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Chemistry is our passion. We set a new direction for ourselves with the introduction of the “Winning Ways” strategy in September 2024: Our ambition is to be the preferred chemical company to enable our customers’ green transformation. We aim to grow profitably and create value for our shareholders with our broad portfolio of chemicals businesses as well as our product and process innovations.
Simultaneously, we are driving the shift toward a performance culture –a decisive factor to successfully implement our “Winning Ways” strategy. We are systematically integrating sustainability topics into our strategy and business as well as into our assessment, steering and compensation systems. This principle remains embedded in our corporate purpose: We create chemistry for a sustainable future.


BASF shares are also attractive for investors looking for chemical companies with a convincing performance in terms of the environment, society and governance (ESG).

There is a growing awareness in the financial market that a company geared towards sustainable development can outperform peers over the long-term while minimizing risks.

By fully integrating sustainability into our strategic decision making, we will be able to generate many new business opportunities.

Gareth Rees
ESG Investors worldwide
Evelyn Ungen
ESG Investors worldwide
BASF ESG Investment Story: A road curves through a green forest landscape

We create chemistry for a sustainable future

BASF ESG Investment Story March 2025
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Sustainable Portfolio Management
Analyzing our products’ contributions to the sustainability needs of our customers’ value chains
Sustainability Ratings and Rankings
In the analyses of leading ESG rating agencies, BASF is often recognized as benchmark within the chemical industry.

Sustainability News

Trade News | March 31, 2025

BASF’s Care Chemicals division publishes its Responsible Sourcing Report for 2024

Ludwigshafen, Germany, March 31, 2025 – BASF’s Care Chemicals operating division today released the third edition of its Responsible Sourcing Report (RSR). The report shows the division’s progress in 2024 in the three pillars of sustainability – economy, environment and society. At the same time, it underscores BASF’s commitment to sustainability, demonstrating the company’s dedication to supporting smallholder farmers and promoting sustainable practices. BASF’s comprehensive sustainability statement can be found in the company’s Annual Report 2024.
BASF engagiert sich aktiv für die Prävention von Verlusten von Kunststoffgranulaten, -flocken und -pulvern während ihrer Handhabung bei der Produktion, der Verarbeitung, dem Recycling und dem Transport im Rahmen des OCS Programms.
Foto: BASF SE
Trade News | March 27, 2025

BASF receives Operation Clean Sweep® certification at all its European production sites for plastic pellets

All BASF's European production sites for engineering plastics, polystyrene, expandable polystyrene, polyurethane, thermoplastics polyurethanes, polyamides and specialty polymers are now certified by independent third parties according to the Operation Clean Sweep ® (OCS) standard. "With the successful certification of the polyamide production in Antwerp, the final milestone of this important project has been reached. We are delighted with this great achievement together with all teams involved in the proper handling of plastic pellets," says Sophie Van Dyck, Vice President Operations Polyamides & Precursors Antwerp. In total, 16 production plants for plastic pellets were certified at six BASF production sites in Europe.
Sri Venkataramana Higher Primary School, Kulai (Mangalore) promotes the message of water conservation with prominent display boards in and around the neighboring community. 
Print free of charge. Copyright by BASF.

Die Sri Venkataramana Higher Primary School in Kulai (Mangalore) verbreitet die Aufforderung zum Wasser sparen mithilfe von auffälligen Anzeigetafeln in und rund um die Nachbargemeinde.  
Abdruck honorarfrei. Copyright by BASF.
Value to Society
We want to contribute to a world that provides a viable future with enhanced quality of life for everyone. We have anchored this in our corporate purpose “We create chemistry for a sustainable future”. But how do we know that we are working on the right issues? And how do we know whether our current efforts are already sufficiently balancing the three fields of action - economy, society and environment? Our goal is to make value measurable. In this way, the value-to-society approach is a first step towards a transparent future.
Last UpdateMarch 21, 2025