Articles tagged with 'people' & 'planet' & 'performance materials' | Covestro Blog

About 400 million tons of plastic are produced every year around the world for goods that are indispensable to daily life, healthcare, mobility, and technology. The downside: growing landfills and #microplastics polluting the oceans. As much as we …

Earth Day reminds us of what's going wrong with plastics: We urgently need an effective circular economy to get the global waste issue under control, with designing products for this end from the outset. What we don’t need is less plastic.

The topic of plastic is divisive. Some see plastic as one of the quintessential enablers of modern society and a key material that will help usher in a more sustainable future. Others see it as a relic of an era too focused on profit over planet. …

Covestro announced reduction targets for Scope 3 emissions on February 29, 2024. These make up around 80 percent of Covestro’s total emissions. The involvement of global suppliers plays a key role in achieving this. This is because these upstream …

Is the International Women’s Day (IWD) just another 24 hours of fame for a topic that is marginalized for the rest of the year? Reality is more complex – but the IWD is a great opportunity to ask ourselves if we persist on building a workplace that …

Materials are an important factor when it comes to driving circularity as well as lowering the carbon footprint of products and entire sectors. Steel, glass and concrete are the usual suspects that quickly come to mind when thinking of …

Uncertain, confusing, incalculable – the world is in a crisis of trust. Companies must now make greater use of their trust capital. Their mission: inform, explain, show solutions and bring about change.

When people think of climate protection, they mostly think of green energy. But energy must also be used much more effectively, particularly in buildings, say Covestro CEO Markus Steilemann and Christian Noll from the German Corporate Energy …

Wind power and chemicals: one industry cannot do without the other. Together, the two are accelerating the energy transition. A double interview with Covestro CEO Markus Steilemann and Peter Obling, SVP Head of Central Europe Ørsted.

Artificial intelligence: It brings fascinating new possibilities into the everyday life and business world. But it also opens the door to disinformation and manipulation. Companies could counter this.

For many, this is a professional dream: to sit in the executive chair of a large company. For Yolanda Raffay, this dream came true in 2019 when, as part of the "My Position is Top" campaign, she was given the opportunity to take over the management …

The climate summit in Dubai is primarily about expanding green energy. However, in the fight against global warming, the world's cities should become centers of the circular economy by satisfying their hunger for resources by, among other things, …

The chemical industry still relies heavily on fossil resources, which contributes to climate change. The new CEO-led Global Impact Coalition is set to pave the way to net-zero emissions by 2050.

Thomas Schnur is a product and interior designer and teaches at the ecosign design academy in Cologne. He is always on the lookout for materials with which he can take furniture and everyday objects a step further. In this blog, he talks about what …

At Covestro, we are convinced that digitalization will strengthen Germany’s economic competitiveness. Just a few days ago, we spoke together with other member companies of VOICE e.V. at the Digital Summit of the Ministry of Economic Affairs and …

The year 2023 is characterized by strong AI hype. The introduction of ChatGPT last year made AI relevant to the general public for the first time and discussions about changes brought about by AI have been taking place regularly ever since. Opinions …

The PlasticsEurope association recently published a new roadmap outlining the plastics industry's collective efforts to achieve a net-zero future and a circular economy. It is bold, yet realistic, and clearly outlines a path for the plastics …

These days, I’m extremely proud. Our @Team Sonnenwagen has taken the hardest challenge in solar powered racing. The students team with the “Covestro Adelie” solar car hit the road at the #World Solar Challenge. 3000 kilometers through the Australian …

What does it take to make cars recyclable? They must be available after as long a period of use as possible, the raw materials used must be recovered and reutilized to build new cars. That's exactly what the European Commission's new draft …

Last week I spoke at the Handelsblatt decarbonization summit and took part in a panel discussion. It is clear to us at Covestro that even in a challenging environment, the only way to a sustainable future is through the circular economy. 

What are the implications of transformation, how can companies keep up? And how can companies take all their employees with them on the journey of transformation? These are some of the questions discussed by Sophie von Saldern, Global Head of Human …

For the past three years, dedicated teams of quantum computing specialists from Google and Covestro have been working together, exploring quantum computing for industrial chemistry research. Beyond deep technical expertise and attention to detail, …

Innovation is the common thread of human history. But the basis for progress must become more stable: through more fact orientation, education for sustainable development and acceptance of science.

It is no secret that the topic of plastic waste, and mismanaged plastic waste in particular, is a focus of increasing scrutiny with governments and organizations around the world. From September 18th – 22nd, the 78th Session of the United Nations …

The European Union has the ambitious goal of becoming climate-neutral by 2050. Achieving this goal necessitates the implementation of a Circular Economy. This is because recycling, repairing and reusing goods that have already been manufactured can …

CEO Markus Steilemann recently exchanged ideas with interns at the campus in Leverkusen, providing personal insights and sharing his perspective on various topics. Anna Chiara Kleinert was there and reports.

Coral reefs, despite covering less than 0.1% of the ocean, are among Earth's most diverse and valuable ecosystems. These majestic underwater forests provide food and shelter to a quarter of all marine species. Unfortunately, coral reefs are facing …

Innovation is not only a question of skill. It is a question of creativity and resilience, about going three steps forward and two steps back and still having the drive to keep going. We asked two innovators at Covestro about their personal journey …

What a great feeling when what you have been longing for finally becomes reality! It was with great anticipation that Dr. Inga Bargende, together with numerous colleagues from Covestro, made her way to Aachen on June 5th for the rollout of the new …

Covestro has been pursuing its vision since 2020 and is committed to becoming fully circular. With our Sustainable Future strategy, in 2021 we embedded the topic of sustainability even more firmly in our thoughts and actions.