By Elizabeth Kelleher
SAP’s preliminary greenhouse gas emissions report for 2010 shows that in the past year, it has reduced its worldwide emissions by four per cent, from 450 kilotons in 2009 to 430 kilotons.
The company said it has achieved these reductions through changes in employees’ commuting practices and the purchase of renewable energy.
Over the past three years, SAP has cut its greenhouse emissions by 24 percent from its peak levels in 2007, putting the company on track to achieve its target of reducing emissions to 2000 levels by 2020.
“SAP’s vision is to help the world run better. And in a better run world, companies perform more profitably and more sustainably,” said Peter Graf, chief sustainability officer, SAP AG.
“Having just announced double-digit company growth, I am proud of the fact that we managed to achieve this growth while further reducing our worldwide greenhouse gas emissions.”
“Thanks to the use of sustainability solutions from SAP, we were able to track and report energy use and emissions quarterly — taking appropriate action throughout the year to actively manage our sustainability performance.”
