Our sustainability program is at the core of our purpose and is embedded throughout our strategy. We strive to create positive economic, environmental, and social impact within planetary boundaries. There are two ways we can achieve this with our business activities – as an enabler and as an exemplar.
With more than 77% of business transactions worldwide touching an SAP system, even a small change in customers’ core processes can have a meaningful positive impact. For example, with our Climate 21 initiative, we are helping customers account for their carbon emissions, which is the first step in reducing emissions.
You can see more examples of how technology from SAP has a positive impact on our UN Sustainable Development Goals Web site.
The integration of economic, environmental and social performance to drive better business decisions has been a guiding principle for us for many years. We are a thought leader in integrated reporting. As part of our holistic management approach, we have established clear goals for material non-financial indicators.
Read more in our SAP Integrated Report.
Over the past five years, we have seen a significant increase in Socially Responsible Investors (SRIs) investing in SAP. As of October 2020 34% of institutional investors can be classified as SRIs. This signals clear support for our activities across all three dimensions of ESG - environment, social and governance.
SAP has been recognized by many organizations as a leader in sustainability:
