Bayer ‘reduces carbon emissions by 37 per cent’

Bayer has announced the publication of its latest sustainable development programme and has reported a 37 per cent decrease in carbon emissions since 1990.

The company took the opportunity to restate its commitment to climate protection, adding that absolute greenhouse gas emissions of the Bayer Group will remain at their current levels through to 2020, despite production growth.

It claimed that continued increases in energy efficiency during the production process would result in a drop in CO2 emissions per metric tonne of product.

Dr Wolfgang Plischke, member of the Board of Management of Bayer responsible for innovation, technology and environment, said: “We can only be successful as a company in the long term if our business activities are balanced with the social needs of humanity and the ecological demands of our time.”

He added that the company would continue to roll out the activities of the Bayer Climate Programme worldwide and will present the first Bayer Climate Award at the end of the year to recognise research scientists who have made significant contributions to tackling climate change.

In February 2008, Bayer’s sustainable development report for 2006 was praised in a new study from the Roberts Environmental Centre at McKenna College, California for being the best in the world in its sector.