BASF social responsibility

BASF, Values Create Value, BASF Social Responsibility Report 2001, BASF, Ludwigshafen, Germany, 2001. 

For the year 2000, BASF published for the first time a report about Social Responsibility. This completed our traditional Annual Report and the Environment, Safety and Health Report to a comprehensive Sustainable Development reporting. The independent verification of our reports ensures the validity of the information we publish. Following the verification of the Social Responsibility 2001 Report, the Environment, Health and Safety 2002 Report was also verified by the independent accountancy firm Deloitte Touche. 

It is BASF s stated aim all over the world, our goal never changes we want Social responsibility NO... 

In negotiating to purchase raw materials, BASF uses a safety matrix to evaluate the dangers posed by their physical and chemical properties. Suppliers are also subject to environmental and safety audits by BASF employees to minimize pollution and to assure their use of safety standards are in accordance with Responsible Care. The company s environmental criteria are supplemented with minimum social standards that suppliers are expected to meet, including the prohibition of child labor and the use of forced or bonded workers. 

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