Data

All information and bases for calculation in this report are founded on national and international standards for financial and sustainability reporting. The data and information for the reporting period were sourced from the expert units responsible using representative methods. Due to rounding, individual figures may not add up exactly to the totals shown and percentages may not correspond exactly to the figures shown. The reporting period is the 2023 business year. We include relevant information made available up to the preparation of this report by the Board of Executive Directors at the accounts meeting on February 19, 2024 (editorial deadline).

BASF Group’s scope of consolidation for its financial reporting comprises BASF SE, with its headquarters in Ludwigshafen, Germany, and all of its fully consolidated subsidiaries and proportionally consolidated joint operations. Shares in joint ventures and associated companies are accounted for, if material, using the equity method in the BASF Group Consolidated Financial Statements and are thus not included in the scope of consolidation.

The section “Employees” refers to employees active in a company within the BASF Group’s scope of consolidation as of December 31, 2023.

Our data collection methods for environmental protection and safety are based on the recommendations of the International Council of Chemical Associations (ICCA) and the European Chemical Industry Council (CEFIC). We report all data of the worldwide production sites of BASF SE, its fully consolidated subsidiaries and proportionally consolidated joint operations in the sections “Environmental” and “Social.” BASF SE subsidiaries that are fully consolidated in the Group financial statements in which BASF holds an interest of less than 100% are included in full in environmental reporting. The emissions of proportionally consolidated joint operations are disclosed pro rata according to the respective shareholding. Work-related accidents at all sites of BASF SE and its subsidiaries as well as joint operations and joint ventures in which we have authority in terms of safety management are compiled worldwide regardless of our interest and reported in full. Unless otherwise indicated, data on social responsibility and transportation safety refers to the BASF Group’s scope of consolidation.