Week 1: Climate Action – The Challenge
Unit 4: SAP’s Sustainability Approach – Dual Role
as Enabler and Exemplar
SAP’s sustainability approach – Dual role as enabler and exemplar
Our approach to sustainable impact
Help the world run better and improve people’s lives
Creating positive economic, environmental and social impact within planetary boundaries
Exemplar Enabler
Leading by example in our own Providing products and services
sustainable business operations and that meet the sustainability challenges
practices and opportunities of our customers
with Climate Action with Circular Economy with Social Responsibility
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SAP’s sustainability approach – Dual role as enabler and exemplar
Key milestones of sustainability at SAP: 10+ years of creating sustainable impact
Net Zero 2030
Sustainability 1st Integrated Sustainability Value Balancing Alliance Commitment to
becomes long-term Report Dashboard Founding Member net zero along value
strategic goal launched chain
SAP SCT
Co-Innovation
SAP as Co-Innovation
“Green Cloud” Internal carbon price ‘Science-Based Target’ customer for SAP Carbon-neutral
Carbon Emissions powering all data on flights introduced approved for 2050 Sustainability Control by 2023
first reduction target centers and facilities Tower (SCT)
with 100% renewable
electricity
2009 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Future
AI Ethics
First Global
EDGE Cloud for
Artificial Intelligence
Certification (AI) Ethics Policy Sustainable
Human rights Global CSR strategy for creating a gender- UN Global Compact 5 & 5 by ’25 Enterprises
first commitment Corporate Social Responsibility Sustainable equal workplace “Ten Principles of the UN GC” Social Procurement Launch of Sustainability
statement (CSR) strategy established, focused Development as customer engagement Initiative solution portfolio
on education and entrepreneurship framework
Goals
SDG Commitment Global Mental
Health Day
Zero Waste Initiative ISO Certifications
50+ ISO 14001-certificated
locations; ISO 50001 at SAP
Headquarters (since 2018)
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SAP’s sustainability approach – Dual role as enabler and exemplar
Zero emissions | SAP’s climate targets: carbon-neutral 2023 and net zero 2030
OUR TARGETS OUR FOOTPRINT
Become carbon-neutral in SAP’s own Includes all direct (scope 1), indirect (scope 2), and selected categories
operations by 2023 (avoid, reduce, of value chain (scope 3) carbon emissions
compensate approach)
441 kt CO2e (gross)
85 kt CO2e (net)
Committed business ambition and to limit 16% 1% 2% 81%
global temperature rise to 1.5 degrees. Scope 3 Upstream Scope 1 Scope 2 Scope 3 Downstream
In line with the Science-Based Target 10,688 kilotons (kt) CO2e
Initiative and Corporate Net-Zero
Standard (the world’s first framework for
corporate net-zero target setting in line
with climate science). Includes all relevant absolute GHG emissions of scope 1, 2, and 3
(including upstream emissions “Purchased Goods & Services” and
downstream emissions “Use of Sold Products”)
SAP’s emissions across the value chain by scopes in alignment with the GHG Protocol (2022)
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SAP’s sustainability approach – Dual role as enabler and exemplar
Our offering – SAP Cloud for Sustainable Enterprises
Business Network Industry Capabilities Partner Ecosystem
for carbon data sharing to solve your specific challenges geared towards sustainability
Record – Report – Act to go from averages to actuals and record data on transactional level
with Climate Action with Circular Economy with Social Responsibility
Decarbonize your entire value chain Incorporate circularity into your supply Understand the impact of your
(scope1-3) based on actual business chain and create sustainable business business on people and society
transactions models
SAP S/4HANA, Customer Relationship Management, Human Capital Management, Spend Management, and Business Network
SAP Business Technology Platform
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