SAP Sustainability


What Is Sustainability?

Sustainability means meeting our own needs without compromising the future of generations to meet their own needs.

It is inclusive of not only natural resources but also social and economic resources. Sustainability is all about the slight changes we can each make to look after our planet, like working toward zero emissions, zero waste, and zero inequality.

What Is Sustainability?

Sustainability means meeting our own needs without compromising the future of generations to meet their own needs.

It is inclusive of not only natural resources but also social and economic resources. Sustainability is all about the slight changes we can each make to look after our planet, like working toward zero emissions, zero waste, and zero inequality.

What Is SAP Sustainability?

Four areas of SAP solutions for sustainability are:

  1. Sustainability and ESG Reporting: Add environmental, social, and governance (ESG) to finance real-time data reporting.
  2. Climate Change: Reduce carbon footprint and minimize greenhouse gas emissions with embedded analytics.
  3. Circular Economy: Design products with sustainability, eliminate waste, and build a sustainable supply chain.
  4. Social Responsibility: Integrate ethical and social responsibility into sustainable business practices.

The importance of sustainability is to improve environmental quality. The goal is to improve our existence without depleting natural resources for the future and improve the quality of our lives. But from a business perspective it adds brand value, meets consumer demands, increases efficiency, and creates new opportunities.

A comprehensive cloud solution can help to integrate real-time data and processes to manage your carbon footprint, reduce waste, and achieve social sustainability.

Enterprise solutions from SAP to provide specific sustainability features include:

  • ERP Cloud: SAP S/4HANA embeds sustainability into core processes to improve data, insights, and visibility.
  • Business Technology Platform: A foundation for a sustainable enterprise by integrating applications into business networks.
  • Supply Chain Management: Supports sustainability and governance in the product lifecycle.
  • Business Network: Increases transparency, reach, and effectiveness into sustainability initiatives.
  • Cloud Analytics: Unifies BI, analytics, and planning to provide insights from sustainability-related data.
  • Implementation Services: Bridges the gap between business strategy and execution.

Vendor partners to support your sustainability intelligence efforts are:  SAP, FORCAM, and Baton Simulations.

Key Considerations for SAPinsiders are:

  • SAP Customers Expand Global Footprints. Review this article to learn about SAP’s vision to help the world run as an intelligent, sustainable enterprise. Intelligent enterprises today are doing more than just spanning companies processes and technologies; they span global and local footprints and entire workforces.
  • Don’t Let Your Sustainability Footprint Leave You Behind. Read the Q&A with FORCAM and learn how global sustainability and SAP customers can make an impact.

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  1. Gamifying Sustainability

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    Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) considerations are an increasingly significant part of the decision-making process for organizations. It can be difficult to for organizations to forecast the impact of some of these decisions. Some are now turning to gamified simulations to play out scenarios. Baton Simulations offers its ERPsim solution to gain insights into the…

  2. Using SAP SuccessFactors for People Sustainability

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    Much has been made about sustainability in business. While maintaining resources and being environmentally friendly are important, it is also vital for organizations that they practice “People Sustainability” – this means that they treat their employees, partners, and neighbors ethically and fairly. People Sustainability is not only ethical, it also helps businesses to attract, engage,…

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    EcoVadis Awards KBR Gold Rating for Its Commitment to Sustainability

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    EcoVadis, a globally recognized firm offering business sustainability ratings for international supply chains, has awarded KBR a gold rating for its commitment to sustainability. KBR is a science, technology, and reengineering solutions provider to businesses worldwide. With sustainability becoming a crucial and non-negotiable business practice, an increasing number of companies are experiencing intense pressure to…

  4. SAPPHIRE NOW Keynote Highlights: Transformation, Community, and Sustainability

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    by Robert Holland, VP and Research Director, SAPinsider   As it was last year, the 2021 keynote for SAPPHIRE NOW was a virtual event featuring CEO Christian Klein. Unlike last year, the keynote was co-hosted by SAP’s new Chief Marketing and Strategy Officer Julia White. With the company less than 2 months, White hit the…

  5. Expert Roundtable: Meeting Sustainability at Every Stage of the Supply Chain

    June 11, 2024

    Sustainability has become something of a buzzword in recent years, and for good reason. The devastating impacts of climate change are becoming increasingly apparent and highlight the urgency of adopting sustainable practices and reducing our environmental footprint. To manage this shift in prioritization, businesses must embrace technologies that not only make their operations more resilient…

  6. How a Sustainability Data Hub Can Empower Your Comprehensive GHG Reporting Enabled by SAP

    Click Here to View Session Deck. With the increasing demand for sustainability reporting driven by business partners and regulatory requirements like the EU taxonomy and CSRD, organizations are seeking to transition from manual to digitalized and automated sustainability reporting. However, this transition requires a deeper understanding of sustainability data, including its storage locations, integration possibilities,…...…

  7. Case Study: The Value of Data Leadership and Expertise in Sustainability Programs

    Click Here to View Session Deck. More and more organizations are increasing attention on sustainability practices such as ESG reporting, climate action, circular economy, and social responsibility in both the public and private sectors. The success of these programs is dependent on creating the right data-driven initiatives that enable transparency and insights on sustainability priorities…....…

  8. Sustainable CTOs Balance Sustainability and Digitalization

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    Intel takes a central role in the challenge to balance sustainability and digitalization. AS the 2030 deadline to reduce CO2 emissions gets closer, pressure is intensifying on organizations to make meaningful contributions to climate action. At the same time, they must manage the increasing demand for computing power to accommodate new technology like AI, automation,…

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    SAP and BT Group Collab to Tackle Scope 3 Emissions

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    SAP and BT Group have new partnership to showcase how carbon accounting can be standardized with SAP Sustainability Data Exchange (SDX).

  10. SAP and the Circular Economy

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    Most organizations today are somewhere along the journey toward becoming a digital business, with meeting high expectations for the customer experience a central driver. One of the keys to creating an exceptional experience is the ability to access data in back-end systems in real time, which means that robust integration is critical. This article introduces…