GRI and Global Compact Index

Global guidelines for energy management are part of our Responsible Care Management System.

We comprehensively report on the results in the climate protection questionnaire of the carbon disclosure projects.

Each site around the globe reports on environmental protection, safety, security and health protection in accordance with the reporting requirements defined in the Responsible Care Management System.

Sold energy is included in the energy balance; a separate indication is not considered necessary.

See EN3 – Calculation of energy efficiency

The BASF Report shows Scope 2 emissions according to the location-based approach. In 2015, Scope 2 emissions according to the market-based approach were 4,210 million metric tons of CO₂.

We report on the types of GHG emissions, which were included in the emissions intensity (Scope 1 + Scope 2).

For example, 60,000 metric tons of carbon emissions are avoided in Ludwigshafen each year by the intermodal transportation terminal.

Standards, methods and assumptions are defined in the reporting requirements in the Responsible Care Management System.

Standards, methods and assumptions are defined in the reporting requirements in the Responsible Care Management System.

At sites that have implemented sustainable water management according to the EWS standard, no significant impact on biodiversity has been identified.

Due to our diverse procurement portfolio, such a key figure (weight or volume) does not represent control-related information. BASF has further developed the calculation method to calculate the proportion of renewable raw materials of the purchased raw materials volume compared with 2013. Mineral raw materials are no longer included.

The result of our analysis shows that further evaluations are not necessary.

The calculation is made according to the methods described in the reporting requirements and includes CO, NO_x, SO_x, NMVOCs, PM, NH₃ and other inorganic substances.

We provide for proper waste disposal. Either we dispose of hazardous waste ourselves or hire external service providers. We regularly audit these service providers; this is why we do not report on this indicator.

Lost working days and the absence rate are not control-related parameters for us to evaluate the occupational safety performance since these parameters can only be partially influenced by BASF due to, for example, regional laws. We do not differentiate between individual employee categories (e.g., gender) due to reasons of non-discrimination.

The responsibilities for our product stewardship and product portfolio evaluation are defined in both centralized and decentralized ways.

As a producing company, we focus on the evaluation of our products (the entire portfolio has been evaluated here). Services are not relevant for a producing company.

There are no specific guidelines for local procurement for BASF: In order to ensure local supply security, raw materials must be purchased where they are available around the globe. Local providers for technical goods and services have competitive advantages due to their location.

“Local” means that we purchase from suppliers that are located in the same region as the procuring Group company (as per BASF definition).

Due to no severe deficiencies in the areas of environmental protection, safety, security and health protection, no business relations with suppliers were terminated. 271 suppliers were asked for improvements in these areas, representing around 52% of all suppliers audited in 2015.

Due to no severe deficiencies in the areas of environmental protection, safety, security and health protection, no business relations with suppliers were terminated. 271 suppliers were asked for improvements in these areas, representing around 52% of all suppliers audited in 2015.

All employees are instructed on the contents of our Code of Conduct upon joining the company. They are obligated to attend refresher training every three years.

In 2015, no supplier relations were terminated due to reasons of human rights. 281 suppliers were asked for improvements in these areas, representing around 54% of all suppliers audited in 2015.

Due to BASF's matrix structure, the number of the audited business sites is not a control-related indicator. Entire business divisions, which can comprise numerous or only a few sites, are audited as part of our compliance audits. Our corporate audits focus on compliance issues, ensuring compliance worldwide in our business processes.

Any litigation or claims are published in the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

In 2015, we surveyed around 1,500 new suppliers for raw materials, technical goods and services on the topics of environmental protection, compliance with human rights, labor and social standards as well as antidiscrimination and anticorruption in Asia and South America. This represents around 5% of our new suppliers in the regions Asia and South America.

We report the total number of new hires and the early turnover rate (within the first three years), both by region since these are our internal control-related indicators. New hires depend on qualification and suitability; age is irrelevant.

At our worldwide largest Verbund site in particular, we provide a wide range of opportunities to combine our employees' careers with family and personal life (e.g., flexible working hours, part-time employment, "LuMit" and childcare). These are important measures to promote the family role model of women and men. We create the prerequisites for employees to make use of their legal claim of parental leave. More detailed indications are not control-related for us.

The occupational safety and health protection specifications are agreed on with employee representatives in Ludwigshafen. Guidelines for the global workforce are developed based on these.

The relevant parameters are further training days, not hours. Training needs are determined as part of individual development of the employees, and are not dependent on age or gender. The BASF Group-wide uniform system for further training is applicable for all employees.

The BASF Group has a standardized system for conducting employee dialogs, which is applicable for all employees independent on gender and employee category.

Analyses of the Ludwigshafen site have shown that, for contracts exempt from collective agreements, there are no systematic differences in the working conditions between men and women, provided the positions and qualifications are comparable. The compensation of our employees is based on objective criteria worldwide, especially on the employees’ position, their individual performance and BASF’s success.

A breakdown by employee category is not control-related for BASF and is therefore not indicated. Information in the Report refers to the total number of employees, not to individual employee categories.