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Bayer AG
ISIN: DE000BAY0017 | WKN: BAY001 | Symbol: BAYN | Type: Equity
ESG Profile
A growing and aging world population and the increasing burden on ecosystems are among the biggest challenges humanity is facing. As the world’s leading healthcare and nutrition company, Bayer can contribute more than any other enterprise to solving these global challenges through its businesses: with our activities and our products, we help to sustainably improve farming and access to nutrition and healthcare – and thus people’s lives. At the same time, we are reducing our own ecological footprint and that of the
agricultural industry.
Basis of our strategic and normative compass
For us, sustainability means more than just corporate responsibility – it safeguards Bayer’s future growth. Sustainability is therefore an essential component of our corporate strategy, our business activities, our corporate values and the way in which we operate our businesses.
Sustainability is at the center of our corporate vision “Health for all, hunger for none” and comprises the following three core elements for all divisions:
// Inclusive growth and value added for society
// Reduction of our ecological footprint
// Responsible business practices along our value chain
We deploy our innovation power to develop sustainable solutions for the pressing problems of our time. For example, we have established sustainability criteria in our own research and development. Furthermore, we invest in disruptive life science technologies with our Leaps by Bayer unit and promote social innovations with our foundations.
Contribution to the Sustainable Development Goals
Our strategy is aligned to the global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the United Nations, the attainment of which is targeted for 2030.
The global community lags behind the goals in many areas, which is why the contributions of corporations are all the more important. We can have a significant impact owing to our portfolio, our global reach and our innovation power. In this context, we support particularly those Sustainable
Development Goals where there is a pressing need to act and where we can make the greatest contributions through our businesses and their sustainable transformation.
Reporting
Bayer comprehensively reports on all sustainability- related ans ESG topics in an annual Sustainability Report.
Bayer Sustainability Report 2022 (English)
Bayer Nachhaltigkeitsbericht 2022 (German)
Bayer Sustainability Report 2021 (English)
Bayer Nachhaltigkeitsbericht 2021 (German)
The Sustainability Report summarizes Bayer's contribution to achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and serves as a Communication on Progress report to the UN Global Compat, of which Bayer is a member.
The Sustainability Report follows the requirements of the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) and the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD).
All content is subject to review by the auditor (limited assurance).
In addition, Bayer publishes annually:
- an index summarizing SASB requirements: Bayer SASB-Index 2022
- and a report summarizing the requirements of TCFD: Bayer TCFD Report 2022
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