SAP Responsible Design and Production
Start acting on a circular economy and eliminate waste
Design products sustainably and build a regenerative business in a circular economy.
Access enterprise or third-party system data and combine it with information on global regulations to calculate obligations in key markets with the SAP Responsible Design and Production solution.
Cloud deployment
Live connectivity to SAP S/4HANA with vast reuse of existing business context, data, and structures
Ability to calculate and report on EPR fees, plastic taxes, and corporate commitments
Insights that give strategic decision makers a lifecycle view into costs and planetary impact of design choices
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Key benefits
Reduce exposure
Calculate fees and taxes accurately and implement measures to reduce regulatory costs.
Deliver on commitments
Identify the right trade-offs and simplify the strategic portfolio decision-making process.
Empower consumers
Transition to a circular product portfolio and deliver on zero-waste commitments.
Key features
Packaging data management
Global regulations and plastic taxes monitoring
Delivery of obligations and strategic collaboration
Prepare your business to tackle PPWR now
Discover the solutions available that can provide the necessary data and insights to help you tackle EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR).
EPR in the USA
Discover how EPRs are evolving in the United States and across the globe.
See how customers are succeeding with SAP
Creating better outcomes and experiences for patients
Learn how SAP and harmonised packaging data helps Siemens Healthineers better measure its sustainability performance.
Making wine with full-bodied sustainability
See how wine and spirits producer González Byass is eliminating waste while regenerating the land with SAP solutions for sustainability and circular economy.
Easing tax compliance and green impact
Learn how Henkel is committed to leadership in plastics reduction and offering greener options for customers using SAP Responsible Design and Production.
Creating a better world with reduced packaging
Learn how Zamora Company, a popular maker of premium spirits and wines, is using SAP Responsible Design and Production to adhere to new packaging taxes in Spain.
Resources
Prepare your business to tackle PPWR now
Discover the solutions available that can provide the necessary data and insights to help you tackle EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR).
EU PPWR Unpacked: What It Means for Your Business
SAP and Eunomia break down the regulation, explore its challenges, and share practical strategies to help your business adapt.

Eliminate. Circulate. Regenerate.
Hear from Stephen Jamieson, Global Head of Circular Economy Solutions at SAP, how SAP Responsible Design and Production can help your business transition to more sustainable products and packaging. The solution provides intelligence that allows you to monitor, measure, and act, so you can eliminate waste, circulate materials, and regenerate natural systems.
Standardising the packaging data model
The urgency to address packaging’s environmental impact has never been greater. Learn how a standardised approach to collecting, reconciling, and interpreting packaging data will enable companies to reduce operational costs, enhance internal alignment, ensure regulatory compliance, and unlock circular business models.
Managing plastic taxes and EPR regulations
Navigate the complexities of plastic taxes and extended producer responsibility (EPR) regulations while guiding your business toward a sustainable future.
Future of packaging: from policy to impact
The “take-make-waste” economy is at a tipping point. Demand for resources today contributes to climate change, biodiversity loss, pollution, and inequality. Learn how businesses are embedding circular economy principles into their operations to eliminate waste and pollution, circulate products and materials, and regenerate natural systems.