Responsible Care is much more than a buzzword at Bayer

That means making sure that all employees actively embrace responsibility for meeting environmental protection and safety goals in their daily work. Bayer is committed to conserving natural resources, operating its facilities safely and minimizing the environmental impact of its activities. Success in the areas of environmental protection and safety is only possible if all employees apply their skills and expertise innovatively and responsibly. Bayer provides appropriate training in these areas because every individual employee is expected to set an example by his or her behavior.

Bayer is committed to Responsible Care. That means

• taking the concerns of employees and the public seriously and making allowance for those concerns when developing corporate objectives.
• keeping employees and the public informed about current safety and environmental trends and developments at Bayer.
• developing Responsible Care objectives through a process of dialogue and creating the necessary opportunities for discussion.
• formulating Responsible Care objectives in quantifiable terms wherever possible so that their attainment can be monitored.

Information on Global Compact you find here.

Environment and Nature
Bayer supports the unique campaign „Plant for the Planet: Billion Tree Campaign“ initiated by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP): Seven billion trees are supposed to be planted worldwide till 2009. In 2007 Bayer AG has donated 300,000 trees, one third of them planted in Nairobi, Kenya, where our partner UNEP is headquartered.
Further information on the program you find here and on the web page of the United Nations Environment Programme.

The group-wide Bayer Climate Program launched in 2007 also represents a significant milestone in climate protection. Between now and 2010, it is planned to invest around one billion euros in the program, which was initiated by the Group Management Board. The company’s purpose in setting up this initiative is to further reduce greenhouse gas emissions from its production processes and develop new solutions for climate protection and dealing with climate change.
The first projects on the agenda are:

• The EcoCommercial Building – a global concept for a zero-emissions building in the office and industry sector;
• The development of stress-tolerant plants;
• Work on the effective use of biofuels;
• The Bayer Climate Check for production processes.