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| Arthur Higgins, Chairman of the Executive Committee of Bayer HealthCare AG |
Bayer HealthCare: Medical products for patients worldwide
As a company in the health care industry, we invest in medical innovations for the benefit of patients. We firmly believe that our products should be available to all people who need them. That is why we are engaged in various partnerships with social initiatives, state institutions and other companies devoted to improving global access to medicines. Our research is also focused on forthcoming challenges in the provision of health care, such as new therapeutic needs resulting from an aging society. Our business conduct is at all times governed by our responsibility to mankind, animals and the environment throughout the entire life cycle of our products. As such, we tackle environmental issues that are specific to the health care business, are involved in climate protection and have introduced ethical marketing standards.
| Headquarters: |
Leverkusen (Germany) |
| Headcount: |
51,500 (2007), 51,400 (2006) |
| Sites: |
in over 120 countries |
| Sales: |
€14.8 billion (2007), €11.7 billion (2006) |
| Specific directives: |
Voluntary commitment to health, safety, environment and quality, 2004 |
| Management systems: |
Management systems for health, safety and environmental matters are in place in all sites worldwide. Our drug products are manufactured and monitored in accordance with the quality norms of GMP (Good Manufacturing Practice). Our research and development work is conducted in accordance with the principles of GLP (Good Laboratory Practice) and GCP (Good Clinical Practice). Internal implementation of codes of ethical conduct which have been accepted by pharmaceutical industry associations. |
| Website: |
http://www.bayerhealthcare.com/ |
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| Prof. Friedrich Berschauer, Chairman of the Board of Management of Bayer CropScience AG |
Bayer CropScience: Innovation for sustainable agriculture
In view of the growing global population and climate change, sustainable agriculture can only be achieved by using the available land with maximum efficiency. Our crop protection products and processes make a contribution to this, as does our work in seed and crop biotechnology. We are also active in the field of pest control agents for non-agricultural applications.
Modern, efficient agriculture needs innovations. As a future-oriented technology provider, we are meeting the challenge of searching for new solutions – a process that is frequently preceded by a research and development phase that can take up to 10 years. We actively seek an open dialogue with our stakeholders to ensure that we can jointly shape the path to sustainable agriculture. Our conduct is governed by our principle of acting in the interest of the environment, social justice and healthy economic growth at all times.
| Headquarters: |
Monheim |
| Headcount: |
17,800 (2007), 17,900 (2006) |
| Sites: |
in over 120 countries |
| Sales: |
€5.8 billion (2007), €5.7 billion (2006) |
| Specific directives: |
Voluntary commitment to quality, health, safety and environmental protection (QHSE), 2002; policy guidelines and key requirements for responsible product stewardship, 2004 |
| Management systems: |
All sites worldwide have in place an integrated management system for quality, health protection, safety and the environment that is subject to continual further development. |
| Website: |
http://www.bayercropscience.com/ |
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| Patrick Thomas, Chairman of the Board of Management of Bayer MaterialScience AG |
Bayer MaterialScience: High-quality materials for climate protection
Bayer MaterialScience has a tremendous potential to reconcile growth and sustainable development. Our energy-saving products offer innovative solutions for climate protection, for example rigid polyurethane foams for the thermal insulation of buildings, district heating systems and heating pipes. Our materials also help to save valuable energy when used to insulate refrigerators and freezers and in the construction of lightweight vehicles. Bayer MaterialScience also makes important contributions to environmental protection in the form of polycarbonate and thermoplastic polyurethane components for photovoltaic modules and raw materials for low-solvent and solvent-free coatings and adhesives. Bayer MaterialScience is constantly looking for innovative solutions and ecologically compatible applications for existing products. In addition, we want to increase the energy efficiency of our own production processes, which we have already improved considerably during recent years, still further – and we have made a commitment to this in the Bayer Climate Program.
