Glaring Contradictions between Appearance and Reality
Syngenta's Corporate Responsibility Report
When companies start talking about Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) they mostly do so in the hope of winning back lost legitimacy and credibility. Syngenta, a leading producer of pesticides and genetically modified seeds and a frequent target of civil society indignation and media criticism is no different in this respect.
Having followed Syngenta's acitivities since the company's emergence from a merger in 2000 the Berne Declaration carefully studied their recent CSR report for 2007.