Sustainability is part of our Bayer corporate strategy building on our mission of “Health for all, Hunger for none”. Our mission of ‘Health for All’ starts with employees. We understand that when employees are happy, healthy & being their authentic whole selves, they thrive & perform at their best, helping us to achieve business goals. This vision fuels our commitment to UN SDG3 – ‘Good Health & Wellbeing’ & is the driver for our employee health activities.

Bayer Group Regulation on Occupational Medicine and Health sets minimum standards for employee health protection and promotion. It covers occupational medicine provisions, emergency medical care and health promotion and ensures compliance with legal and regulatory requirements. In addition to meeting local laws, we have our own requirements based on internal risk assessments to further mitigate the risks in Bayer’s work settings to the lowest level possible.

We address employee health & well-being of through four key angles: “Occupational Medicine” & “Industrial Hygiene” – to “Health Promotion” & “Healthy Leadership”. Systematic health promotion is a prerequisite for creating a health culture & processes that enable a sustainably mature level of health & well-being. Our health promotion aims to effectively engage & empower employees to choose healthy behaviors that reduce risk of chronic & other illnesses & improve their health. We offer attractive & targeted health programs based on regular risk assessments. Our health experts provide the framework & manage the program.

Our comprehensive health and well-being programs are aimed at significantly reducing the risk of occupational illnesses, while building and sustaining a healthy and productive workforce. Our goal is to enhance the health and wellbeing of Bayer employees and their families and provide them with awareness and resources to strengthen the 4 pillars of wellbeing – physical, mental, emotional and spiritual. We have an inhouse portal – MyHealth – dedicated to Health and Wellness topics.