The manager Saori Dubourg is said to have openly criticized the China strategy on the BASF board. That shows courage, which a company should reward, not punish. Their expulsion is a devastating signal – internally and externally.
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Elizabeth Dostert
Long eulogies in the annual report and on the Internet do not show how the culture in a company really is. Or in statements by the person responsible for “Diversity” (m, f, d) in panel discussions on “Diversity”. Free! They now read and sound like text modules that one takes over from the other. Such can also be found on the website of the chemical company BASF. “We welcome all talents, regardless of gender, cultural, religious or social background, sexual orientation or identity, origin and physical integrity,” it says.