Science For A Better Life - Bayer
Science For A Better Life - Bayer
Science For A Better Life - Bayer
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<strong>Bayer</strong> Sustainable Development Report 2005<br />
4<br />
<strong>For</strong>eword by the Management Board Chairman<br />
“Only companies that<br />
operate sustainably will succeed”<br />
Dear readers,<br />
There is no doubt that the past two years since the publication of our last<br />
Sustainable Development Report have been extremely successful for <strong>Bayer</strong>,<br />
both from an operational and from a strategic point of view. Our impressive<br />
business results are the consequence not least of the largest restructuring<br />
operation in the Group’s history. As an inventor company, we are now focused<br />
on our expertise in the fields of health care, nutrition and high-tech materials.<br />
Our prime goal is to improve people’s quality of life and make that life more<br />
pleasant through our innovative products and services.<br />
<strong>For</strong> <strong>Bayer</strong>, success is not something that can be measured solely in statistics<br />
and growth rates. We want to bring commercial efficiency, ecology and social<br />
commitment into harmony with each other. To do this, we aim to acquire a<br />
leading technological and economic position in our industry, and, at the same<br />
time, set standards in environmental protection and social commitment. It is<br />
our conviction that, in the medium and long term, only companies that operate<br />
sustainably will also enjoy economic success.<br />
<strong>For</strong> <strong>Bayer</strong>, such considerations are not new. When terms such as “corporate<br />
social responsibility,” “Responsible Care” and “sustainable development” did<br />
not yet exist, our company was already very much committed to the concepts<br />
they now stand for. Consequently, “respect for people and nature” and the<br />
“sustainability of our actions” are among our key corporate values. Quoting<br />
our Mission Statement: “We believe our technical and commercial expertise<br />
entails a duty to work for the good of all humankind, to demonstrate social<br />
commitment and to make a lasting and positive contribution to sustainable<br />
and environmentally compatible development.”<br />
<strong>Bayer</strong> takes its role as a socially responsible corporate citizen very seriously.<br />
This can be seen, for example, in our signing of the United Nations Global<br />
Compact, through which the company has, for example, committed itself to<br />
protect human rights, foster environmental protection, encourage better<br />
working conditions and fight worldwide corruption. Fundamentally, it sets out<br />
to support responsible globalization.