Social Commitment

Working on behalf of a better life

With our core business, we have a major impact on societal development. At the same time, we depend on intact social framework conditions and an innovation-friendly business environment. For us, it is therefore important to contribute to society’s future viability and create value in diverse ways. Within the scope of our social commitment, we thus make targeted strategic investments in the areas of science and education, health, social needs and community projects. This commitment is an integral element of Bayer’s corporate policy.

<strong>Bayer Sustainability Camp: </strong>American and German school students Paul Schulze, Anna-Lena Eickelberg, Yannik Cormaux and Tre’Von Walker (from right) get actively involved during the 2012 Sustainability Camp in Pittsburgh. Zoom image
Bayer Sustainability Camp: American and German school students Paul Schulze, Anna-Lena Eickelberg, Yannik Cormaux and Tre’Von Walker (from right) get actively involved during the 2012 Sustainability Camp in Pittsburgh.

We reprioritized the focal points of our funding in 2012 and now concentrate our commitment on three fields of action: education and research, health and social needs, and sports and culture. The activities we previously assigned to the field of environment and nature now form the second area of focus for our education and research sponsorship activities. The centerpiece of this involvement is our partnership with the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), with a special focus on youth education.


Bayer and UNEP
Since 2004, Bayer is the first private-sector partner to the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) within the UNEP Bayer partnership, helping to win over young people around the world to the cause of environmental protection. We are also testing the efficacy of a substance that has proven effective in other applications with the goal of making a new tuberculosis drug available in developing countries at affordable prices. With these and numerous other initiatives, the Bayer Group practices Corporate Social Responsibility. We are working to improve people's lives – in keeping with our mission statement “Bayer: Science For A Better Life.”

Last updated: May 13, 2013  Copyright © Bayer AG
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