Some questions about the SAP Sustainability Performance Management tool

[Former Member]

Hi,

As a MSc student at Wageningen University (Netherlands) I am conducting a brief research on greenhouse gas emissions reporting tools. I found the SAP Sustainability Performance Management tool rather interesting and relevant to my research. I have some questions about the software which have not been answered by the resources I've found.

Reduction tracking

• If in subsequent years the company changes its inventory boundary (e.g. starts measuring paper or staff commuting), will the baseline be automatically recalculated?
• Does the software clearly show reductions achieved to date (taking into account boundary changes)?
• In addition to absolute changes in emissions, what intensity metrics are available (e.g. emissions per unit revenue, per employee)? Does it track reductions in those intensity metrics?
• Does the software track emission reduction goals?
• Does the software provide reports (charts) on reductions achieved?
• Does it have features to track costs and costs reductions?
  

Benchmarking to other companies

• Does the software provide benchmarking? (to other companies, not within facilities)
• What is it based on (e.g. emissions as compared to other similar companies, meeting reduction goals, other?)

Hopefully somebody can (partly) help me out here. Thanks!

Jurriaan

[former_member714806]

Hi Jurriaan,

I'm happy to help.  Please reach out directly to me at chris.zerlaut@sap.com.

The basic answer to all your questions is "Yes, it does."

Regards,

Chris