Sustainability

Our contributions to enable the green transformation

TripleS and Sustainable-Future Solutions

TripleS is BASF’s strategic tool for steering its product portfolio towards a more sustainable future. It enables transparent and consistent evaluation across a wide range of sustainability criteria - including transformation areas like Climate Change & Energy, Resource Efficiency, and Circularity.

Corporate carbon footprint

BASF has published a comprehensive corporate carbon footprint since 2008, the only industrial enterprise worldwide to do so.

Product Carbon Footprint

BASF already offers thousands of products with reduced or even zero carbon footprint (PCF) in its broad portfolio.

Supplier CO₂ Management Program

In our Supplier CO₂ Management Program we work together with our suppliers to create transparency on the Product Carbon Footprint of our purchased raw materials and jointly define and implement concrete reduction measures.

Product Carbon Footprint of Raw Materials

Greenhouse gas emissions associated with raw materials are an important part of our overall carbon footprint

Circular Economy

Another key contribution in our development, innovation and production work is thinking in terms of the circular economy: reuse, recycling, etc.

Climate Protection

As an energy-intensive company, we are committed to the efficient use of energy and global climate protection and support the Paris Climate Agreement. We pursue the goal of climate neutrality and promote low-emission chemistry to enable the green transformation of our customers.

Product Responsibility

Eco-Efficiency Analysis

The purpose of Eco-Efficiency Analysis is to harmonize economy and ecology. This involves carrying out an overall study of alternative solutions to include a total cost determination and the calculation of ecological impact over the entire life cycle.

Responsible handling of plastics

BASF supports the Alliance against Plastic Waste in the Environment initiative as a founding member because a joint effort by companies, governmental and non-governmental organizations and civil society is needed to meet the global challenge of plastic waste in the environment.