Bayer Modern Slavery Statement
- At a Glance
- Reporting and Transparency
- ESG Ratings and Rankings
- Environment
- Social
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Governance
- Sustainability in the Supervisory board
- Bayer Sustainability Council
- Bioethics Council
- UN Global Compact
- Product Stewardship
- Supplier Management
- Group Regulations
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Group Positions
- BASE
- Bioethical Principles
- Protection of Biodiversity
- Position on Global Product Strategy
- Position on Responsible Care
- Position on Deforestation and Forest Degradation
- Position on Insect Decline
- Raising the Bar on Crop Protection Safety Standards
- UN Sustainable Development Goals
- Position on Sustainable Beef Production
By publishing a Modern Slavery Statement Bayer sets a clear signal against modern slavery, forced labor, child labor, and human trafficking.
Bayer is a founding member of the UN Global Compact and respects the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the International Covenants on Civil and Political Rights and on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights of the United Nations. Our human rights due diligence is based on the human rights due diligence principles described in the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGPs) and the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises. We have no tolerance for violations of human rights, modern slavery, nor human trafficking – we will not ignore them. We are committed to respecting and fostering human rights within our own business activities and in business relations along our value chains.
To set a sign against modern slavery, forced labor, child labor, and human trafficking we summarize and publish our efforts and yearly progress to combat violations of human rights in a Modern Slavery Statement. It encompasses the human right of not to be subjected to slavery, servitude, or forced labor as well as the protection against child labor and serves to fulfil our legal reporting requirements.
Bayer's Modern Slavery Statement 2024
We have summarized our yearly progress in a statement adhering to the legal requirements of
the California Transparency in Supply Chains Act (PDF, 1.06 MB)
the United Kingdom Modern Slavery Act (PDF, 6.63 MB)
the Australia Modern Slavery Act (PDF, 1.19 MB)
the Canadian Modern Slavery Act (PDF, 1.15 MB)
We are continuously working to improve our human rights due diligence efforts. Our most important milestones in 2024 were:
- No known cases of Child Labour, Human Trafficking or Modern Slavery in 2024 – neither in our own operations, nor in our supply chain
- Publishing of Bayer´s updated Human Rights Policy, reflecting the organisational changes of the company
- Two internal learning sessions with an external Human Rights expert (Dante Pesce) together with our internal expert about human rights