BASF Personal Care has published the first progress report for its Responsibly Active sustainability program that launched in 2022.
The program focuses on the company’s bioactives portfolio for personal care applications and includes commitments and action plans for the coming decade.
Since launching Responsibly Active, BASF has implemented initiatives that further the use of renewable resources and organic farming practices, per the company. Through advances like a digital tool that tracks every step of argan oil production, BASF can now trace 98% of its botanical supply chains to the country of origin and 42% to the source.
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BASF works with stakeholders along the value chain to support and promote diverse and equitable work, including women and smallholder farmers in their efforts, per the company.
In addition, BASF’s Pulnoy, France bioactives production site has surpassed its 2025 goals of using 15% less water and saving 25% of energy for every ton of product leaving the site, compared to 2016, per the company.
Lucilene Veira Nunes, head of business management for bioactive ingredients, EMEA, commented: “Today we are happy to see that our journey towards greater sustainability is making real progress and that we are on the right track. This motivates us and spurs us on to strive even harder – together with customers, employees, suppliers, partners and everyone involved along the entire bioactives value chain."
