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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.
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C.A.U.S.E. Challenge High School Film Festival
Join Bayer Corporation, the Carnegie Science Center’s Regional SciTech Initiative, and Pittsburgh Filmmakers as we support and cultivate interest in science and technology!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.
Through the filmmaking process, students develop their creative voice, master basic skills such as researching, reading, writing and speaking and build important science literacy skills like critical thinking, problem solving and team working.
In addition, the festival not only helps today’s students to become tomorrow’s witnesses of society and its stories, but it is also an excellent vehicle to help raise their awareness of the world around them and those who are helping to preserve, protect and improve it.
For this year’s challenge, high school students in grades nine through 12, from Pittsburgh and its surrounding counties, are invited to submit five-minute videos about the theme, “Mutual Impact: The Environment and You.”
Films may win in any of five categories:
- Grand Prize (Best of Show)
- Documentary
- Communicating Science
- Abstract
- And Narrative
All entries must be postmarked by March 1, 2010. Winners will be announced at an award ceremony at the Carnegie Science Center on Earth Day: April 22, 2010.
For more information, please click here to view the C.A.U.S.E. flyer, or visit http://www.scitechfestival.com/film.asp
Click here to view the World Environment Day 2010 Pittsburgh Calendar of Events
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