Bayer AG - Stockholders' Newsletter Third Quarter 2007 - Tunza youth environmental conference

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Tunza youth environmental conference focuses on international climate debate

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The conference attendees were impressed by the new Tunza logo symbolizing the four elements.

Leverkusen. Climate protection, regenerative energies and modern environmental protection technologies were the topics taking center stage at the Tunza International Youth Conference held in Leverkusen at the end of August. The youth environment summit was hosted by Bayer in the context of its partnership with the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). For four days, 180 young environmentalists aged 15–24 from 85 countries exchanged views on the topic of “Technology in Service of the Environment” and gained first-hand experience through visits to Bayer sites and external environmental protection facilities. At the end of the conference, each of the 180 participants planted a tree as a personal contribution to the “Plant for the Planet: The Billion Tree Campaign.” This is a unep initiative – also supported by Bayer – calling for the planting of one billion trees in 2007.

To continue the successful alliance between UNEP and Bayer, UNEP Executive Director Achim Steiner and Bayer Management Board Chairman Werner Wenning signed a new cooperation agreement that extends the collaboration by another three years. Bayer will support UNEP’s activities with its own programs and provide annual funding of €1.2 million. Wenning also announced the establishment of the “Bayer Climate Program” – a Group-wide initiative designed to further enhance the energy efficiency of production operations and verify the climate compatibility of major investment projects.