SAP Sustainability Solutions Explained

A Practical Guide for SAP and ESG Professionals
What you'll learn

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Identify and explain each solution in SAP's sustainability portfolio
Map SAP Sustainability solutions to the seven end-to-end business processes and the executive stakeholders who own them
Evaluate which SAP Sustainability package fits a given organization's transformation journey
Build a credible business case and produce a portfolio-ready advisory brief
Identify SAP's major sustainability applications and capability areas.
Understand the difference between SAP Sustainability Control Tower, Footprint Management, Data Exchange, Responsible Design and Production, Green Ledger, and
Understand ERP-centric sustainability and why sustainability data needs to connect to business processes
Understand common adoption pathways, including brownfield and greenfield sustainability adoption
Requirements

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You already know why sustainability matters
Basic familiarity with ESG, sustainability reporting, or carbon concepts
Awareness of terms such as Scope 1, Scope 2, Scope 3, CSRD, GHG Protocol, EU Taxonomy, CBAM, EUDR, or ESG reporting
Basic understanding of enterprise business processes such as finance, procurement, supply chain, manufacturing, logistics, HR, product management, or supplier management
Description

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# Understand SAP Sustainability Solutions in Clear Business Language
Learn how SAP Sustainability solutions help organizations move beyond sustainability reporting and make sustainability operational across finance, procurement, supply chain, HR, manufacturing, compliance, and enterprise decision-making.
You already know why sustainability matters.
Now learn what SAP has built to make sustainability real inside the enterprise.
This course gives SAP, ESG, finance, procurement, supply chain, HR, and business professionals a practical, non-technical overview of SAP Sustainability solutions and how they support real enterprise sustainability Requirements

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Sustainability is no longer just a reporting exercise or corporate communication topic. For many organizations, it has become a complex business challenge involving data, processes, auditability, supplier collaboration, carbon accounting, finance, compliance, and operational decision-making.
That is where SAP Sustainability becomes important.
This course is designed for professionals who already understand the broad ESG and sustainability agenda and now want to understand **how SAP addresses sustainability Requirements

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through its solution portfolio**.
This is not an ESG 101 course.
This is not a technical SAP configuration course.
This is not an ABAP, transaction-code, or system administration walkthrough.
Instead, this course explains SAP Sustainability solutions in practical business language.
You will learn what each major SAP Sustainability solution does, which business problem it addresses, what data it requires, who typically uses it, and how it fits into the broader SAP landscape.
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## What We Will Cover
The course provides a practical overview of key SAP Sustainability solutions and adjacent SAP capabilities, including
SAP Sustainability Control Tower
SAP Sustainability Footprint Management
SAP Sustainability Data Exchange
SAP Responsible Design and Production
SAP Green Ledger and finance-related carbon accounting capabilities
SAP Green Token and traceability capabilities
SAP EHS Management
SAP Product Compliance
SAP SuccessFactors
SAP Ariba and SAP Business Network
SAP Integrated Business Planning, SAP IBP
SAP Transportation Management
SAP Analytics Cloud
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## Key Sustainability Use Cases Covered
You will also learn how SAP Sustainability solutions connect to important enterprise sustainability use cases, including
ESG reporting and disclosure support
CSRD and ESRS reporting readiness
Double materiality and audit readiness
Corporate carbon footprint management
Product carbon footprint management
Scope 3 supplier data improvement
CBAM-related supplier data Requirements

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EUDR-related traceability scenarios
Packaging, plastics, circular economy, and EPR obligations
Carbon-aware finance
Carbon-aware supply chain planning
Product sustainability claims
Workforce and social sustainability metrics
Supplier responsibility and responsible sourcing
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## Course Approach
The course is structured around a practical principle
**Business requirement first. SAP solution second.**
Rather than starting with software features, the course begins with the sustainability business problem and then explains which SAP solution areas are relevant, how they fit together, and what kind of data and processes are typically involved.
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## What You Will Be Able to Do by the End of the Course
By the end of this course, learners will be able to
Identify SAP's major sustainability applications and capability areas
Explain SAP Sustainability solutions in clear, business-friendly language
Understand the differences between SAP Sustainability Control Tower, SAP Sustainability Footprint Management, SAP Sustainability Data Exchange, SAP Responsible Design and Production, SAP Green Ledger, and SAP Green Token
Map sustainability business Requirements

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to relevant SAP solution areas
Understand how SAP Sustainability connects to SAP S/4HANA and core enterprise business processes
Recognize which SAP solution areas support ESG reporting, carbon footprint management, supplier carbon data, packaging, circular economy, finance integration, traceability, workforce metrics, EHS, and supplier responsibility
Understand ERP-centric sustainability and why sustainability data needs to connect to business processes
Recognize common sustainability regulations and frameworks from a system and data perspective, including CSRD, ESRS, GHG Protocol, CBAM, EUDR, EU Taxonomy, and EPR regulations
Understand why spreadsheets often break down when sustainability becomes regulated, recurring, auditable, and operational
Use a practical SAP Sustainability solution selection matrix
Assess data readiness considerations for SAP Sustainability initiatives
Understand common adoption pathways, including brownfield and greenfield sustainability adoption
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## In Short
This course helps you understand how SAP Sustainability solutions turn sustainability from a reporting activity into an operational business capability.
You will come away with a clear understanding of SAP's sustainability solution portfolio, how the different applications fit together, and how they support the practical sustainability challenges organizations face today.
Who this course is for

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- SAP functional consultants entering the sustainability space
- SAP business analysts working on transformation programs
- ESG and sustainability managers who need to understand SAP's role
- Finance professionals involved in ESG reporting, carbon accounting, auditability, or sustainability performance management
- Procurement professionals dealing with Scope 3, supplier carbon data, CBAM, supplier risk, or responsible sourcing
- Supply chain professionals involved in emissions, traceability, logistics, planning, or product footprinting
- HR professionals whose roles intersect with workforce, diversity, training, safety, or social sustainability metrics
- Presales and solution advisory professionals who need a clear overview of SAP Sustainability solutions
- Product, packaging, and compliance professionals working with circular economy, plastics, EPR, or product compliance topics
- Aspiring SAP Sustainability consultants who want solution fluency before going deeper
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