Multinationals Support Haiyan Victims in Philippines

Jackie Pucci Posted by Jackie Pucci|18 November 2013
Typhoon Haiyan is one of the most destructive cyclones ever recorded. In many rural areas of Southern Leyte, only stumps of trees remain. Photo credit: EU/ECHO, Arlynn Aquino Creative Commons license

Typhoon Haiyan is one of the most destructive cyclones ever recorded. In many rural areas of Southern Leyte, only stumps of trees remain.
Photo credit: EU/ECHO, Arlynn Aquino
Creative Commons license

Several leading crop protection names are mobilizing their resources and capabilities after the devastation in the Philippines following Typhoon Haiyan.

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  • Bayer CropScience is providing $135,000 in immediate financial aid to to the German Red Cross. Bayer intends the money to be used to support the work of medical teams and the operation of health centers in the disaster area. Bayer, which employs 900 people in the Philippines, will also provide the Red Cross in the country with urgently needed medicines worth approximately $540,000. In addition to the immediate relief, Bayer is also launching an appeal to  its employees worldwide to donate through the Bayer Cares Foundation. The company will match the donations up to an amount of $203,000 (150,000 EUR). These funds are to be used for a reconstruction project yet to be defined in one of the worst affected areas.
  • BASF donated $405,000 to support the disaster relief activities of two international agencies, the United Nations World Food Programme, and UNICEF, as immediate aid to victims of Typhoon Haiyan. The funds will be used to deploy relief measures in the Philippines such as emergency food supplies, therapeutic food for children, health kits, water, and hygiene kits. Dr. Martin Brudermüller, Vice Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of BASF SE and responsible for the Asia Pacific region, said: “Following the devastating effects of Typhoon Haiyan, our thoughts are with the victims and their families. Fortunately, all employees of BASF and BASF sites in the Philippines are safe. We aim to support the recovery efforts in the Philippines through rapid relief measures. We also encourage our employees to show their concern through individual donations.”
  • Syngenta has donated $100,000 to the International Committee of the Red Cross and is also matching any donations made by Syngenta employees dollar for dollar, according to The Garden Island newspaper. In addition, the Syngenta ASEAN team has set aside funds to support employees and their families affected by the storm.
  • Dow Chemical is donating $200,000 in cash, materials, equipment for immediate response, and medium to long-term recovery, rehabilitation in Central Philippines. It provided an emergency power generator to restart the damaged local water filtration plant in Tacloban City, five-day relief food pack and hygiene kits for 5,000 victims, 2,000 polyurethane mattresses to Leyte and Samar and mobile water filtration unit to reach remote calamity sites.

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