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We celebrate International Women's Day. For Sucheta Govil, Chief Commercial Officer of Covestro, this year's campaign theme "Embrace Equity" is a reminder of how much work still lies ahead.

German Krieger is 21 years old and is in his 5th bachelor's semester studying chemical engineering / paint and coating at Esslingen University of Applied Sciences. Here he reports on his mandatory internship in the Construction Coatings department at...

What career do I want to have when I grow up? That's a question many young people around the world ask themselves. Michelle Montgomery owes her start in chemistry to her teacher – and eventually became a mentor herself....

The white paper on the circular economy published by the Association of German Engineers (VDI) is entitled “Rethinking the Circular Economy for Plastics”. Christian Haessler of Covestro believes that this is an accurate reflection of the challenges f...

2023 will continue as 2022 ended: with many acute crises and long-term challenges. Nevertheless, we should remain confident and focus on technologies and high-performance materials, says Covestro CEO Markus Steilemann....

Today is Coming Out Day, an annual worldwide day of advocacy for the LGBTQ+ community. But what does this have to do with work? Companies are getting involved and taking a stand. Back to June: To talk about Pride Month and how it was celebrated at Co...

Starting signal for the new generation at Covestro: On September 1, the new apprenticeship classes traditionally started their training and thus not only began their time at Covestro, but also actively participated in shaping an exciting day at the c...

The shift to a circular economy brings with it many challenges and changes – for people around the world. Innovations are needed everywhere so that a more sustainable society and economy can succeed. Behind innovations, in turn, are people who are re...

I'm Leonie, 17 years old, and I come from Wiesbaden, Germany. For the past four weeks I have been doing an internship at Covestro in Leverkusen, partly during the vacations. It's important to me to always be up-to-date with the latest developments, w...

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion (DEI) are essential elements in the Covestro culture, and form the concept from which the “Covestro MagicMaterial School” originated. The concept helps to protect the rights and interests of hearing-impaired students whos...

The Corona pandemic isn’t over yet, but after two years of home office and lethargy, many events are coming back to life. The organizers and participants of the Milan Design Week from June 6 to 12 were also able to breathe a sigh of relief – the Fuor...

Dear Ms. von Saldern, you were a guest on the Handelsblatt's Rethink Work Podcast. Topics such as new leadership, new working models, purpose, and the changes in the world of employees due to megatrends such as digitalization are all on the agenda to...

I recently had the pleasure to speak and interact with students from the Cologne School of Journalism. Why was I excited about this interaction? Because we discussed the crucial role that industry plays in climate action. When these brilliant young m...

Why 18 journalism students* became social media consultants for a racing team during a visit to Covestro AG and what they discussed with CCO (Chief Commercial Officer) Sucheta Govil. The visit of the 2020 class of the Cologne School of Journalism for...

How can Covestro become climate neutral? How do individual measures impact the carbon footprint? How does this all fit together? Covestro has developed an innovative software solution to help answer these questions realistically: CEEPTER....

Strengthening fathers in their role as fathers: That's the idea behind the new fathers' network at Covestro. More than sixty employees have now joined the employee network since it was founded about a year ago. Why is it so important to look at the w...

"How did I make it here?” That’s a question Madison Miller and Emily Connor were asked to consider after receiving the STEP Ahead Award — a recognition presented to 130 women across the U.S. in 2022. Each honoree was selected based on their leadershi...

World Women's Day - is it a day to celebrate? This year, on the occasion of March 8, 2022, International Women's Day (IWD), we at Covestro asked ourselves this question from several different angles.

War in Europe, the unrelenting Covid pandemic and business challenges – times are turbulent. Life is currently intense and demanding for employees, presenting each and every one of us with difficulties. This is why the Human Resources focus has to be...

Dr. Sarah Schwabe, Executive Board Assistant to the Chief Executive Officer Dr. Markus Steilemann, CEO of Covestro, talks about the internal equity network COMPASS, its personal challenges and why we still need to draw attention to International Wome...

Taiwanese Children up to 12 years are invited to participate at the forthcoming Environmental Story Competition. They should use their voice to let more people learn about what is happening to the oceans of our planet, and how to protect our seas tog...

To celebrate the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, Covestro scientist Catherine Lövenich wrote down what excites her about science.

For Adrian Löffler, working at Covestro is characterized by eye level and team spirit. The Digital Product Manager was born in Leverkusen and got to know Covestro early on. The chemical company has one of its four German sites in the city on the Rhin...

Today is January 20, 2022. That means I've been working as a Trainee at Covestro for almost a year now – and yes, time flies. Shortly after starting in February 2021, I thought about how I would structure my two-year traineeship. Within two years the...

We all still have the images in our minds. In July, parts of Germany were flooded by a devastating flood that left behind impassable roads, collapsed houses and desperate people. Some Covestro colleagues were and are also affected by the destruction....

2021 is another year that can barely be described as brilliant in retrospect. Heat waves in China, the USA and southern Europe. Floods in Western and Central Europe. Earthquake in Haiti. It would be nice to take a break from wave riding, but with a v...

Women are still underrepresented in IT professions. Despite this, Aline Barray actively chose it. In this interview, she talks about what helped her along the way and why time spent abroad was formative. ...

I sleepily open my sticky eyes. Music can be heard in the distance. Some annoying song that is hard to bear. Especially at this time of day. The clock shows exactly 5:00 am. The music gets louder, footsteps approach. I hear annoyed grumbling from the...

An event format for all employees entirely dedicated to networking, exchange, and inspiration – and, of course, the presentation of awards for the best innovation projects at Covestro: That’s the Innovation Celebration, which has been held regularly ...

Covestro employees from Mexico have set up a women's network. In a safe space, they are allowed to exchange experiences on the topic of gender equity openly and without prejudice.