Corporate Social Responsibility
SAP is powering equitable access to economic opportunity, education and employment, and the circular economy.
Driving long-term social impact
At SAP, our purpose is to help the world run better and improve people’s lives with our innovative products and services. We also lead by example in our business operations and practices through an emphasis on corporate social responsibility (CSR).
Our CSR initiatives rise to emerging global challenges with three main focus areas: accelerating impact business, building future skills, and engaging and developing people.
SAP CSR impact in 2023
4.1
M
lives impacted by programmes from the SAP CSR team
20
K+
employees engaged via CSR programmes in learning and volunteering
615
nonprofits and social enterprises supported worldwide
2.8
M+
youth trained (46% girls)
140
K
SAP volunteer hours
1
B
CSR partner network reach
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Building future skills
By 2030, the labour and skills shortage could leave the world with a shortfall of 85 million skilled workers and an estimated $8.5 trillion in missed annual revenue. This shortage underscores an issue of untapped potential due to disparities in skills, not a lack of individuals willing to learn. SAP CSR addresses this challenge by facilitating equitable access to education and opportunities.
Education
SAP Educate to Employ is a demand-led, digital-first 'learn-to- earn' pathway that educates and enables youths in need with essential competencies for the digital economy through the development of their skills, knowledge, attitudes, and values. The program aims to place successful candidates intoemployment within the SAP ecosystem.
Ecosystem development
Yoma (Youth Marketplace) centres on empowering youth with opportunities through partnerships, enhanced programming, and innovative tech. It enables skills growth, impact creation, and income access while building a verified portfolio. Co-designed with African youth, supported by Fondation Botnar and the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), and endorsed by UNICEF, Yoma engages 300,000+ youth across eight African nations with 80 partners like SAP.
Entrepreneurship
SAP aims to educate young entrepreneurs with the necessary skills and opportunities for successful entrepreneurial ventures. This effort fosters creativity, innovation, and business acumen, providing a solid foundation for youth to overcome socio-economic challenges through entrepreneurship. It empowers the next generation to drive change and create economic value. For example, we brought 50 young innovators to COP28.
Engaging and developing people
SAP CSR enables employees around the world to experience powerful skill-building and professional development through volunteerism and pro bono consulting. In 2023, more than 20,000 employees collectively shared 140,000 hours with nonprofits and social enterprises, participating in the creation of tangible, positive impact.
Enabling impactful volunteerism all year round
Traditional and skills-based volunteer activities are amplified through our “Moments of Service” initiative. It provides valuable employee engagement, team building, and culture-building, as well as a chance for individuals and groups to deepen their empathy and open themselves up to new perspectives.
Supporting pro bono consulting as employee development
Pro bono consulting programmes such as SAP Social Sabbatical invest in employee engagement, experiential learning, and leadership development for outcomes including:
74% of employees report a positive long-term impact on their professional careers
86% increased collaboration abilities with diverse colleagues
Connecting impact businesses with the support to grow
Together with MovingWorlds, TRANSFORM, and Unilever, SAP launched the TRANSFORM Support Hub. This collaborative platform is a global one-stop shop for nonfinancial support of social enterprises that builds capacity for impact businesses, including those trying to enter and grow within corporate supply chains.
United Kingdom and Ireland
At SAP UK we are committed to sustainability, ethical practices, and social impact initiatives. These efforts include gender pay equality, diversity and inclusion, environmental sustainability, and community involvement.
SAP (UK) Ltd & Concur Technologies Gender Pay Report 2024
At SAP, our purpose is to help the world run better and improve people's lives. We make every effort to ensure that all stages of the employee lifecycle are inclusive to enable employee success, hold leaders accountable, and build a culture of belongingness for all our colleagues.
SAP Ireland Gender Pay Report 2024
Organisations with over 250 employees are being asked to report on their Gender Pay Gap. There are two SAP companies in Ireland that have > 250 employees being SAP Service and Support (Ireland) Limited and Business Objects Software Limited. SAP has prepared a Gender Pay report for each of these companies details of which are published in this report.
Modern Slavery Statement 2024
SAP (UK) Limited has released a Modern Slavery Statement in accordance with the Modern Slavery Act 2015, detailing the actions taken to prevent modern slavery and human trafficking in its business and supply chain.
The company expects its suppliers and partners to respect human rights and has policies in place to ensure ethical business practices.
UK Tax Strategy
SAP is committed to complying with all tax laws and regulations in the territories in which we operate including the UK, while also maintaining open and constructive relationships with tax authorities. Compliance for us means paying the right amount of tax in the right place at the right time and involves disclosing all relevant facts and circumstances to the tax authorities while also claiming reliefs and incentives where available under law.
Carbon Reduction Plan
SAP plans to reach net-zero emissions by 2030 through avoiding, reducing, and compensating emissions, setting ambitious targets, implementing carbon reduction projects, collaborating with stakeholders, and offering sustainability solutions.
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Accelerating social enterprises
Did you know that there are more than 10 million social enterprises operating globally? These businesses prioritise people and planet over profit and account for US$2 trillion in annual turnover, creating 200 million jobs. For more than 15 years, SAP has provided financial and nonfinancial resources to support these businesses.
Developing resilient and sustainable supply chains
SAP and Working Capital Fund have partnered to build more equitable supply chains. Together, we're supporting entrepreneurs building companies that generate positive outcomes for workers as well as the supply chain businesses that employ them.
Advocating and investing in the social economy
SAP plays a leading role in the World Economic Forum Global Alliance for Social Entrepreneurship, which brings together more than 110 organisations supporting social entrepreneurship that impact the lives of two billion people.
Scaling impact businesses and developing SAP employees
There are 1.2 billion people between the ages of 15 to 24 worldwide, roughly 16% of the global population. In partnership with The Possibilists, SAP is working to support the needs of the world’s young leaders.