Scott Baucum, Esq.

Director of Business Conduct, Bayer Crop Science

Company Expert Monsanto Bayer

Expert Bio

Growing up on a West Texas cotton farm, graduating from Texas A&M University and teaching vocational agriculture on the Texas High Plains prepared Scott Baucum, Esq., well for his roles at Monsanto and Bayer. Baucum began as a sales rep before going back to receive a law degree from Texas Tech. After practicing law, he returned to Monsanto during the launch of Monsanto's first biotech-improved seed traits. After 11 years in Product Stewardship, Baucum became responsible for the implementation of Monsanto's Code of Business Conduct, Anti-Corruption Policy and other compliance initiatives. He is currently the Director of Business Conduct at Bayer Crop Science.

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Q: How much money has Monsanto given to government entities in order to make sure the food you create in a lab is sold to the public without question?

Answered By Scott Baucum, Esq. - Aug 07, 2013

A: Monsanto does not give any money to government entities in order to secure approvals. Monsanto follows the regulatory requirements of each country and deploys a strict program to assure against corruption in the actions of our own employees, as well as in the actions of third parties who perform or engage on our behalf. All of the people working at or on behalf of Monsanto have a responsibility to act with integrity—and not just in certain situations, or when someone is looking. Every action we take must be lawful and ethical. We have a thorough and very well-defin [...]

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Q: Is it true that Monsanto, the leading producer of GMO has been convicted of fraud (1983), bribery of government officials (2005), and false advertising (2007)? If this is true why should we trust any information from a website which is sponsored by Monsan

Answered By Scott Baucum, Esq. - Sep 27, 2013

A: I researched your question, and have answered each concern individually: I am not aware any situation in which Monsanto has been convicted of fraud. However, I would be happy to look into this allegation again if you can provide more specific information.Monsanto also has not been convicted of bribery. However, we did find suspect payments to a consultant in connection with his interaction with a government official during an internal audit of our business in Indonesia around 2003. The employee involved in that incident is no longer an employee. Monsanto reported these [...]

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Q: Does Monsanto have a healthy and robust professional policy of not permitting the employees who used to work for them from working in positions where they may have to make decisions about GMOs e.g. the FDA or other Govt. positions?

Answered By Scott Baucum, Esq. - Dec 01, 2015

A: One objection opponents of biotechnology have raised is the fact that some former government employees have gone to work for Monsanto (or industry), and some former industry employees now have jobs in the public sector. Some critics say this shows conspiracy by the industry and the government. Such theories ignore the simple truth that people regularly change jobs to find positions that match their experience, skills and interests. Both the public and private sectors benefit when employers have access to the most competent and experienced people. In every business sector, experienced and highl [...]

Business Practices GMOs & Farmers