BASF Coatings: Sustainability assessment tool for paint stores

BASF Coatings presents an innovative sustainability assessment tool under the Refinity brand, a digital business solutions platform for automotive coating partners and their customers. The Eco Impact Assessment Tool enables bodyshops to measure their performance based on environmental, economic and social aspects. It provides comprehensive assessments of all relevant material inputs in a paint shop, including painting and drying processes, product usage, waste management and fleet operations. The Eco Impact Assessment Tool uses reliable data and real measurements from the workshops, helping them to increase their profitability while improving their environmental footprint. "The assessments lead to an individual carbon footprint of the business and allow comparison with other bodyshops. By comparing the results, the tool helps to define measures to improve performance and reduce environmental impact," says Dr. Rahel Reichmann, Head of Sustainability Automotive Refinish Coatings at BASF.

"We are pleased to introduce the Eco Impact Assessment Tool to our customers in Switzerland, Austria, Belgium and the Netherlands. With the increasing demand for sustainable collision repair, paint stores can differentiate themselves from the competition not only by using sustainable products, but also by collaborating and engaging in sustainability with our expert teams at BASF Coatings," says Roar Solberg, Vice President EMEA Automotive Refinish Coatings at BASF. By using the Refinity platform and the Eco Impact Assessment Tool, workshops can contribute to sustainability and create awareness for measures to reduce the environmental impact in the refinish industry. With this tool, BASF Coatings underlines its commitment to support its customers in increasing their sustainability. The company also offers a basecoat range with the lowest VOC content in its portfolio.