BASF Report 2021 Management’s Report – Our Management Systems 118 During our audits, we create a safety and environmental profile Costs and provisions that shows if we are properly addressing the existing hazard poten- tial. If this is not the case, we agree on measures and monitor their We continuously invest in reducing the impact of our actions on implementation, for example, with follow-up audits. the environment. We also establish appropriate provisions for envi- ronmental protection measures and the remediation of active and In the BASF Group in 2021, 143 environmental and safety audits former sites. were conducted at 71 sites (2020: 112 audits at 60 sites). The sites were audited based on their individual risk profile. Auditing of the sites acquired from Solvay could not start in late 2021 as planned Costs and provisions for environmental protection in the BASF Group due to the coronavirus pandemic. These audits will be performed Million € in 2022. 2021 2020 Operating costs for environmental 1,133 1,125 protection In 2021, 13 sites were audited on occupational medicine and health protection (2020: 1). Online audits were conducted for 10 Investments in new and improved environmental protection plants and 239 231 of these sites. These remote audits focused on documented facilitiesa processes and management systems. Provisions for environmental protection 926 693 measures and remediationb For more information on occupational health and safety, see page 119 onward ® a Investments comprise end-of-pipe measures as well as integrated environmental protection measures. For more information on Responsible Care , see basf.com/en/responsible-care b Values shown refer to December 31 of the respective year. For more information, see Notes 9 and 23 on pages 224 and 260 External certification We pursue a decentralized certification approach for our busi- ness units and subsidiaries. This takes into account local needs, internal and legal requirements, and our customers’ requirements. Our Responsible Care audit system complies with the ISO 19011 standard and is certified according to ISO 9001. Worldwide, 130 BASF production sites are certified in accordance with ISO 14001 and EMAS (Eco-Management and Audit Scheme) (2020: 128). In addition, 54 sites worldwide are certified in accordance with OHSAS 18001 or ISO 45001 (2020: 51). Several BASF sites also have an ISO 17020 accredited inspection body for user inspection or an ISO 17025 accredited analytical laboratory for environmental emissions analyses. Based on our customers’ requirements, quality management at our production sites is generally certified according to external interna- tional standards such as ISO 9001, GMP, FAMI QS or IATF 16949.