Unlocking sustainability with the SAP SiGREEN integration accelerator by NTT DATA

In today’s rapidly evolving business environment, sustainability is no longer just a buzzword – it’s a critical factor driving strategic decisions and long-term growth. Companies worldwide are under increasing pressure to align their operations with environmental goals, meet regulatory demands, and contribute to the fight against climate change. However, achieving these objectives can be complex, particularly for large organizations managing multiple processes across various industries and geographies.

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This is where NTT DATA’s SAP SiGREEN Integration Accelerator comes in. Designed to integrate SAP’s advanced climate action capabilities with SiGREEN’s carbon management platform, this combination offers businesses an efficient way to track, manage, and reduce their carbon footprint. In this blog, we’ll explore the value this can bring to organizations seeking to enhance their sustainability efforts while maintaining operational excellence.

The need for carbon management

As the global focus on sustainability intensifies, businesses are increasingly expected to reduce their carbon emissions and adopt environmentally responsible practices. Whether driven by regulatory mandates, investor expectations, or customer demands, the pressure to implement effective carbon management strategies has never been higher.

Companies that fail to take action not only risk reputational damage but also face financial penalties, increased operational costs, and a loss of competitive advantage. On the other hand, organizations that embrace sustainability can unlock new growth opportunities, enhance their brand image, improve operational efficiency, and reduce costs associated with energy consumption and waste management.

Yet, managing carbon emissions is a complex and multifaceted challenge. Businesses often struggle with disparate data sources, inefficient tracking mechanisms, and the difficulty of aligning sustainability initiatives with broader corporate strategies. This is where solutions like SiGREEN integrated with a SAP ERP system can provide immense value.

Figure 1: Siemens SiGREEN Dashboard

SiGREEN is a tool developed by Siemens to help businesses manage and reduce the carbon footprint of their products. It focuses on enhancing transparency and accuracy in assessing a Product Carbon Footprint (PCF) by utilizing real and accurate data rather than static averages or estimates.

The main features of SiGREEN are as follows:

Dynamic Carbon Footprint Calculation: SiGREEN aggregates actual emission data from across the supply chain, enabling the creation of more precise PCFs.
Transparency and Collaboration: It facilitates the sharing of emission data among supply chain partners, fostering collaboration in sustainability efforts.
Integration with Lifecycle Assessments: SiGREEN complements comprehensive Life Cycle Assessments (LCA) by using the latest emission factor data for accurate footprint analysis.
Compliance Support: SiGREEN integrates features such as the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) to ensure businesses remain compliant with environmental regulations.

SiGREEN empowers businesses to make informed decisions to reduce emissions and promote sustainability throughout the value chain, contributing to their overall environmental and corporate responsibility goals. An overview of the SiGREEN solution dashboard is shown in Figure 1.

Figure 2: NTT DATA’s SiGREEN Integration Accelerator

The SAP SiGREEN Integration accelerator is a cutting-edge integration solution developed by NTT DATA on the SAP Business Technology Platform that helps businesses seamlessly integrate SAP’s climate action capabilities with SiGREEN’s carbon management platform. The integration streamlines the process of measuring, tracking, and reducing carbon emissions across an organization’s entire value chain using master data from SAP ERP and PCF values from SiGREEN.

In Figure 2 you can see how NTT DATA’s accelerator helps by automatically synchronizing master and PCF data between SiGREEN and SAP ERP, facilitating process efficiency and data transparency benefits.

At its core, the accelerator enables rapid data insights, empowering organizations to make informed decisions about their carbon footprint and sustainability efforts. By consolidating various sources of carbon data into a unified SAP platform, the solution simplifies the tasks required to monitor and manage environmental impacts. This, in turn, allows businesses to set clear, actionable sustainability goals and implement strategies for achieving them.

Seamless integration for greater efficiency

The SAP SiGREEN Integration accelerator simplifies the complex process of integrating SAP’s enterprise resource planning (ERP) system with SiGREEN’s specialized carbon management tools. With seamless integration, businesses can quickly access relevant carbon data from across the organization and beyond, ensuring that sustainability efforts are aligned with operational processes.

This integration also eliminates the need for manual data entry or dealing with fragmented systems, saving valuable time and reducing the potential for human error. As a result, organizations can focus on what matters most— developing and executing sustainability initiatives—without being bogged down by administrative challenges.

Reliable data facilitates smart and focused action

One of the most powerful features of the solution is its ability to provide continuous and accurate carbon emission data. With this functionality, companies can confidently monitor their carbon footprint across various departments, processes, and geographies.

These insights empower decision-makers to take immediate action, such as identifying areas for improvement, setting more accurate targets, and adjusting strategies on the fly. Accurate and timely visibility into carbon data also ensures that sustainability goals remain aligned with actual performance, providing a clear roadmap for progress.

Comprehensive carbon management

Carbon management involves more than just tracking emissions; it also requires understanding their sources, evaluating reduction opportunities, and managing compliance with global sustainability regulations. SiGREEN with the SAP SiGREEN Integration accelerator helps businesses take a holistic approach to carbon management by providing a centralized platform for evaluating emissions at every stage of the value chain. With these data-driven insights, businesses can also engage with suppliers, partners, and customers to drive collective sustainability efforts across the entire ecosystem. By taking a proactive stance on carbon management, companies can build a more resilient, sustainable future.

Enhanced decision-making and planning

The solution helps businesses turn data into actionable insights, which leads to more informed decision-making and strategic planning. By integrating sustainability metrics into the broader business strategy, organizations can align their sustainability efforts with their core objectives, ensuring that carbon reduction initiatives contribute to long-term growth and profitability.

By leveraging the combined power of SiGREEN and NTT DATA’s integration accelerator, businesses can not only reduce their carbon footprint but also foster a culture of innovation that is aligned with environmental goals. This not only boosts operational efficiency but also creates new avenues for growth in a rapidly changing market.

Conclusion

In an increasingly complex and eco-conscious world, the SAP SiGREEN Integration accelerator by NTT DATA can significantly help organizations committed to reducing their environmental impact by providing seamless integration of key data sources from SAP ERP systems like products, components and suppliers, combined with accurate and timely insights into PCF values from SiGREEN.

The SAP SiGREEN Integration accelerator developed by NTT DATA enables businesses to manage their carbon footprint more effectively with continuous and automated data transfers between systems and partners to enable seamless collaboration of accurate and reliable PCF data to align their operations with key sustainability goals.

With the SAP SiGREEN Integration accelerator, businesses have an opportunity to build a more sustainable, resilient, and competitive future.

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