The document discusses how chemistry can help create a more sustainable future. It notes that sustainability presents both risks and opportunities for businesses. Chemistry innovations can help address challenges from population growth, like providing food and clean water to more people, while reducing environmental impacts. The document outlines BASF's strategies for developing sustainable solutions, like categorizing products based on their sustainability contributions and creating action plans to improve products. It provides examples of how BASF is working with key industries like automotive, construction, and agriculture to create solutions that enhance resource efficiency and reduce costs.

1. Creating Chemistry
for a Sustainable Future
Daniel Loh
Sustainable Brands | Oct 12, 2015

2. Sustainability will not go away
Risks & opportunities occurs at the same time
Business as driver for sustainability

3. UN estimates a population increase of up
to 9.6 bn people in 2050

4. Changing demographics create new
challenges
Resources, Environment
& Climate
Food & Nutrition Quality of life
Chemistry as enabler

5. Chemistry-based innovations growth and
technology fields
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Biotechnology
Materials,
Systems &
Nanotechnology
Raw Material
Change
Technology fields
Resources,
Environment
& Climate
Food &
Nutrition
Quality of Life
Global needs Growth fields
...
Batteries for Mobility
Enzymes
Heat Management
Organic Electronics
Functional Crop Care
Plant Biotechnology
E-Power Management
Wind Energy
Lightweight Composites
Water Solutions
Key customer industries
Health & Nutrition
Consumer Goods
Transportation
Energy & Resources
Electronics
Agriculture
Construction
White
Biotechnology
Materials,
Systems &
Nanotechnology
Raw Material
Change
Technology fields
Resources,
Environment
& Climate
Food &
Nutrition
Quality of Life
Global needs Growth fields
...
Batteries for Mobility
Enzymes
Heat Management
Organic Electronics
Functional Crop Care
Plant Biotechnology
E-Power Management
Wind Energy
Lightweight Composites
Water Solutions
Key customer industries
Health & Nutrition
Consumer Goods
Energy & Resources
Electronics
Agriculture
Construction
...
Batteries for Mobility
Enzymes
Heat Management
Organic Electronics
Functional Crop Care
Plant Biotechnology
E-Power Management
Wind Energy
Lightweight Composites
Water Solutions
Transportation
White
Biotechnology
Materials,
Systems &
Nanotechnology
Raw Material
Change
Technology fields
Resources,
Environment
& Climate
Food &
Nutrition
Quality of Life
Global needs Growth fields
...
Batteries for Mobility
Enzymes
Heat Management
Organic Electronics
Functional Crop Care
Plant Biotechnology
E-Power Management
Wind Energy
Lightweight Composites
Water Solutions
Key customer industries
Health & Nutrition
Consumer Goods
Transportation
Energy & Resources
Electronics
Agriculture
Construction

6. BASF’s Strategic Principles
Clear focus on Sustainability

7. 7
Our sustainability targets
Balancing the 3 dimensions
More on Sustainable Development at BASF here:
https://www.basf.com/en/company/sustainability.html

8. Responsibility along the entire value-
adding chain
8
Greenhouse gas emissions BASF Group in 2014 mil metric tons CO2 equivalents
55 Suppliers
Purchased products,
services & capital goods
5 Transport
Transport of products,
employees‘ commuting
and business travel
52 Customers
Emissions from the
use of end products
4 Others
22 BASF
Production
(including generation of
steam & electricity)
21 Disposal
Incineration with energy
recovery, landfilling

9. 1,200
680
Positive impact to our customers by
helping them reduce CO2 emissions
* CO2 equivalents = units for measuring the impact of greenhouse gas emissions on the greenhouse effect
Prevention of greenhouse gas emissions through the use of BASF products 2014
(in million metric tons of CO2 equivalents*)
9
Using
BASF’s products
Emissions avoided:
520 (Attributtable to BASF: 11%*)
Without
using
BASF’s
products
*Based new ICCA and WBCSD standards

10. A systematic approach :
Sustainable Solutions Steering
Step 2
Evaluation & categorization
of product sustainability
performance in the market
application
Step 3
Development of action
plans for strategies,
research and development,
and market approach
Step 1
Analysis of sustainability
needs and trends in
the value chain
Third party assurance by PwC based on ISAE 3000

11. Substantial sustainability contribution
in the value chain
Meets basic sustainability standards
in the market
Specific sustainability issue which is
actively addressed
Significant sustainability concern identified
and action plan in development
23.0%
Our goal: Increasing the sustainability contribution of our solutions
74.1%
2.6%0.3%
Status: 2014; % of analyzed products by sales
We categorized all our products into
four categories

12.  Growing mobility
demand
 Minimizing
environmental impact
 Cost reduction 12
INTERNAL
September 29, 2015
We are aware of the sustainability
needs of the automotive industry …

13. Fuel additives
Catalysts
Light weight plastics
Integrated coating processes
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… and meet them with our Accelerators

14. Dow Jones Sustainability Index
BASF share in DJSI World for fourteenth consecutive year
Carbon Disclosure Leadership Index
BASF has a leading position in reporting on climate protection
FTSE4Good Index
BASF has been represented on the index since 2001
Oekom
BASF received the highest score in the chemicals industry
Recognized for pioneering Sustainability
in the Chemicals Industry

15.  Enhanced
construction efficiency
 Increases productivity
within tight timeframes
 Superior off-form finish
with reduced spalling
& wastage
In the Construction Industry
Master Builders: Smart Dynamic Concrete
Time-efficient concrete optimization

16.  Better weed control
 Easier and more
flexible application
 Higher yields and
quality of harvest
 Reduce cost, labor
and energy use
In the Agriculture Industry
Clearfield® Production System
Self-Sufficiency of Rice

17. Connected to Care
Making our neighborhood a better place
 Realizing charitable
projects with
colleagues and
external partners
 Idea contest
with funding
of best projects

19.  Systematic surface
UV-cross linking
 Durable coating and
long lasting adhesion
 Best-in-class dirt
pick-up resistance
 Ordourless & Low
VOC
In Pigments & Dispersion Industry
High Technology Dispersion for Specialised Coatings

20. Sustainability
Get involved!

21. Sustainable Solution Steering
>60,000solutions assessed
~14,000 Accelerator
solutions
with about €15,000,000,000 sales in 2014
>60%of R&D budget spent on
Accelerator projects in
2014
>1,000action plans in place
>2,000experts involved
e.g. R&D, Product
Safety
Sales & Marketing,
Sustainability