What does sustainability mean to BASF?
For BASF, sustainable development means integrating environmental protection and social responsibility in our business processes so that they contribute to our longterm economic success. BASF’s Sustainability Council develops and monitors the necessary strategies, which are implemented with the support of regional networks. We systematically identify sustainability issues that are relevant to BASF and evaluate them in terms of their opportunities and risks. Our sustainability strategy has the goal of avoiding risks, promoting our existing businesses and creating new business opportunities. This is why we are placing more emphasis on integrating sustainability into our customer relations from 2007 onward.> Read more on page 68 onward.
For BASF, sustainable development means integrating environmental protection and social responsibility in our business processes so that they contribute to our long-term economic success. BASF’s Sustainability Council develops and monitors the necessary strategies, which are implemented with the support of regional networks. We systematically identify sustainability issues that are relevant to BASF and evaluate them in terms of their opportunities and risks. Our sustainability strategy has the goal of avoiding risks, promoting our existing businesses and creating new business opportunities. This is why we are placing more emphasis on integrating sustainability into our customer relations from 2007 onward.