As businesses prioritize environmental, social, and governance (ESG) metrics, SAP Sustainability Performance Management (SuPM) offers an integrated approach to monitor key sustainability indicators, from carbon emissions and energy use to waste management and social impact.
This article explores the key features and capabilities of the SAP SPM platform and how it empowers organizations to reduce their footprint and achieve meaningful progress on their sustainability journey.
What is SAP Sustainability Performance Management?
SAP Sustainability Performance Management (SuPM) is a powerful solution designed to help organizations track, manage, and optimize their sustainability goals. With real-time data insights and analytics, SAP SPM enables companies to align their operations with sustainability targets, maintain regulatory compliance, and support transparent reporting across business units.
Key Features
The SAP Sustainability Performance Management module facilitates the effective measurement, management, and disclosure of organizational performance data and ensures both internal and external stakeholders are working toward sustainable development. SAP SuPM helps businesses collect and consolidate sustainability data from different sources, offering a centralized platform for tracking metrics such as carbon emissions, energy and water consumption, waste production, and social impact.
Here are a few critical tasks within the SAP SuPM application that help organizations drive better environmental performance:
- Maintain compliance with government regulations and organizational objectives
- Reduce emissions-related costs and improve overall profitability
- Develop subcontractor networks with emission-friendly functionality
- Ensure accurate and efficient emissions tracking and reporting
- Align sustainability-related strategies with organizational objectives
- Manage and report on activities related to the social and environmental impact of key actions
- Facilitate product safety and stewardship to maintain employee health across the organization
Roles within the SAP SuPM Solution
Regional Reporting Lead (RRL)
RRL is a mandatory role within the SAP Sustainability Performance Management platform; however, multiple users are allowed to hold the same role. This role monitors the progress of data collection tasks and ensures reliable sustainability performance information across business units.
Central Reporting Lead (CRL)
CRL is a mandatory role within the SAP SuPM module. It delivers accurate sustainability performance information for internal and external reporting purposes, ensures proper documentation of critical initiative progress, and facilitates effective reporting to the CSO.
Business Contributor
The Business Contributor is a mandatory role within SAP SuPM but allows multiple users to hold the same role. This role provides key insights into the company’s key sustainability data and facilitates effective responses to qualitative or quantitative data requests from the Central or Regional Sustainability Reporting Leads.
Approver
The Approver is a mandatory role within the SAP Sustainability Performance Management application but allows multiple users to hold the same role. Users in this role are responsible for approving the submitted KPI data and comparing it to planned metrics.
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