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.
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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 21st International Children’s Painting Competition, an annual event sponsored by Bayer Corporation, United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and Nikon Corporation.
More than 50 artworks, including the winning entries, will be on display at the Bayer-sponsored 2012 International Children’s Painting Competition (ICPC) North American Exhibition scheduled to open at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library in Washington D.C. on June 5, 2012. The competition features artworks created by Canadian and American students ages 6-14 on the theme, “Green Communities”. In addition, Bayer will be hosting an interactive environmental workshop for students led by Dr. Mae C. Jemison at Woodrow Wilson High School in Washington. Dr. Jemison is Bayer’s long-time spokesperson for Making Science Make Sense®, Bayer’s national, award-winning science literacy program as well as a scientist, educator and the nation’s first African-American woman astronaut.
- International Summer Sustainability Camp
Bayer is proud to partner with RiverQuest to create the Bayer International 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.
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