Articles tagged with 'Planet' | Covestro Blog

The Covestro CEO welcomes the EU Commission's initiative for a new net-zero industrial law. He takes Commission President von der Leyen's current proposal as an impetus to reflect on industrial policy....

Small but mighty: Microorganisms and enzymes are seen as the industry's beacon of hope, especially for plastics production. In a double interview, two experts take a closer look at the potential of white biotechnology....

The COP 27 just ended on November 20. If I look at the COP 27, I have mixed feelings.

Covestro’s vision to become fully circular has never been more important when considering the world’s global climate targets. This also applies to need to form collaborative partnerships. Without a globally coordinated mitigation effort, this transit...

K 2022: what a trade show, what a team, what a journey! Covestro has eight tough but incredibly exciting days behind it, with great impressions, discussions and new contacts. It is difficult to pick out a highlight from this. In keeping with this yea...

Father Rhine is not only a business engine, but also part of our lives and leisure time. It is a transport artery. It is a habitat for fish, mussels and crayfish. It is a provider for drinking und cooling water. Now it needs to be cleaned up....

Covestro wants to become climate neutral. Our ambitious Scope 1 and 2 goals shall be reached by 2035. 80 percent of its emissions come from Scope 3 emissions, though – and those are notoriously hard to track. A just published guideline by the “Togeth...

With climate change and geopolitical uncertainties pressing, industries need to get down to the core of their business setup. Resilient and diverse supply chains can make all the difference in the world economy. Consequently, the topic is central at ...

Our world is facing unprecedented problems. To master them, we need the long-term view, new ideas and a new openness – in times of confrontation more urgent than ever. For this, the largest trade fair for process technology in Frankfurt is a ray of h...

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...

Why Europe’s railway tangle not only harms industry supply chains but also delays climate action

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....

The reality of climate change is well established, and the urgent need to transition to a carbon neutral economy is shared globally. Actors everywhere advance on their journey towards decarbonization. However, the options are numerous, and the optima...

After more than two years of Corona, the Ukraine war has been going on for more than two months. Climate change, the continuing global warming or the steady advance of Earth Overshoot Day seem to fade into the background. But, global challenges like ...

Plastics are excellent materials, absolutely essential to our modern life. However, they suffer from two major problems: their production is energy intensive, and the plastic industry is still mostly linear. ...

You may have already seen it on the news: Covestro has set itself the goal to achieve climate neutrality in our own operations by 2035. This ambitious target is backed by a solid plan. For me as a technology person, the path forward is truly exciting...

This blog article was also published in the “blog politische ökonomie” on February 2, 2022. It would have been a strong signal. In December, the UN Security Council could have classified climate change as a threat to peace and security for the first ...

Katrin Joschek visited Expo 2020 in Dubai with her family. On the agenda was a visit to Covestro's exhibit, one of the most popular in the German Pavilion.

Green electricity is the basis of a climate-neutral future. Its expansion is urgent. That's why Covestro is taking action - together with our partner Ørsted, and others. By signing the first power purchase agreement from the project in 2019, we helpe...

A residential quarter consisting of new and energetically renovated buildings is being realized in Überlingen. The special feature: The quarter is located in a prime location on Lake Constance and is climate-neutral, yet the apartments are affordable...

A climate neutral world is possible. The chemical industry wants to lead the way by using renewable energy, alternative materials and developing sustainable technologies. Here are seven ideas for a more sustainable and, of course, circular future I s...

The use of the Covestro-Cloud is a significant step in Covestro's digital transformation. In this context, the use of cloud-based services not only means the introduction of completely new IT technologies, but also a whole new perspective on digitali...

26,169.53 kilograms. A lot of mass. About 13 Teslas Model Y. That's how much trash a cleanup group collected only in Cologne in 2021. Too much trash ends up in the environment – where it doesn't belong. Waste is a precious resource. Industry and soci...

Why is a chemical company suddenly interested in clean water?Lorenz Kramer: At Covestro, we are not suddenly interested in water. Rather, we are aware of the special responsibility that the use of this valuable resource entails. Water is both the bas...

“Tag sales” are a summer tradition where I live: Neighbors sell household items they no longer need so that instead of going to the landfill, things like toys, books and decorations end up with new owners. ...

"Vizekusen" is a term that once stood for the Bayer Leverkusen soccer team. When the term was coined, somewhen in the early years of this millennium, the team had become German vice-champion. ...