December 10, 2007—Bayer has launched an integrated, Group-wide climate program aimed at further reducing CO2 emissions from its production facilities and dealing with climate change. The new program will bundle Bayer’s specific expertise as an inventor company.
Bayer has already begun work on a global concept for zero-emission buildings for offices and other industrial buildings known as the EcoCommercial Building, the development of stress-tolerant plants and systems to encourage the effective use of crops for biofuels, and the Bayer Climate Check for optimizing production processes.
Bayer will invest EUR 1 billion in climate-related research and development and other projects in the next three years. “We are well aware that we are an emitter of greenhouse gases,” said Chairman of the Board of Management of Bayer AG, Werner Wenning. “That was why in the past we focused our attention on lowering CO2 emissions.” Between 1990 and 2006 the company reduced its absolute global greenhouse gas emissions by 36 percent.
Wenning added, “We want to continue growing, not least because we manufacture innovative products for efficient climate protection and for dealing with climate change.” Bayer products, he said, were making a direct contribution in many different ways to saving energy and conserving resources in our everyday life. As an example, he pointed to polyurethane insulating materials in buildings and refrigerators, which he says help save an enormous amount of energy.
For more information visit the Bayer Climate Program Web site.
