BASF scores 23/100 (Significant gaps) on SINK's independent climate assessment — scored from public data only, no company payment can change a number. Last verified May 2026.
That places BASF joint 737th of 809 companies scored, and 8th of 10 in Chemicals.
BASF reports operationally transparent emissions data but has stalled progress since 2023, with Scope 1+2 flat and total emissions rising. Supply chain and downstream emissions lack absolute reduction targets. Most critically: active lobbying against EU climate policy ranks BASF among the world's most obstructive corporations, and the Wyandotte facility's decades-long toxic discharge into the Detroit River remains unresolved.
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Where BASF sits among chemicals peers.
Among the 10 major chemicals brands we've scored, BASF sits 8th of 10.
Score history begins 11 April 2026.
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BASF SE is a German multinational chemical manufacturer headquartered in Ludwigshafen, with 111,991 employees and €68.9bn annual revenue (FY2023). Operating globally across petrochemicals, agricultural products, coatings, and specialty chemicals, BASF is one of the world's largest pesticide and plasticizer producers.
Peer chemical manufacturer with similar scale and transition trajectory challenges
View breakdown →Energy major with documented active climate policy obstruction and lobbying alignment
View breakdown →Agrochemical peer; pesticide exposure and supply-chain sustainability governance comparable
View breakdown →InfluenceMap's #1 most obstructive corporation; BASF ranked #3 globally for climate lobbying opposition
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