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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 is proud to partner with local, regional and international groups to promote environmental learning.
- International Children’s Painting Competition
Where can you find a global social program that unites art, science and education? Look no further than the 19th International Children’s Painting Competition, an annual event sponsored by Bayer Corporation, United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and Nikon Corporation.
World Environment Day in Pittsburgh (June 5, 2010) sets the stage for this year’s exciting competition, and the theme — "Biodiversity: Connecting with Nature" — is designed to help raise awareness around climate change. Children between the ages of six and 14-years-old are invited to illustrate their personal view of the environment.
- C.A.U.S.E. Challenge High School Film Festival
Welcome to the Sixth Annual C.A.U.S.E. Challenge High School Film Festival, a six-week event between Earth Day (April 22, 2010) and World Environment Day (June 5, 2010).
C.A.U.S.E. stands for “Creating Awareness and Understanding of our Surrounding Environment.” And this inventive competition provides a platform for high school students not necessarily on a science track to become more scientifically- and environmentally-aware using the non-traditional, yet powerful tool of film or video.
- Student Water Workshop
Sponsored by Bayer Corporation and held at the Carnegie Science Center, this interactive workshop led by Dr. Mae C. Jemison, astronaut, scientist, environmental studies professor and Bayer's longtime Making Science Make Sense spokesperson, will feature local middle school students tackling one of the world's most pressing problems — the global water shortage. Finding ways to deliver clean, drinkable water to the nearly one billion people around the world who don't have access to it will be one aspect of the workshop. In addition, the students will help solve regional and local water issues, including conservation, usage and protection of Pittsburgh's storied rivers and watershed.
- Summer Sustainability Camp
Bayer is proud to partner with RiverQuest to create the Bayer Summer Sustainability Camp, which combines sustainability and science education to create a program addressing one of the biggest challenges the world faces today – climate change.
The camp brings together teens from around the world to learn about environmentalism and sustainability by researching and studying the rivers and ponds in Western Pennsylvania.
To learn more about the 2010 Summer Sustainability Camp, visit this year's student blog: http://bayercamp2010.blogspot.com/
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