Our Targets and Status of Target Achievement in 2020 Business success tomorrow means creating value for the environment, society and business. That is why we have set ourselves ambitious global targets along our entire value chain and the three dimensions of sustainability. We report transparently on our target achievement so that our customers, investors, employees and other stakeholders can track our progress. We want to grow faster than the market, further increase our profitability, achieve a return on capital employed (ROCE) considerably above the cost of capital percentage and increase the dividend per share every year based on a strong free cash flow. In addition to these financial targets, we pursue broad sustainability targets. For example, we have resolved to limit total greenhouse gas emissions from our production sites and our energy purchases to the 2018 level while growing production volumes. We want to strengthen the sustainability focus of our product portfolio and significantly increase sales of Accelerator products. We also strive to strengthen sustainability in our supply chains and use natural resources responsibly. We want to further improve safety in production. In addition, we aim to promote diversity within the company and create a working environment in which our employees feel that they can thrive and perform at their best. The objective of these targets is to steer our business into a sustainable future, and at the same time, contribute to the implementation of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). We are focusing on issues where we as a company can make a significant contribution, such as climate protection, sustainable consumption and production, and fighting hunger. Status of Target Achievement in 2020 Profitable growth ROCE above the cost of capital percentage Achieve a return on capital employed(ROCE) considerably above the cost of capital percentage every year Target >9% 2020 status 1.7% More Grow sales volumes Grow sales volumes faster than global chemical production every year Target >–0.4% 2020 status –0.5% More Increase EBITDA before special items Increase EBITDA before special items by 3%–5% per year Target 3%–5% 2020 status –10.7% More Increase dividend per share Increase the dividend per share every year based on a strong free cash flow Target >€3.30 2020 status €3.302 More Effective climate protection Grow CO2-neutrally Grow CO2-neutrally until 2030(Development of carbon emissions compared with baseline 2018) Target ≤21.9 MMT 2020 status 20.8 MMT More Sustainable product portfolio Increase Accelerator sales Achieve €22 billion in Accelerator sales by 2025. Target €22.0 billion 2020 status €16.7 billion More Responsible procurement Improve sustainability in the supply chain Cover 90% of our relevant spend with sustainability evaluations by 2025 Target 90% 2020 status 80% Have 80% of our suppliers improve their sustainability performance upon re-evaluation Target 80% 2020 status 68% More Resource efficiency and safe production Reduce process safety incidents Reduce worldwide process safety incidents per 200,000 working hours to ≤0.1 by 2025 Target ≤0.1 2020 status 0.3 More Lower lost-time injury rate Reduce the worldwide lost-time injury rate per 200,000 working hours to ≤0.1 by 2025 Target ≤0.1 2020 status 0.3 More Expand sustainable water management Introduce sustainable water management at our production sites in water stress areas and at our Verbund sites by 2030 Target 100% 2020 status 46.2% More Employee engagement and diversity Increase share of women in leadership positions Increase the proportion of women in leadership positions with disciplinary responsibility to 30% by 2030 Target 30% 2020 status 24.3% More High satisfaction of our employees More than 80% of our employees feel that at BASF, they can thrive and perform at their best Target >80% 2020 status 82% More Most important key performance indicators 1 For more information on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), see sustainabledevelopment.un.org 2 Dividend proposed by the Board of Executive Directors back next