H.E. Mrs Toyin Ojora Saraki, Founder and President of the Wellbeing Foundation Africa, has been appointed as a member of the Bayer Sustainability Council, joining a distinguished global cohort of experts dedicated to advancing sustainability through health equity, food security, and climate resilience.

Bayer AG today announced the restructuring of its independent Sustainability Council, welcoming five new members: H.E. Mrs Toyin Saraki, Facundo Etchebehere, Lisa Lange, Philipp Roesler, and Cori Wittman Stitt. The Council serves as a high-level advisory body guiding Bayer’s strategy and performance on sustainability, ensuring that the company’s global goals are informed by diverse, real-world expertise.

H.E. Mrs Saraki’s appointment brings a wealth of experience in maternal, newborn, and child health; gender equity; and community health system strengthening, areas she has championed for over two decades across Africa and globally.

“It is an honour to join Bayer’s Sustainability Council at such a pivotal moment for our planet and its people. As we look to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030, our collective responsibility is to ensure that sustainability is not an abstract ideal but a lived reality, especially for the most vulnerable populations. In this spirit of being Stronger Together, I look forward to contributing my insights from frontline Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child, and Adolescent Health, plus Nutrition RMNCAH+N, and to strengthening the link between community health systems and corporate sustainability commitments,” said H.E. Mrs Toyin Saraki.

The newly restructured Council will work more closely with Bayer’s internal sustainability teams and operational working groups, helping accelerate the company’s progress toward its 2030 targets in areas including regenerative agriculture, climate resilience, and access to healthcare.

H.E. Mrs Saraki joins a multidisciplinary group of sustainability leaders, with continuing members including Professor Ashok Gulati (India), Professor Christian Klein (Germany), Carolyn Miles (USA), and Dante Pesce Gonzalez (Chile). The Council embodies a Health for All, Hunger for None approach to sustainability, one that bridges sectors, disciplines, and communities to create enduring impact.

Through her leadership at the Wellbeing Foundation Africa and advisory roles with global institutions, H.E. Mrs Saraki has consistently worked to align public health delivery with human rights, gender justice, and sustainable development. Her appointment highlights the vital role of African leadership and frontline insight in shaping global sustainability agendas.

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