SAP cloud service offerings combined with Capgemini solutions are designed to support organizations as they undergo sustainability transformation.
The automotive industry is one of the many industries that SAP provides software solutions for. In particular, the German tech giant offers a wide range of software products and services tailored to the specific needs of the sector. These solutions help automakers to streamline their operations, improve efficiency, gain a competitive edge, and accelerate sustainability in today’s ever-evolving business environment.
Furthermore, sustainability must be at the core of decision-making in the automotive industry. In order to achieve this, it is essential to have a comprehensive understanding of the carbon footprint data across the entire automotive network. SAP has decades of process know-how and best practices in place to support this endeavor.
Today, technology plays a critical role in achieving emission reduction targets. The SAP Industry Network for Automotive is one platform that businesses can use to better understand the factors that contribute to greenhouse gas emissions and how they can most effectively reduce them. By sharing information and working together, businesses can develop innovative solutions to reduce GHG emissions and help protect the environment.
In order to further support SAP’s mission to accelerate the automotive industry’s journey towards sustainability, it has partnered with Capgemini. The partnership intends to enable enterprises to better control their supply chains and through SAP cloud service offerings. These products and services will help improve communication and collaboration between different parts of the supply chain, ultimately leading to a more efficient and sustainable automotive industry.
According to Hagen Heubach, Global Vice President and Head of the Automotive Industry Business Unit at SAP, the principle of sustainability must underpin all choices made in the automotive sector. He explained that it is equally important to appreciate the customer’s point of view and incorporate feedback to succeed in the digital age.
Sharing a statement about the German enterprise software giant’s partnership with Paris, France-headquartered IT services and consulting company Capgemini, SAP’s Heubach remarked:
“We are combining the strengths of SAP and Capgemini to provide our customers with expanded capabilities to define and implement their sustainability strategies.”
SAP Cloud Service & Products Combined with Capgemini Solutions for Sustainability
Josean Mendez, Lead of Global SAP Alliance at Capgemini, Mendez stated that Capgemini is pleased to partner with SAP on a sustainability push to provide their joint customers with automotive services that leverage RISE with SAP’s transformative value to businesses. He continued by saying that the companies’ goal to have a beneficial effect on all clients is reflected in their efforts to strengthen solutions and assist clients with their sustainability objectives.
For Markus Winkler, Executive Vice President (EVP) of Global Automotive at Capgemini, surviving in the face of significant industry disruption means that conventional original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), electric vehicle (EV) manufacturers, and automotive suppliers must innovate their products and services at all times while simultaneously increasing their productivity. Commenting on the company’s collaboration with SAP, he said:
“The joint initiative for automotive with SAP helps our clients adapt to the changing requirements of today as well as plan for the future with a strong and comprehensive industry cloud solution addressing global sustainability.”
As leading innovators in the sustainability field, SAP and Capgemini deliver market-leading solutions in four core aspects of sustainability transformation:
- The SAP Sustainability Control Tower solution makes it possible for net-zero initiatives and business models to identify opportunities for change and to generate transparency regarding sustainability goals.
- By utilizing SAP Product Footprint Management and the GreenToken by SAP solution, sustainable products and services generate transparency regarding the carbon emissions of products throughout their entire life cycle. This creates an opportunity for data to be shared along the industrial value chain.
- Data on product carbon footprints, as well as SAP Integrated Business Planning (SAP IBP) and SAP Supply Chain Control Tower, are utilized by sustainable procurement and supply chains in order to assist in the driving of supply chain operations with visibility across the network.
- By improving environmental, social, and governance (ESG) reporting and making sure that the transformation is focused on commercial value, organizations can be sure that they are meeting all reporting and regulatory requirements.
