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Bayer and UNEP Establish Global Partnership for Youth Environmental Projects.

Publication: Advanced Materials & Composites News
Date: Monday, June 21 2004

June 21, 2004 - The Bayer Group of Leverkusen, Germany, has become the first private-sector company to partner with the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) in environmental projects for young people. Under an agreement signed today by Prof. Klaus T|pfer, Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), and Werner Wenning, Chairman of Bayer's Management Board, Bayer will provide annual funding of around EUR 1 million and additional non-financial support to promote environmental projects for young people in collaboration with UNEP, initially for a three

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