In its Values and Principles, BASF has pledged to seek an open dialogue. Our objective is to promote mutual understanding and to build on the trust others have in our actions. We carefully weigh opportunities and risks of new findings and technologies in dialogue with policymakers, scientists and society before deciding on measures. The terms of a European chemicals policy are of immense importance to us, since these terms will essentially determine our room for action.
Open dialogue is particularly important here.
In future, chemicals management will focus on products and product applications that release substances into the environment. The chemical industry's products and services are indispensable for meeting human needs. This means that products have to be designed and produced in such a way that they do no harm to people or the environment even in the long term. This objective is a priority for me and has to be enforced in European chemicals legislation. In principle, our objective is only to market products which are safe to produce, use and dispose of.