Monsanto's Sustainability Process

As far as sustainability, they have been exploring other ways to increase this such as using discarded corn seed (seed that does not pass their quality standards) for fuel to produce steam energy for their Muscatine, Illinois plant and this resulted in a significant cost savings each year. In 2014 alone, they have saved approximately $1.6 million in energy and disposal costs and have reduced their carbon footprint by reducing their CO2 levels by 17,000 and SO2 levels by 61 tons. They also continue to seek ways to reduce their environmental footprint by looking for ways to reduce and reuse their materials and reduce their emissions. One of these is to recycle their packaging at some of their operation facilities and by doing so, they have contributed 45% less to greenhouse gas emissions, reduced their release of CO2 by 10,000 tons, their solid waste 48%, and their water consumption by 800 liters per year.
Monsanto is constantly seeking ways of using resources more efficiently while protecting natural habitats and animal species that we as humans share our planet with. They are working with farmers across the world to practice more sustainable farming and teach them about new innovations that
These phases and steps are: Phase One: develop a sustainability policy, identify major aspects, establish objectives, select indicators and metrics, and determine targets. Phase Two: obtain support, integrate with business processes, track and report performance, and improve performance. Phase Three: gather feedback and review planning steps . Monsanto does this by quantifying the yield increases of farmers and other users of their seeds. If they increase the percentage of yield per acre, they use less farmland and can produce even more