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Chemistry is our passion. We set a new direction for ourselves with the introduction of the “Winning Ways” strategy in September 2024: Our ambition is to be the preferred chemical company to enable our customers’ green transformation. We aim to grow profitably and create value for our shareholders with our broad portfolio of chemicals businesses as well as our product and process innovations.
Simultaneously, we are driving the shift toward a performance culture –a decisive factor to successfully implement our “Winning Ways” strategy. We are systematically integrating sustainability topics into our strategy and business as well as into our assessment, steering and compensation systems. This principle remains 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

We create chemistry for a sustainable future

BASF ESG Investment Story January 2026
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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

Business & Financial News | January 8, 2026

CDP awards BASF leadership status

The non-profit organization CDP (formerly the Carbon Disclosure Project) has rated BASF as one of the world’s leading companies in the areas of forest and climate protection and sustainable water management.
Climate protection is a central component of the BASF strategy. For many years, the company has been continuously reducing its CO2 emissions. For further significant reduction, innovative processes such as methane pyrolysis are developed as part of our Carbon Management R&D Program. In the project funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (Germany), BASF researchers are working on a new reactor concept in which hydrogen can be produced without CO2 emissions. The first milestone has now been reached. Our test facility at the Verbund site in Ludwigshafen (Germany) has started in experimental mode.
Trade News | November 17, 2025

BASF and ExxonMobil Join Forces to Advance Low- Emission Hydrogen Through Methane Pyrolysis Technology

LUDWIGSHAFEN, Germany, and HOUSTON, USA – November 17, 2025 – BASF and ExxonMobil have formed a strategic collaboration to advance methane pyrolysis technology, a next step toward delivering efficient, cost-competitive low-emission hydrogen solutions for industrial use. The companies have signed a joint development agreement to co-develop methane pyrolysis technology, including plans to construct a demonstration plant aimed at commercial readiness.
Last UpdateJanuary 8, 2026