In 2009, we were one of the founding members of The Sustainability Consortium (TSC). This organization of diverse global participants is working together to make the world more sustainable through better products, services and consumption principles.

Currently, Monsanto’s Jennifer Luchte proudly serves as co-chair of the Food, Beverage and Agriculture (FBA) sector-working group.

Initially, our role was to assist in developing the scientific framework for measuring and reporting agricultural sustainability. This framework, called the Sustainability Measurement and Reporting System (SMRS), allows companies to improve the quality of decision-making regarding product sustainability and enables organizations and companies to design better products. Additionally, SMRS helps companies manage their upstream supply and suppliers more effectively and communicate their product sustainability message to their consumers.

The SMRS platform illustrates how effective and innovative TSC can be as they seek to deliver results through science-based tools. This developed framework improves decision-making as it relates to product sustainability throughout product life cycles.