SAP
Sophia Mendelsohn & Gunther Rothermel discuss sustainability at SAP , being Co-General Managers and why they are excited to be in sustainability today
SAP was founded in 1972 when computers filled an entire room and were connected to monochrome CRT displays . This group of early technology pioneers went on to become the global leader in enterprise resource planning ( ERP ) software . SAP built and installed solutions that help run critical business functions from finance to supply chain to human resources . Ninety-nine of the 100 largest companies run SAP solutions , also 97 of the greenest companies . The company ’ s reach into global business is impressive – SAP customers account for US $ 46tn , or 87 % of all global commerce .
SAP ’ s mission now is to embed sustainability into the core business of its customers . Using its formidable scale and reach , SAP connects sustainability data with other cloud-based corporate data so that companies have a more complete , accurate and actionable understanding of their sustainability performance . By bringing sustainability into finance , procurement and business networks , the aim is to make sustainable business the standard operating procedure .
While SAP has offered sustainability management solutions for many years , only a few years ago did it make the strategic move to develop a portfolio of specialised ,
52 December 2023