Transformation towards a sustainable future

Saori Dubourg

Member of the Board of Executive Directors of BASF SE

dbAccess ESG Conference, March 2, 2021

June 2020

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Sustainability is on top of the agenda

What political leaders around the globe are saying

"We will put America back in the business of leading the world on climate change."

Joe Biden, President of the USA

"I want Europe to become the first climate neutral continent in the world by 2050."

Ursula von der Leyen, President European Commission

"We aim to have CO2 emissions peak before 2030 and achieve carbon neutrality before 2060."

Xi Jinping, President of China

…and how investors are allocating capital

2001 - 2019 ESG fund development

Source: EPFR, BofA Merrill Lynch (2019)

# of funds

# of ESG funds Asset flow cumulated

in $ billion

"I believe that this is the beginning of a long but rapidly accelerating transition."

Larry Fink, CEO BlackRock

Green Deal: Europe's 'Man on the Moon' moment

Selected Green Deal objectives

First climate-neutral continent by 2050

Lead the way to a circular economy

Move to a zero-pollution environment

Accelerate to a sustainable food system

More space for differentiation by sustainable innovations and technologies

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