Bayer, with sustainable development
on June 1, 2011
The sustainability report recently published by the multinational Bayer documents, 72 pages, the progress made in the key areas of protection of the climate, health care and feeding a global population growth together with other achievements of the group in terms of sustainability. "Have to practice our commitment to sustainability by addressing major global challenges and boosting economic growth brought into line with the ecological and social interests", said Wolfgang Plischke, Member of innovation, technology and environment of the Board of management of Bayer AG, in a press conference held on May 17, 2011 in Leverkusen.
Thus, Bayer has set the objective of the 2020 their specific emissions of greenhouse gases by 35% over 2005, to whose realization will contribute especially the subgroup of high energy expenditure Bayer MaterialScience, which has raised its goal of reduction from the 25 to 40%.