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. Our sustainability strategy has the goal of avoiding risks, promoting our existing business and creating new business opportunities.
More and more investors want to invest in stocks of companies that conduct their business in accordance with the principle of sustainable development. BASF shares are particularly attractive for such investors. BASF is the leading chemical company in the most important sustainability index - the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI World). BASF shares were included in the DJSI World for the eighth year in succession in 2008. The companies included in the DJSI-World are selected out of all 2,500 members of the Dow Jones Global Index: on the basis of sustainability criteria only the top 10 percent in each industry group are selected. BASF was recognized for its climate strategy, its environmental and social reporting and for developing innovative and eco-efficient products.
With our Sustainability Service Success we have established a new sustainability tool that we can use to help our customers to be more successful. At the same time, they are also helping us to implement the strategic guideline "Ensure Sustainable Development".
We face up to our responsibility as an employer, as a contributor to our communities and as a reliable economic partner in the regions in which we are active around the world. We also encourage our business partners to act accordingly.
BASF is the world's first company to present a comprehensive carbon balance for its operations. The results show: BASF products can save three times more greenhouse gas emissions than the entire amount caused by the production and disposal of the company's products.
With our Sustainable Development Newsletter we provide you with the latest information on sustainability related projects, events, cooperation, products and technologies of BASF.
