How We Create Value

The overview provides examples of how we create value for our company, the environment and society. It is modeled on the framework of the International Integrated Reporting Council (IIRC).1

1 The figures in this graphic have been audited within the scope of the relevant sections of the Management’s Report in which they appear.

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  • Financial

  • Innovation

    • More than 11,000 employees in research and development Read more
    • Research and development expenses of
      €2.0 billion       Read more

  • Environment

    • 15.1 million MWh of electricity demand Read more
    • 39.4 million MWh of steam demand Read more
    • €277 million invested in environmental protection Read more

  • Operations

    • €10.7 billion invested in property, plant and equipment and intangible assets Read more
    • 148
      safety, security, health and environmental protection audits       Read more
    • Over
      70,000 suppliers       Read more

  • Employees

    • 122,404 employees worldwide, of which 3,174 apprentices Read more
    • Development opportunities
      for all employees       Read more

  • Partnerships

    • > 50 external compliance hotlines Read more
    • 100 raw material supplier sites audited on sustainability standards Read more

We create chemistry for a sustainable future

4 segments 86 strategic business units 12 operating divisions

Intelligent Verbund system

  • We offer our 90,000+ customers innovative solutions for a sustainable future Read more
  • 6 action areas help us to sharpen our customer focus Read more
  • 6 Verbund sites
  • 355 additional production sites worldwide
  • BASF Group companies in more than 90 countries

  • Financial

  • Innovation

    • Sales of around
      €9 billion from innovations that we have launched in the past five years       Read more
    • Around 3,000 projects in research pipeline Read more
    • Around 900
      patents filed worldwide       Read more

  • Environment

    • 31.6 million MWh energy saved by the Verbund and combined heat and power generation Read more
    • 6.3 million metric tons of CO2 saved by energy efficiency Read more

  • Operations

    • 60,000+
      product applications assessed and rated for aspects of sustainability       Read more
    • Number of lost-time injuries per 200,000 working hours:
      0.3       Read more
    • 0 transportation incidents with significant impact on the environment Read more

  • Employees

    • 21.7%
      Proportion of women in leadership positions       Read more
    • Early turnover rate of
      1.3%             Read more

  • Partnerships

    • Involved in U.N. Global Compact since 2000 Read more
    • 8 Academic Research Alliances bundle partnerships with university research groups Read more