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Bayer: Did You Know
- Signature of Sustainability
The Bayer Pittsburgh site was named a "Signature of Sustainability" site in 2008 by the Wildlife Habitat Council. The site was one of only 21 sites in the country to receive this prestigious honor. - Corporate Lands for Learning
The Bayer Pittsburgh site is certified as a "Corporate Lands for Learning" site. Corporate Lands for Learning is a science-based environmental education program that is part of Bayer's commitment to science education. The campus was recertified in 2009 and has held this certification since 2003. - Pond Module Study Program & Wings of Wonder
The Bayer Pittsburgh site has two certified science-education programs on its campus: the Wings of Wonder program explores migratory wildlife such as birds and butterflies, and the Pond Module Study program explores the plants and wildlife that make up the pond ecosystem. - Wellness Trail
The Bayer Pittsburgh site has a one-mile wellness walking trail on its corporate campus. The trail has a high-impact route and a low-impact route. - Bayer switched to daytime cleaning, reducing energy usage, by turning off the lights at night.
- All Bayer printers default to two-sided black-and-white printing, reducing paper use by seven million sheets per year.
- Bayer took the top spot in the Carbon Disclosure Leadership Index in 2009, thanks to the Bayer Climate Check program, which focuses on accurately calculating emissions and then identifying reduction methods.
- The Eco-Commercial Building Team in the U.S. was set up in January 2010 to address the "Six Es" of Sustainable Building Solutions: Energy savings, Environmentally friendly materials, Emission-reducing materials, Efficiency in application, Ecology and Economics .
- Bayer Inc.'s green roof is composed of 10,000 square feet of plant life, reducing energy use and green house gas emissions by keeping heating and cooling needs at bay.
- Bayer's telepresence (videoconferencing) technology links Pittsburgh to other U.S. and global locations, reducing travel and reducing carbon emissions.
- Bayer HealthCare in Richmond, CA, brings 1,400 sheep in annually to graze on the site's open areas and remove weeds, grass and invasive plant life that would otherwise need to be mowed with gas-powered equipment or sprayed with pesticides or herbicides.
- Bayer has a World Environment Day Facebook page! Click here to learn more and to connect with other World Environment Day Fans!
- You can follow Bayer and World Environment Day on Twitter! Follow @BayerWED to get real-time updates on Bayer's World Environment Day activities. Click here to learn more!
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Bayer and World Environment Day in Pittsburgh
Since 2004, Bayer Corporation has been an enthusiastic supporter of World Environment Day. But Bayer’s devotion to environmental education finds its roots many years earlier in the 1990s, when Bayer and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) jointly developed a series of youth environmental projects across Asia.With the success of those initiatives, Bayer became the first company in the world to forge a long-term partnership with the UNEP in this unique niche. And in 2004, Bayer and the UNEP shared another important milestone: a framework agreement designed to globalize this landmark partnership. By August 2007, the partnership was extended by another three years.
Today, together, Bayer and the UNEP have organized over a dozen environmental projects for young people around the world, including:
- The TUNZA International Youth and Children's Conference
- Regional youth networks
- The Bayer Young Environmental Envoy Program
- The science forum in Asia-Pacific Eco-Minds
- The International Children's Painting Competition
- TUNZA magazine
- And World Environmental Day events across North America
“Some of today’s most advanced sustainability research is being done within (Pittsburgh’s) top-rated universities,” explains Greg Babe, president and CEO of Bayer Corporation and Bayer MaterialScience LLC. “Our city is a leader in green building. We have some of the country’s most innovative and influential environmental-education organizations and some of the most environmentally-minded and committed corporations and foundations.”
This makes Pittsburgh the ideal setting to nurture the next generation of environmental thinkers, leaders and innovators. Bayer welcomes World Environment Day in Pittsburgh as an important step toward awareness, sustainability and a better quality of life.
Want to learn more about Bayer Corporation, the UNEP and World Environment Day in Pittsburgh?
- Bayer and UNEP held a press conference on October 15, 2009, at the Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh to make the announcement. Click here to view photos from the event.
- Click here to view coverage on KDKA-TV news
- Or click here to read an article by the Pittsburgh Business Times
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