About Give

There are four major initiatives for employee participation:

Element	Benefit
	Bayer provides all employees with one day's paid leave per year for volunteering.
	Bayer matches funds raised by employees dollar for dollar up to a certain limit therefore doubling the total that goes to charity. Typical staff fundraising activities include morning teas, competitions, fun runs or themed dress days.
	Bayer offers a pre-tax payroll giving scheme making donations easy and tax effective. Bayer matches these donations dollar for dollar (limits apply).
	Bayer provides grants to facilitate community activities for employees and their families. Grants are allocated based on set guidelines and must demonstrate benefit to the local community.
	Overarching the Give program is the partnership with Mission Australia which has been active since 2005. In addition Bayer partners with a number of organisations in the areas of environment, science education, human and animal health and culture. Click here for more information on Bayer’s partnerships.

In 2008…

• Give supported over 60 different charities across Australia and more than 30 charities and incorporated societies across New Zealand.
• Bayer matched A$11,503 (NZ$13,708) of employees’ fundraising efforts
• Bayer matched A$30,314 (NZ$36,125) through the payroll giving scheme.
• Employee community activities were sponsored for A$19,777 (NZ$23,568).
• Over 100 days paid leave were taken to volunteer in the community.