GM

sweet potato project in Kenya. The project has subsequently been exposed as a

complete failure with Wambugu's claims shown to have been both contrived and

false.

 

The new award makes specific reference to the Monsanto plade and this of course

is not the only award the company has won over its pledge to integrity,

transparency and respect - see item 2

 

1.Monsanto Recognized as 'Best Multinational Company'

2.Monsanto recognised for lies, disinformation, PR chicanery and unfounded abuse

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1.Press Release Source: Monsanto Company

 

Monsanto Company Recognized as 'Best Multinational Company' in First

International Business Awards (SM)

Friday March 5, 11:53 am ET

 

ST. LOUIS, March 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Monsanto Company has been named

" Best Multinational Company " in the first International Business Awards(SM)

competition. The International Business Awards are the first global,

all-encompassing business awards program honoring great performances in the

workplace. The company will receive a 2004 " Stevie " Award at a ceremony on

March 22 in New York City.

 

The international awards, nicknamed the Stevies for the Greek word " crowned, "

will honor companies who exhibit excellence in leadership, innovation, teamwork

and integrity, surpassing industry standards. The awards committee chose to

honor Monsanto for projects that demonstrate the company's Monsanto Pledge

principles at work from the development of new technologies to improve food

production, to transparency of scientific data, to charitable contributions and

sharing of technology for humanitarian applications globally.

 

Companies from across the globe were eligible to compete, including United

States companies that generate more than 10 percent of their sales

internationally. The 2004 awards attracted nearly 500 nominations from more than

30 countries.

 

" We are extremely honored to win such a prestigious award, " said Hugh Grant,

chairman, president and chief executive officer (CEO) of Monsanto. " Our company

is guided by the Monsanto Pledge, which is our formal commitment to dialogue,

transparency, respect, sharing of knowledge and technologies, and providing

benefits to stakeholders. Winning a Stevie demonstrates the importance and

effectiveness of our Pledge and our efforts to offer better crops and build

stronger communities across the globe. "

 

Members of the Stevie Awards' Board of Distinguished Judges & Advisors and their

staffs, who selected the winners, included Rich Karlgaard, Publisher of Forbes

Magazine; Bruce Nelson, Chairman & CEO of Office Depot; James Spanfeler,

President and CEO, Forbes.com; and Donald Trump, Chairman and CEO of the Trump

Organization among many other leaders and executives from around the world.

 

" We congratulate all finalists and winners of the first International Stevie

Awards, " said Michael Gallagher, founder and president of the Stevie Awards, the

organization that runs the International Business Awards. " We look forward to

honoring their stories of integrity, creativity, perseverance, humanity and

profitability. "

 

The awards ceremony will benefit the Global Business Coalition Against HIV/AIDS

and BusinessTalk Radio Network will broadcast the event live via radio and the

Internet.

 

" We thank our employees and stakeholders for this honor, " added Grant. " It's

their commitment to our Pledge and company that allows us to provide farmers

with the tools they need to produce high-quality food, feed and fiber in ways

that are cost-effective, safe and sustainable for a growing world. "

 

Complete lists of international Stevie winners and other award details are

available at www.stevieawards.com/iba .

 

Monsanto Company (NYSE: MON - News) is a leading global provider of technology-

based solutions and agricultural products that improve farm productivity and

food quality. For more information on Monsanto, see: www.monsanto.com .

 

The Stevies were created to honor and generate public recognition of the

efforts, accomplishments and positive contributions o f companies and business

people worldwide. Beginning with the introduction of The American Business

Awards(SM) in 2002, and The International Business Awards(SM) in 2003, the

organization's mission is to raise the profile of exemplary companies and

individuals among the press, the business community and the general public.

 

Honoring companies of all types and sizes and the people behind them, the awards

recognize outstanding leadership, innovation, perseverance, creativity, teamwork

and integrity through more than 40 categories. Sponsors of the 2004

International Business Awards include BusinessDay, the BusinessTalk Radio

Network, Clickmedios, Financial Times, Mundo Ejecutivo, Propaganda & Marketing,

Selling Power Magazine and Semana Economica.

 

Source: Monsanto Company

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2.GM WATCH's " Pants on Fire! " Awards

 

PANTS ON FIRE HOT SHOTS OF 2002

 

The NEW Monsanto Corporation, up to its dirty old tricks again!

 

Over the last 2 years we have heard ad nauseam about the NEW Monsanto

Corporation and its Pledge to integrity, transparency and respect. We were told

the Pledge meant that, " We will act with integrity, courage, respect, candor,

honesty, humility, and consistency, " and that, " The Respect element of the new

Pledge goes to the heart of virtually everything that everyone at Monsanto does

on a daily basis " .

 

In late 2002 an article in The Guardian revealed that " Andura Smetacek " - the

principal " anonymous " e-mail attacker behind the campaign of character

asssination against Berkeley scientist Ignacio Chapela over his Mexican maize

research - had operated off an Internet Protocol address belonging to the

Monsanto Corporation. " Smetacek " had posted around 50 such attacks on scientific

and other critics of Monsanto - all of them during the period of the Pledge!

 

If covert poison pen attacks hardly smack of integrity, courage, respect,

candor, or honesty, they can at least be put down to " consistency " ! For " Andura

Smetacek " was no lone assassin but part of a coporate communications strategy

operating from Saint Louis to Johannesburg, from Manila to New Delhi. In short,

throughout the period of the Pledge the company's corporate communicators have

been engaged in a relentless dirty tricks campaign, often in association with

its PR firm The Bivings Group.

 

How the Internet played a key part in the company's dirty tricks campaign was

outlined in a talk to PR professionals by the company's

former Chief Internet Strategist, Jay Byrne. Byrne concluded his talk on

Monsanto's strategy with the following quote: " Think of the internet as a weapon

on the table. Either you pick it up or your competitor does, but somebody is

going to get killed " .

 

So now we learn the meaning of " respect " !

 

Find out more:

 

The Covert Biotech War

http://ngin.tripod.com/deceit07.html

Amaizing disgrace

http://ngin.tripod.com/deceit2.html

Our commitment: Respect

http://www.monsanto.com/monsanto/layout/our_commitments/respect.asp

 

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