Let’s End World Hunger
By Hugh Grant Chairman, President and CEO Hugh Grant, Monsanto’s chairman, president and chief executive officer, has written an article for the Reuter’s Davos Notebook on world hunger – and the opportunity we have to end it. Last year was a milestone year for raising awareness and advancing a global dialogue about [...]
Monsanto’s Annual Shareholder Meeting
Today was the annual shareholder meeting for Monsanto Company. I’ve been to several of these before, both here at Monsanto and for other companies. I can remember the first one I went to… it really didn’t match my expectations. I’m not sure what I expected – maybe something like the excitement in “Mr Deeds.” Although [...]
World Food Prize Dialogue Focuses on Next Generation
With World Food Day on the horizon, hundreds of people gathered in Des Moines, Iowa for the World Food Prize Symposium. Started by Nobel Laureate, Norman Borlaug in 1986, the World Food Prize recognizes individuals for their efforts to increase food production globally through innovation in agriculture. The 2011 symposium, called the “Borlaug Dialogue,” placed focus on [...]
Attending the BSR Conference
I’m not quite sure how to describe the experience of being in the company of about 1,000 people from around the world who are recognized as leaders in sustainability and corporate social responsibility both in the business world and in the world of non-governmental organizations (NGOs). Amazing, exciting and inspiring are words that just don’t [...]
Monsanto’s Hugh Grant Named one of the World’s Best-Performing CEOs
The Harvard Business Review (HBR) has selected Monsanto CEO Hugh Grant as one of the world’s 50 best-performing CEOs. The list is included in the January/February 2010 issue of Harvard Business Review. Grant comes in at number 10. From HBR: “Today boards of directors, senior managers, and investors intensely want to know how CEOs handle [...]