| Headquarters: |
Leverkusen (Germany) |
| Headcount: |
15,400 (2007), 14,900 (2006) |
| Sites: |
in over 55 countries |
| Sales: |
€10.4 billion (2007), €10.2 billion (2006) |
| Specific directives: |
Voluntary commitment to health, safety, environment and quality, 2004 |
| Management systems: |
Building on the principles of the Responsible Care Global Charter, Bayer MaterialScience has established an integrated management system for all aspects of health, safety, environment and quality (HSEQ). |
| Website: |
http://www.bayermaterialscience.com/ |
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| Dr. Andreas Resch, Chairman of the Executive Board of Bayer Business Services GmbH |
Bayer Business Services: Competence center for IT-based services
Bayer Business Services is the Bayer Group’s international competence center for the provision of it-based services. With our it services, integrated solutions for business processes and specialist services for research, administration and corporate management, we make a key contribution to climate protection and sustainable development both at Bayer and at our customers’ companies. When it comes to it, Bayer Business Services focuses on “green it” to save energy and cut emissions. For example, we reduce the power consumption of data centers and it equipment, establish video conference systems to cut the number of business trips that have to be made by air, rail and road, and apply climate-friendly criteria in configuring Bayer’s fleet of vehicles.
| Headquarters: |
Leverkusen (Germany) |
| Headcount: |
4,588 (2007), 4,400 (2006) (both figures exclude local services and trainee pool) |
| Sites: |
in over 50 countries |
| Specific directives: |
Voluntary commitment to Responsible Care by Bayer Business Services, 2003 Management systems: HSEQ management system for health, safety, environment and quality |
| Website: |
http://www.bayerbbs.com/ |
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| Achim Noack, Managing Director of Bayer Technology Services GmbH |
Bayer Technology Services: Technological backbone of the Group
Bayer Technology Services is the Bayer Group’s global technological backbone and innovation motor for the development, planning, construction and optimization of processes and plants. Bayer Technology Services is involved in ensuring that Group-wide ecological and social responsibilities are met globally. This includes implementing international standards at all sites, as well as developing processes, and planning and constructing plants in line with the latest technology.
Working in cooperation with Bayer MaterialScience, we are currently designing the first “EcoCommercial Building,” a ground-breaking zero-emissions office building in India. In 2007, we developed the Bayer Climate Check. This analysis instrument provides detailed information about all emissions caused by individual production processes and enables a prioritization of measures to exploit all reduction potentials. This instrument has been certified by the German inspection agency tüv Süd and is implemented throughout the Group as part of the Bayer Climate Program. It is also offered externally.
| Headquarters: |
Leverkusen (Germany) |
| Headcount: |
2,400 (2007), 2,200 (2006) |
| Sites: |
Belgium, Germany, India, Mexico, p.r. China, Switzerland, United States |
| Specific directives: |
Health, safety, environment and quality policy in BTS |
| Management systems: |
HSEQ management system for health, safety, environment and quality |
| Website: |
http://www.bayertechnology.com/ |
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| Dr. Klaus Schäfer, Chairman of the Executive Board of Currenta GmbH & Co. OHG |
Currenta Chemical park operator with three sites
Currenta offers services in the chemical and technical sector. These include utilities, waste management, infrastructural services, safety and security, analytics and training. This service company, a joint venture between Bayer and lanxess, is the operator of CHEMPARK with sites in Leverkusen, Dormagen and Krefeld-Uerdingen, Germany. Currenta is both the service provider and manager of chempark. Our mission is to combine commercial success with Responsible Care. We optimize our processes with the goal of maintaining the highest degree of safety and conserving natural resources, in so doing backing the expertise and know-how of our employees, for example through the Currenta Climate Protection Program A++. By increasing efficiency in the generation of energy and by reducing our energy consumption we not only protect the climate. Our use of efficient technologies and processes also offers considerable potential for making savings. We thereby make a contribution to improving environmental protection and competitiveness in Germany as a whole.
| Headquarters: |
Leverkusen (Germany) |
| Headcount: |
6,000 (2007), 6,600 (2006) (both figures excluding trainees) |
| Sites: |
Leverkusen, Dormagen, Krefeld-Uerdingen (all Germany) |
| Specific directives: |
Policy on health protection, safety, environmental protection and quality, 2004; voluntary commitment to Responsible Care of Bayer Industry Services, 2003 |
| Management systems: |
An integrated management system for health protection, safety, environmental protection and quality has been introduced. This system is continually optimized. |
| Website: |
http://www.Currenta.com/ |
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