Global water stewardship Strong commitment to local water management  Further increase of water stress areas expected worldwide (climate change, population growth and economic development)  Growing competition among water users expected (e.g., households, agriculture, industry)  In 2017, BASF was again awarded with the top “A” leadership grade for sustainable water management from CDP  2025 goal: Introduction of sustainable water management at Verbund sites and sites in water stress areas2 (status 2017: 45.2%) 1 Representing 93% of BASF’s entire water abstraction 12