Bayer's Perspective on Sustainability 2009, Speach Werner Wenning

Science For A Better Life

Perspective on Sustainability 2009
Leverkusen, November 11, 2009
Werner Wenning
© Bayer AG, Leverkusen, Germany, 2009

Forward-Looking Statements

This presentation may contain forward-looking statements based on
current assumptions and forecasts made by Bayer Group or subgroup
management. Various known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other
factors could lead to material differences between the actual future
results, financial situation, development or performance of the company
and the estimates given here. These factors include those discussed in
Bayer’s public reports, which are available on the Bayer website at
www.bayer.com. The company assumes no liability whatsoever to
update these forward-looking statements or to conform them to future
events or developments.


Focal points of the
Bayer Sustainability Program

Strong alliances for sustainable
health care

Innovative partnerships for increased
volumes of high-quality food

New solutions in climate protection


Economic crisis due to
a lack of sustainability


German Corporate Governance Code

"Obligation of the Management Board and the Supervisory Board to
ensure the continued existence of the enterprise and its sustainable
creation of value in conformity with the principles of the social market
economy." *

"The Management Board is responsible for independently managing
the enterprise with the objective of sustainable creation of value and
in the interest of the enterprise, thus taking into account the interests
of the shareholders, its employees and other stakeholders." **

* Foreword, para. 2 ** Section 4.1.1

Milestones in Bayer’s sustainable
development endeavors

First First company to partner with the
Environment First international United Nations Environment
and Social Environmental Programme in the area of youth
Report Protection Report and environment

1976 1986 1992 2000 2004 2007

Guidelines for Founding member Bayer
Environmental of the U.N. Global Climate Program
Protection and Safety Compact

Requirements on international climate policy

Agreement of clear, ambitious and feasible
reduction targets for CO2 emissions
Inclusion of all major emitting countries
Fair burden-sharing between industrialized,
emerging and developing countries
Promoting innovation and technological
progress as central levers


Bayer Climate Program
delivers a variety of solutions

Further reduction in CO2 emissions
with ambitious targets
Total investment of EUR 1 billion in
climate-relevant research and development
and projects worldwide by 2010
Innovative products for efficient climate
protection and for addressing climate change


Lighthouse projects for
sustainable development

Challenge Climate change

New solutions in climate
Focus protection

EcoCommercial Building program
Lighthouse
New technology for chlorine production
projects
Energy efficiency
Efficient use of resources

Bayer Climate Program:
Tackling malaria

Malaria infections to increase by between
40 and 60 million worldwide
Working with the Bill and Melinda Gates
Foundation and the Innovative Vector
Control Consortium in the fight against malaria
- joint creation of a new insecticide research platform
- opening up the Bayer substance library for public health purposes


Bayer Climate Program:
Attendant measures

CO2 reduction at Bayer data centers
Modern telepresence systems for
conferences to reduce need for
long-distance air travel
Reduction of nearly 10 % in CO2 emissions
in the Bayer vehicle fleet by the end of 2009,
with a 20 % reduction planned by 2012


Excellent ratings for Bayer

Bayer is the only European company in our
industry to be included in the Carbon
Disclosure Project’s "Carbon Disclosure
Leadership Index" for the fifth time in a row

Bayer has been continuously listed in the
Dow Jones Sustainability World Index since 1999


Integrated sustainability concept

Corporate
Social
Responsibility

Business
Activities

Products &
Innovations


Megatrend: Growing world population

By around 2050, the world population will increase from its
current level of 6.8 billion to more than 9 billion
Urgent questions concerning
- innovative medicines for sustainable health care
- high-quality food for the rapidly growing world
population
The United Nations Millennium Development
Goals also address health care and nutrition



Challenge Health care

Strong alliances for
Focus
sustainable health care

Lighthouse Family planning
projects Neglected diseases



Challenge Nutrition

Innovative partnerships for
Focus increased volumes of high-
quality food

Lighthouse Food Chain Partnership for vegetables
projects Direct sowing of rice


Innovations as a driver of

Focal point of Bayer’s corporate strategy:
Innovation capability makes a crucial
difference in the global arena
Innovations generate growth to safeguard
lasting success

Investment in research and development:
R&D budget for 2009: EUR 2.9 billion
A record level in Bayer's 146-year history


Proof of our commitment to sustainability

Lighthouse projects providing concrete examples of our
commitment:
- improved health care and economic and social conditions for
more than 15 million people worldwide
- reduction in greenhouse gas emissions of around 350,000 metric tons
at Bayer by 2013 – and a further 250,000 metric tons by 2020
thanks to the introduction of oxygen depolarized cathode technology
Contributions to mastering key sustainable development challenges
and to realizing the United Nations Millennium Development Goals


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