Bayer provides intelligent World Cup solutions

Leaders of Bayer MaterialScience gave Brazuca balls to the president of RMIT Football Club

Throughout the world, in co-operation with adidas, Bayer MaterialScience, one of the three subgroups of Bayer, is supplying an essential polyurethane for the balls to be used in games, as well as for other equipment including clothing and shoes for the athletes. The company is also providing solutions for the stadiums.

“We are excited to share with Vietnamese soccer fans Bayer’s many intelligent solutions at the World Cup. This is an excellent example of the high-tech materials and solutions Bayer provides to contribute to a better life and, in this case, the utmost comfort of soccer athletes and fans at the World Cup,” general director of Bayer Vietnam David Champion said.

For this occasion, to have a small local celebration of the upcoming World Cup, Bayer Vietnam will co-organise the RMIT Vietnam Charity Football Cup 2014, to be held on June 21-22 at RMIT Vietnam’s Saigon South campus. The charity tournament will include a series of friendship soccer matches among the staff of Bayer Vietnam, RMIT Vietnam students, staff and alumni, and an invited local team. The funds raised by the tournament will be donated to homeless and street children at the District 8 shelter in Ho Chi Minh City.

“We would like not only to engage young people in this great sporting activity, but also to join hands with our local partners to help people in need in the local community,” Champion added.

Also attending the ceremony was Richard Northcote, member of the Executive Committee, head of Communications, Public Affairs and Sustainability, Bayer MaterialScience, who is based in Germany. At the event, Northcote introduced various solutions using Bayer’s high-tech materials and technologies that are being used at the World Cup. He also presented on the sustainability positioning of Bayer MaterialScience worldwide.

With innovative materials and solutions, Bayer helps improve the quality of people’s lives. At the same time, Bayer recognises the need to find answers that will meet today’s challenges, such as the growing global population and limited natural resources.

“Developing products and processes that improve people’s lives, help conserve the planet, and move the company’s business forward is at the heart of Bayer MaterialScience’s sustainability positioning. Therefore, all our decisions and activities must take into account ‘People, Planet and Profit,” Northcote said.

Bayer MaterialScience has set its long-term sustainability vision as profiting society while driving towards zero impact on the planet. The company aims to do this by creating value through social responsibility, environmental stewardship, eliminating energy and materials waste, and by economic growth.

Providing innovative, environmentally and socially responsible technologies, research and development activities, products, processes and facilities means it can continue to satisfy the needs of an ever-changing world. Bayer aims to empower employees and partners to embed sustainability practices throughout their daily activities.

“Bayer: Science For A Better Life” is the company’s mission to develop products that help solve problems and improve the lives of many millions of people. As a subgroup of Bayer, Bayer MaterialScience builds on a history of innovation to develop new high-tech polymer solutions in polyurethanes, polycarbonate and special applications. Bayer’s products benefit the environment and society. The company continuously invests in process technology to improve safety, reduce the environmental impact of operations and increase efficiency.