SAP Sustainability innovations
Recent innovations
AI-enabled ESG report generation
Automatically generate comprehensive and customizable sustainability reports based on metrics available in SAP Sustainability Control Tower, allowing your sustainability teams to focus on execution and management.
Environmental data products
Access data products from SAP Environment, Health, and Safety Management in SAP Business Data Cloud for visibility into air, water, and wastewater emissions.
Automated emission factor mapping
Find emission factors with accuracy scores for purchased materials by automatically mapping them to lifecycle assessment (LCA) databases using AI. This significantly reduces manual effort and increases accuracy.
Planned innovations
Q4
2025
AI-assisted carbon emission analysis with Joule
Generate ad hoc reports for detailed carbon data analysis in SAP Green Ledger via natural language queries through Joule.
Q4
2025
Sustainability data products
Access data products from SAP Sustainability Control Tower in SAP Business Data Cloud for advanced insights and analytics.
Q1
2026
AI-assisted permit management
Use AI to extract compliance requirements from environmental permit documents in SAP S/4HANA for EHS environment management.
Q1
2026
AI-assisted safety instruction generation
Automatically generate equipment-specific safety instructions in SAP S/4HANA for EHS workplace safety from risk assessments and job hazard analyses.
Explore sustainability road maps
Sustainability reporting and management
Connect sustainability and environmental, social, and governance (ESG) data with ERP-centric solutions for data-driven decisions.
Carbon accounting
Comply with regulations, accelerate decarbonization, and drive sustainable growth while reducing carbon-related costs with SAP.
Sustainable supply chain
Strengthen compliance, optimize resources, and drive long-term value across your supply chain using SAP Sustainability solutions.
Operational compliance
Manage risks, safeguard revenue, and protect the environment while embedding sustainability into standard operating procedures.
Explore sustainability resources
Using Technology to Illuminate the Path to Sustainability
Learn how technology turns compliance into a driver for sustainable, strategy-aligned business progress.
SAP S/4HANA for EHS workplace safety, AI-assisted safety instruction generation
Discover how SAP S/4HANA for EHS workplace safety analyzes risks and generates tailored safety instructions for equipment using AI.
SAP Sustainability Control Tower ESG Report Generation with AI feature video
Automate AI-enabled ESG reports, reduce efforts on periodic reports and embed sustainability strategy into program execution with SAP Sustainability Control Tower.
SAP Sustainability Footprint Management Emission Factor Management
Increase accuracy with emission factor mapping powered by AI and include supplier specific footprints.
SAP S/4HANA for EHS environment management, AI-assisted permit management
Watch an overview of the AI capability of permit handling in SAP EHS environment management.
SAP S/4HANA for product compliance - AI-assisted compliance information processing
Watch this AI use case video of SAP S/4HANA for product compliance and its business context.
SAP S/4HANA for EHS workplace safety, AI-assisted conversational incident recording
Discovery how AI and Joule enable employees to report safety observations with natural language in seconds.