Editing Monsanto (section)

==Awards==
In 2009 Monsanto was chosen as ''[[Forbes]]'' magazine's company of the year.<ref name=ForbesPlanet>Langreth, Robert and Herper, Matthew, (January 19, 2010) [https://www.forbes.com/forbes/2010/0118/americas-best-company-10-gmos-dupont-planet-versus-monsanto.html The Planet Versus Monsanto] ''Forbes'' magazine</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Weiner |first1=Juli |title=How Seed Giant Monsanto Went from 2009 Company of the Year to Worst Stock of 2010 |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2010/10/how-seed-giant-monsanto-went-from-2009-company-of-the-year-to-worst-stock-of-2010 |access-date=September 20, 2018 |work=The Hive |date=2010-10-07 |language=en}}</ref> In 2010 Swiss research firm Covalence rated Monsanto least ethical<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.covalence.ch/index.php/2010/01/26/covalence-ethical-ranking-2009 |title=Covalence Ethical Rankings 2009 |date=2010-01-26 |access-date=March 29, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100317034952/http://www.covalence.ch/index.php/2010/01/26/covalence-ethical-ranking-2009 |archive-date=2010-03-17 }}</ref> of 581 multinational corporations based on their [[EthicalQuote]] reputation tracking index which "aggregates thousands of positive and negative news items published by the media, companies, and stakeholders",<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ethicalquote.com/index.php/about-us/ |title=About-Us |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |website=Covalence EthicalQuote |date=January 12, 2007 |access-date=March 29, 2016}}</ref> without attempt to validate sources.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.covalence.ch/index.php/products/methodology? |title=Methodology |access-date=March 29, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100420063502/http://www.covalence.ch/index.php/products/methodology/|archive-date=April 20, 2010 |quote=Covalence does not see some sources as more reliable than others. Any source is considered equally. Covalence does not validate information sources, neither the content of information.}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.covalence.ch/index.php/ethical-rankings/across-sectors |title=Across Sectors |date=2010-01-26 |access-date=March 29, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100325004450/http://www.covalence.ch/index.php/ethical-rankings/across-sectors|archive-date=March 25, 2010 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dailyfinance.com/2010/04/08/monsanto-leads-in-genetically-modified-agriculture-trails-in-e/ |title=Monsanto leads in genetically modified agriculture, trails in ethics |last1=Cesca |first1=Bob |date=April 9, 2010 |website=Daily Finance |access-date=March 29, 2016 |quote=And where was Monsanto on the list? Dead last. 581 out of 581.}}</ref> The journal [[Science (journal)|''Science'']] ranked Monsanto in its Top 20 Employers list between 2011 and 2014. In 2012, it described the company as "innovative leader in the industry", "makes changes needed" and "does important quality research".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sciencecareers.sciencemag.org/career_magazine/previous_issues/articles/2012_09_21/science.opms.r1200125|title=Annual Top Employers Survey: Stability in the Face of Change|work=Science Careers|date=September 21, 2012|access-date=June 15, 2015|archive-date=September 5, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150905230955/http://sciencecareers.sciencemag.org/career_magazine/previous_issues/articles/2012_09_21/science.opms.r1200125}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Unglesbee |first1=Ben |title=Monsanto makes top 10 on Science's list of best employers |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/stlouis/blog/2014/10/monsanto-makes-top-10-on-science-s-list-of-best.html |access-date=September 20, 2018 |work=www.bizjournals.com |date=2014-10-14}}</ref> Monsanto executive [[Robert Fraley]] won the [[World Food Prize]] for "breakthrough achievements in founding, developing, and applying modern agricultural biotechnology".<ref name="worldfoodprize.org">{{cite web|url=https://www.worldfoodprize.org/en/laureates/2010__2013_laureates/2013__van_montagu_chilton_fraley/|title=2013 – Van Montagu, Chilton, Fraley|access-date=June 15, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150714080549/https://www.worldfoodprize.org/en/laureates/2010__2013_laureates/2013__van_montagu_chilton_fraley/|archive-date=July 14, 2015}}</ref><ref name="nytimes.com">{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/20/business/monsanto-executive-is-among-world-food-prize-winners.html|title=Executive at Monsanto Wins Global Food Honor|date=June 20, 2013|newspaper=The New York Times|last1=Pollack|first1=Andrew}}</ref>