Bayer Sustainable Development Report 2005 Performance Indicators

Our Performance Indicators

The data section details the performance indicators of the Bayer Group for health, safety and the environment (HSE), also covering employee and social issues, for the 2005 reporting period. In compiling this Report, Bayer is continuing its long tradition of reporting on its hse performance indicators, which have been published annually since 2004. This time round, indicators relating to employees and social issues have also been included. We aligned the selection and measurement of these indicators to the international recommendations and guidelines of the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBSCD) and the European Chemical Industry Council (CEFIC). » more

Ecological indicators
When interpreting the progression over time it should be borne in mind that the development is dependent on various different influences.
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Social indicators
As at December 31, 2005 the Bayer Group employed 93,700 people worldwide. » more

Economic indicators
The diagrams illustrate how the most important indicators relating to emmissions, waste and use of resources have changed during the past few years in relation to the volume produced during the relevant year. » more

Specific ecological indicators
Parameters such as emissions, generation of waste or use of resources are all directly linked to production. » more

Index according to GRI
We aligned the selection and measurement of the indicators to the international recommendations of the Global Reporting Initiative. » more