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Chemistry is our passion. Our ambition is to be the preferred chemical company to enable our customers’ green transformation. With our “Winning Ways” strategy, we aim to grow profitably and create value for our shareholders based on a broad portfolio as well as our product and process innovations. Simultaneously, we are further developing our performance culture. We rely on four levers to successfully implement our strategy: Focus, Accelerate, Transform and Win. We are systematically integrating sustainability topics into our strategy and business as well as into our assessment, steering and compensation systems. This principle is 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
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BASF ESG Investment Story: A road curves through a green forest landscape
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

Circular economy means decoupling growth from resource consumption. The image represents the variety of plastic waste generated by an average household. The aim is to establish a new understanding of plastic waste as a resource and to view research into recycling options as an opportunity. BASF contributes to closing and expanding the loops by developing and implementing circular solutions for various materials, further optimizing our operations, and offering resource-efficient products and services that support our customers' circular goals.
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Business & Financial News | July 30, 2026

Mix of tech­nolo­gies required to recycle engineering plastics

A mix of recycling technologies is necessary to ensure that a broad variety of plastics can be recycled. Unlike high-volume commodity plastics such as the polyolefins used in packaging, specialty plastics often require recycling technologies tailored to their specific properties and applications.
Trade News | July 9, 2026

BASF’s Care Chemicals division publishes Responsible Sourcing Report 2025

BASF is continuously advancing the responsible sourcing of renewable raw materials in its Care Chemicals division. The Responsible Sourcing Report 2025 shows how the company is strengthening environmental and social standards along global supply chains while supporting customers in their green transformation.
Last UpdateJuly 1, 2026