SAP Business Network for a sustainable supply chain

SAP Business Network helps your business collaborate with suppliers to achieve sustainability goals across the supply chain.

Drive sustainability across your supply chain

SAP Business Network helps companies reduce waste, minimize carbon emissions, and boost compliance by working with like-minded trading partners on a global, multi-tier network.

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Accelerate your transition to a low-carbon, circular economy

Collaborate with trading partners to integrate sustainability into procurement, logistics, and supply chain operations, boosting compliance and driving greater environmental and social impact.

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Utilize and share sustainability data

Work with trading partners across your supply chain to gain visibility, make smarter decisions, and reduce your carbon footprint.

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Streamline sustainable operations

Automate supply chain processes and trading partner collaboration to cut carbon emissions and material waste across the value chain.

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Find sustainable trading partners

Use intelligent matching and verified profiles to connect with diverse, qualified suppliers who can deliver the products or services you’re looking for in a sustainable manner.

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How to achieve a three-year ROI of 404%

IDC study reveals the business value realized by SAP Business Network customers.1

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Achieve sustainable, resilient supply chains

Boost sustainability through better collaboration and information-sharing with trading partners.

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Compliance and sustainability

Partner with suppliers on carbon data, product quality, and regulatory compliance across your supply chain processes.

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Supplier risk assessments

Simplify due diligence by leveraging SAP Business Network and SAP procurement solutions for automated processes, collaborative workflows, and human rights data sharing.

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Material traceability

Build a trusted value chain with product genealogy and transparency to improve safety, advance sustainability, and strengthen customer loyalty.

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Calculate your carbon footprint

Decarbonize your value chain with ERP-centric carbon management. Calculate your corporate and product carbon footprint at scale.

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Achieve supply chain compliance with certified sustainable materials

Prove the sustainability of your raw materials and meet compliance standards while strengthening financial planning and procurement.

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Track, measure, and report on carbon impact

Align your carbon and financial accounting by integrating carbon emissions information with your business processes.

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Improving sustainability with logistics visibility

Corona streamlined logistics for real-time visibility, cost savings, and 40% lower demurrage—cutting fuel use, emissions, and lead times.

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See how customers are succeeding with SAP Business Network sustainability solutions

Leading the way in supply chain decarbonization

WITTE Automotive drives sustainability with carbon footprint tracking, circular economy practices, and responsible supply chain management.

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Pioneering circular and low-emission steel production

Celsa UK boosts efficiency and visibility with tech-driven transport management, supporting its goal of producing low-carbon, recycled steel.

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Innovating for a more sustainable, risk-resilient supply chain

Hitachi Energy digitalized global logistics for real-time visibility, automation, and efficiency to accelerate the energy industry’s transition to a carbon-neutral future.

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See what analysts are saying about SAP solutions for sustainability

SAP recognized as a Leader

Find out why SAP is positioned in the Leaders Category in the 2024 IDC MarketScape for Worldwide Carbon Accounting and Management Applications.2

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SAP positioned as a Leader

Find out why SAP is in the Leaders Category in the IDC MarketScape for Worldwide Multi-Enterprise Supply Chain Commerce Network 2025.3

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Frequently asked questions

Scope 3 emissions are indirect emissions that occur across a company’s value chain, both upstream and downstream. Defined under the Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Protocol, they include emissions from activities such as purchased goods and services, transportation, product use, and end-of-life treatment. Scope 3 emissions often represent the largest share of an organization’s overall carbon footprint.

Carbon accounting is the process of measuring, tracking, and reporting greenhouse gas emissions generated by an organization’s activities. It helps organizations understand their carbon footprint so they can manage emissions, meet reporting requirements, and support decarbonization goals.

Carbon accounting software from SAP helps organizations measure, manage, and report greenhouse gas emissions across scope 1, scope 2, and scope 3 with financial grade rigor. It enables companies to link emissions data to business activities, apply consistent controls, and support sustainability reporting and decarbonization efforts.

 

Within SAP’s sustainability portfolio, SAP Sustainability Data Exchange facilitates trusted carbon data exchange across supply chains using standardized methods, improving the quality and transparency of scope 3 data. This data integrates natively with SAP Sustainability Footprint Management to calculate accurate, granular carbon footprints.

 

Solutions such as SAP Green Ledger further extend carbon accounting by embedding emissions data into core financial processes, enabling organizations to manage carbon with the same discipline as financial data.

SAP Sustainability Data Exchange uses the carbon data interoperability standards established by the Partnership for Carbon Transparency (PACT), hosted by the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD). PACT set the first technical specifications for standardized exchange of carbon emissions data.

There are several widely used ESG frameworks and standards, each designed for different reporting needs and levels of regulatory maturity. They include:

  • IFRS Sustainability Disclosure Standards, developed by the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB), provide a global baseline for sustainability‑related financial disclosures.

  • Task Force on Climate‑related Financial Disclosures (TCFD), established by the Financial Stability Board, focus on climate‑related risks and opportunities.

  • European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS), created to support reporting under the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) and alignment with the EU Taxonomy.

  • GRI Standards, developed by the Global Reporting Initiative, provide a comprehensive framework for reporting an organization’s economic, environmental, and social impacts.

Sustainability and environmental, social, and governance (ESG) reporting software helps organizations measure, manage, and communicate sustainability performance with greater consistency and insight. It brings together data from across the enterprise—including sustainability, safety, risk, compliance, assets, and people—to support reliable reporting and informed decision‑making.

 

By providing a centralized view of ESG data, this software enables organizations to track progress against sustainability goals, meet reporting requirements, and deliver actionable insights to internal and external stakeholders.

SAP offers a range of supply chain sustainability solutions as part of SAP Supply Chain Management to help organizations design, operate, and manage more sustainable supply chains. These solutions support sustainable compliance and product design through SAP Responsible Design and Production while also helping organizations improve sustainability across logistics operations.

 

SAP’s supply chain sustainability capabilities extend across warehouse management, transportation management, logistics management, and yard management—enabling organizations to reduce environmental impact, improve efficiency, and support responsible operations across the supply chain.

References

1.     IDC Business Value White Paper, sponsored by SAP, The Business Value of SAP Business Network—for Buyer Organizations, #US52679524, March 2025.

2.     IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Carbon Accounting and Management Applications 2024 Vendor Assessment, #US51572424, June 2024.

3.     IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Multi-Enterprise Supply Chain Commerce Network 2025 Vendor Assessment, #US53010225, November 2025.

4.     IDC InfoBrief, sponsored by SAP, Accelerating Supply Chain Collaboration Maturity with a Business Network, # US53179225, April 2025.