KNAPP: Getting ahead of regulatory reporting to steer business process transformation
Read how KNAPP automated its labor-intensive reporting processes to not only enable greater efficiency but also drive strategic business value beyond compliance with SAP solutions. Download the DocumentINTERNAL – SAP Only (delete if public)
KNAPP AG is considered the vanguard of intralogistics and intelligent warehouse systems,
featuring the latest advances in digitalization, software, automation, and robotics. With
8,330 employees, 49 locations, numerous subsidiaries, and an international customer
base, KNAPP has been at the forefront of value-chain technology for over seven decades.
The European Union’s Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) prompted
KNAPP to evaluate its own existing software, data systems, and processes. KNAPP knew
that with the right solutions and implementation expertise, it could automate its labor-
intensive reporting processes to not only enable greater efficiency but also drive strategic
business value beyond compliance.
KNAPP: Getting ahead of regulatory
reporting to steer business process
transformation
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KNAPP AG is considered the vanguard of intralogistics and intelligent warehouse systems,
featuring the latest advances in digitalization, software, automation, and robotics. With
8,330 employees, 49 locations, numerous subsidiaries, and an international customer
base, KNAPP has been at the forefront of value-chain technology for over seven decades.
The European Union’s Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) prompted
KNAPP to evaluate its own existing software, data systems, and processes. KNAPP knew
that with the right solutions and implementation expertise, it could automate its labor-
intensive reporting processes to not only enable greater efficiency but also drive strategic
business value beyond compliance.
KNAPP: Getting ahead of regulatory
reporting to steer business process
transformation
Featured partner
INTERNAL – SAP Only (delete if public)
“Through our collaboration with SAP and KPMG, we are
able to realize a resource-efficient and automated
approach to sustainability reporting. We rely on
innovative solutions, in particular SAP Sustainability
Control Tower and SAP Sustainability Footprint
Management, to make our reporting efficient and
sustainable.”
Bernhard Bischof, Solution Reporting Architect, KNAPP AG
KNAPP AG
Hart bei Graz, Austria
www.knapp.com
Industry
High tech
Employees
8,330
Revenue
€1.98 billion
Products and services
Global provider of
intelligent warehouse
automation solutions
Featured solutions
SAP Sustainability Control Tower and
SAP Sustainability Footprint Management
1st
Round of CSRD reporting to
be completed well ahead
of 2027/2028 mandate
Before: Challenges and opportunities
• Transform existing software, data systems, and processes for sustainability reporting
• Automate reporting process and integrate hundreds of data sources
• Establish an end-to-end flow to manage and consolidate sustainability data
Why SAP and KPMG Austria
• SAP Sustainability Control Tower solution, integrating environmental, social, and governance (ESG) data to
enable transparent reporting and audit-ready Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) disclosures
• SAP Sustainability Footprint Management solution, providing insights and carbon footprint calculations at scale
• KPMG, assessing existing technology, defining CSRD requirements, and leading the implementation of
SAP Sustainability solutions to address ESG reporting compliance and customer and market transparency
After: Value-driven results
• Implemented an efficient, automated solution to address the EU’s Omnibus package, specifically CSRD
compliance reporting as part of the European Green Deal, allowing more time for higher-value tasks
• Automated data collection across the business, resulting in an audit-ready reporting foundation
• Mapped prebuilt metrics to major ESG standards, using dashboards to identify trends
• Enabled corporate and product carbon footprint calculations at scale, providing insights through transparency
• Leveraged insights and analytics to enhance planning, growth, and strategic decision-making across the
business while advancing KNAPP’s “now4tomorrow” program
Driving strategic business value beyond compliance with automated,
resource-efficient reporting using SAP Sustainability solutions
200–250
Metrics integrated and
automated to meet CSRD
compliance
98220enUS (25/07) © 2025 SAP SE or an SAP affiliate company. sap.com/terms-of-use
Featured partner
“Through our collaboration with SAP and KPMG, we are
able to realize a resource-efficient and automated
approach to sustainability reporting. We rely on
innovative solutions, in particular SAP Sustainability
Control Tower and SAP Sustainability Footprint
Management, to make our reporting efficient and
sustainable.”
Bernhard Bischof, Solution Reporting Architect, KNAPP AG
KNAPP AG
Hart bei Graz, Austria
www.knapp.com
Industry
High tech
Employees
8,330
Revenue
€1.98 billion
Products and services
Global provider of
intelligent warehouse
automation solutions
Featured solutions
SAP Sustainability Control Tower and
SAP Sustainability Footprint Management
1st
Round of CSRD reporting to
be completed well ahead
of 2027/2028 mandate
Before: Challenges and opportunities
• Transform existing software, data systems, and processes for sustainability reporting
• Automate reporting process and integrate hundreds of data sources
• Establish an end-to-end flow to manage and consolidate sustainability data
Why SAP and KPMG Austria
• SAP Sustainability Control Tower solution, integrating environmental, social, and governance (ESG) data to
enable transparent reporting and audit-ready Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) disclosures
• SAP Sustainability Footprint Management solution, providing insights and carbon footprint calculations at scale
• KPMG, assessing existing technology, defining CSRD requirements, and leading the implementation of
SAP Sustainability solutions to address ESG reporting compliance and customer and market transparency
After: Value-driven results
• Implemented an efficient, automated solution to address the EU’s Omnibus package, specifically CSRD
compliance reporting as part of the European Green Deal, allowing more time for higher-value tasks
• Automated data collection across the business, resulting in an audit-ready reporting foundation
• Mapped prebuilt metrics to major ESG standards, using dashboards to identify trends
• Enabled corporate and product carbon footprint calculations at scale, providing insights through transparency
• Leveraged insights and analytics to enhance planning, growth, and strategic decision-making across the
business while advancing KNAPP’s “now4tomorrow” program
Driving strategic business value beyond compliance with automated,
resource-efficient reporting using SAP Sustainability solutions
200–250
Metrics integrated and
automated to meet CSRD
compliance
98220enUS (25/07) © 2025 SAP SE or an SAP affiliate company. sap.com/terms-of-use
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