Leverkusen, November 27, 2009 – Bayer has been presented with the "International Green Fleet Award 2009" by Fleet Europe, the European alliance of leasing vehicle providers and users and car manufacturers. Fleet Europe paid tribute to the company's fleet management policy that is integrated into its Climate Program. Bayer is converting its global vehicle fleet to environmentally friendly technologies and, by 2012, aims to cut CO2 emissions by 20 percent compared with 2007. Through the greater use of optimized-consumption engine technologies and through the introduction of alternative propulsion systems such as natural gas and hybrid, the Bayer Group has so far succeeded in lowering its fleet's CO2 emissions by around 10 percent.

Fleet management is an integral part of Bayer's extensive Climate Program. With the aid of a number of global measures, the company is reducing its own greenhouse gas emissions and developing new solutions for protecting the climate and dealing with climate change. Apart from various other internal projects such as the greater use of so-called "Telepresence” systems as a substitute for long-haul flights, these also include, for example, a business model for energy-optimized buildings, an emissions-reducing technology for chlorine production, and new analysis and implementation tools for optimizing the energy efficiency of production plants – all innovations that Bayer also offers to other companies.

You can find more information on the Bayer Climate Program at www.climate.bayer.com.