Publication of the BASF Report 2024

Ludwigshafen – March 21, 2025 – Today, BASF has published its audited annual report for the business year 2024. It contains all key financial figures and comprehensively documents BASF’s environmental, social and governance performance. It shows how the company creates value for its stakeholders and how sustainability contributes to BASF’s long-term success.

For the first time, the sustainability part of the report was voluntarily prepared in accordance with the European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS). BASF has identified the following topics as material and reports fully aligned with the respective standards: Environmental (Climate Change; Pollution Prevention; Water; Biodiversity and Ecosystems; Resource Use and Circular Economy), Social (Own Workforce; Workers in the Value Chain; Affected Communities) and Governance (Business Conduct). For each topic, the BASF Report discloses identified impacts, risks and opportunities and shows how BASF integrates material environmental, social and governance aspects in its strategy, core steering processes and management systems.

The report is published as a PDF and as an online version with additional interactive functionalities, animations and a key figures comparison. The financial figures that BASF already presented on February 28, 2025, remain unchanged.

The BASF Report 2024 is available at basf.com/report.
 

About BASF

At BASF, we create chemistry for a sustainable future. Our ambition: We want to be the preferred chemical company to enable our customers’ green transformation. We combine economic success with environmental protection and social responsibility. Around 112,000 employees in the BASF Group contribute to the success of our customers in nearly all sectors and almost every country in the world. Our portfolio comprises, as core businesses, the segments Chemicals, Materials, Industrial Solutions, and Nutrition & Care; our standalone businesses are bundled in the segments Surface Technologies and Agricultural Solutions. BASF generated sales of €65.3 billion in 2024. BASF shares are traded on the stock exchange in Frankfurt (BAS) and as American Depositary Receipts (BASFY) in the United States. Further information at www.basf.com.


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