For years, the worlds of business and politics have been concerned about rising energy prices, limited resources and the increasing risk of serious influence on climate change. The challenges are growing, but there is no sign of any effective international cooperation in areas such as climate policy.

This makes it all the more important for the individual players not to let up in their efforts to protect the climate and conserve resources – a strategy that Bayer systematically follows as a responsible member of society, and also in its own interest.

Energy and climate issues are of particular relevance to the Bayer MaterialScience subgroup. Its production of high-quality materials generates the highest emissions anywhere in the Bayer Group. We are therefore continuously working on lowering energy consumption and emissions of greenhouse gases in production operations. However, the subgroup also manufactures a large number of products that help save energy and cut greenhouse gas emissions in our everyday lives.