Bayer Releases CSR Report

June 10, 2008

Email this story Print this post Add your comments

According to Bayer’s 2007 Sustainability Report, while company growth caused an increase in GHG emissions from 7.52 million metric tons in 2006 to 7.6 million tons in 2007, it has reduced its GHG emissions by 37 percent worldwide since 1990.

The company says it aims to reduce its GHG emissions by 25 percent per metric ton of product worldwide by 2020 in its “energy-intensive” Bayer MaterialScience.

While it estimates that GHG emissions of the Bayer Group will remain at the present level through 2020 despite growth in production, Bayer says it plans to reduce its GHG emissions by 15 percent at Bayer CropScience, which handles a lower volume than its MaterialScience, and by five percent at Bayer HealthCare.

Bayer said in 2007 that it is investing approximately $1.46 billion in climate-related research and development and other projects in the next three years, and that, by the end of 2009, it will have documented about 85 percent of its CO2 emissions — including raw materials, logistics and energy use.

Here’s an address by Dr. Wolfgang Plischke, member of the Board of Management, on Bayer’s new sustainability report.

click to enlarge

Email this story Print this post Add your comments

Advertisers

Enhance Sustainability. Improve Profitability.

Learn how at the SAP Sustainability Resource Center. >>

Unclear about the EPA's new GHG Rule?

Learn how it could affect your business. >>

EPA mandatory emissions reporting starts Jan 1st

CSA Standards can help your organization get ready for compliance. Find out how. >>

Product Environmental Compliance Best Practices

How to achieve compliance at a significantly lower cost. Download the full report. >>

Join the Discussion

Recent Daily News [ see all ]

11/25/2009
11/24/2009
11/23/2009

Tour of Sustainable Facilities at Univeristy of Arizona

Charts [ see all ]

Government Intervention Required to Drive “Green” Technology

62% of Firms Assign Environmental Team for Green Goals

European Paper Industry Cuts CO2 Emissions by 42% since 1990

S. America Takes Most Urgent View of Copenhagen Talks

Jobs

View All Jobs >> Post a Job >>

Comments and Discussions

Jetset1 on Energy-Savings Claims Don’t Add Up for Microsoft’s Windows 7
"This article is wrong. If your PC is less than a few years old,..."

Iain on McD’s in Germany Trades Red for Green In Logo
"Now if only their food was healthy and nutritious."

Phil on Climate Scientists Alleged to Have Manipulated Data
"After reading all the comments it seems obvious, to me, that the individuals populating..."

Marc Hudson on McD’s in Germany Trades Red for Green In Logo
"where will the stone be mined from- under what labor rights conditions? Will the..."

Clyde on Climate Scientists Alleged to Have Manipulated Data
"This just shows all the Global Warming freaks out there are a bunch of criminals cut from..."

Car Rental Singapore on News Corp. Taps Hara for Energy Efficiency, Environmental Management
"Energy reduction is a good thing. We need to save the..."

Meme Mine on WWF, WRI Make Last-Minute Pitches on Climate Change
"To the voting public, what the scientists say is irrelevant anymore for if you read..."

Environmental Leader