Bayer drives forward global sustainability commitments - new report published


8/6/2012
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The Bayer Group has published its 2011 Sustainable Development Report with the online version available from www.sustainability2011.bayer.com

"Sustainability is firmly embedded in our core business"
Bayer Board of Management member Wolfgang Plischke.

Bayer continues to drive forward its global sustainability commitments focussing on:

  • Health: Better access to contraceptives in developing countries
  • Nutrition: Further expansion of partnerships for high-quality food
  • Environmental protection: Decoupling of production volume from greenhouse gas emissions
  • Social commitment: EUR 54 million spent on charitable causes

The Bayer Group is well on the way to implementing its comprehensive Sustainability Program. This is underlined by the company's new 68-page Sustainable Development Report, which contains countless facts and figures and is now available. "We are making good progress in all core areas – health, nutrition, and climate protection and resource efficiency," remarked Prof. Wolfgang Plischke, member of the Board of Management of Bayer AG responsible for Innovation, Technology and Sustainability. "We systematically strive to implement our qualitative and quantitative objectives on a step-by-step basis in the fields of innovation & product stewardship, ecology, employees, management & corporate governance and social commitment."

The review of 2011 documented in the report also shows that sustainability is an important part of the company's corporate strategy. "We do not see this as merely a trend. Sustainability is firmly embedded in our core business and, for us, essentially means future viability," said Plischke. He added that Bayer places particular emphasis on innovative strength and partnership models so as to operate successfully and sustainably. This is reflected year after year in the company's high research and development budget, which – at around EUR 3 billion in 2012 – is once again the highest in the German chemical and pharmaceutical industry. Plischke: "This commitment to innovation and sustainability is also at the heart of our mission: 'Bayer – Science For A Better Life.'"

The online version of the report and more detailed information are available at www.sustainability2011.bayer.com
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