Governance 

With our wide range of product solutions and technologies, we aim to support environmental, social, and economic transformation – and to drive it forward together with our partners. This will make it possible for us to contribute effectively to sustainable development both locally and globally, and to shape our business responsibly while increasing our economic success. To achieve this, we must offer our customers and consumers reliable, best-in-class product quality and safety – while following our commitment to driving the transformation of our portfolio to increase the sustainability contribution of our products. 

Transparency is essential for assessing responsible action and sustainability performance. This applies both inside, and outside the company. Business partners and consumers, as well as investors and the financial market, are increasingly interested in products and solutions that are sustainability oriented, and they attach more and more importance to understanding the impact of our activities along the value chain. 

We therefore seize collaboration with our suppliers and business partners and beyond our own value chain through partnering with stakeholders worldwide, from industry groups to civil society. The interlinking of different perspectives is an especially good basis for embracing the complex and globally interlinked context of sustainability. This is how specialized knowledge and resources can be effectively combined to drive transformational change.