Overview
Our sustainability solutions for SAP are designed to drive positive action in reducing scope 2 and scope 3 emissions — and deliver improvements across sourcing, manufacturing and distribution operations.
From encouraging sustainable sourcing decisions to using IoT to monitor energy consumption and emissions in real-time, we’ll ensure data is integrated into SAP transactions to drive step-change improvements.
Turn Sustainability Challenges Into Opportunities for Positive Change
Now is the time to act on ESG goals. Incorporate sustainability into your business operations with solutions that go beyond reporting to drive tangible action at scale.
Sustainable sourcing with Ariba and EvoVadis
Make sustainability and ESG criteria a key part of your sourcing strategy and drive improvements in your supplier base and scope 3 emissions. Our solution integrates Ariba and EcoVadis to automate the process of requesting sustainability audits and including ESG risk ratings in supplier selection.
Sustainable manufacturing operations with IoT
Get actionable insights to help drive sustainability improvements in production and logistics operations. Our NIO solution monitors operations in real-time, measuring parameters such as power consumption, water usage, effluent and bi-products, tracking data at production and batch levels in SAP S/4HANA.
Sustainable commerce
Provide your eCommerce customers with sustainability information and options to reduce the environmental impact of their purchases. Our B2B and B2C SAP templates include solutions for alternative, environmentally- friendly delivery and product recycling options.
AquaSphere water monitoring
Reduce water waste and reach your water sustainability goals. HCLTech’s AquaSphere solution uses IoT sensors and SAP Datasphere to track and analyze Green Water usage, providing water recycling monitoring and optimization in real-time.
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Frequently Asked Questions about SAP Sustainability Solutions
We reduce scope 3 emissions by integrating EcoVadis ESG risk ratings directly into SAP Ariba sourcing workflows. This automates supplier sustainability assessments and embeds environmental criteria into every sourcing decision, making scope 3 reduction a natural part of procurement rather than a separate reporting exercise.
Yes. AquaSphere is built on SAP Datasphere and uses IoT sensors to feed real-time water usage data into the platform. This combination gives organizations a powerful foundation for tracking, analyzing and optimizing green water consumption—all within a familiar SAP environment that connects to broader sustainability reporting.
Our B2B and B2C SAP commerce templates include built-in sustainability features—offering clients environmentally friendly delivery options and product recycling at the point of purchase. This makes sustainability part of the buying experience, helping both your business and your clients reduce their environmental impact together.
We integrate sustainability data directly into SAP transactions rather than keeping it siloed in separate reporting tools. Whether it's IoT sensor data from NIO, EcoVadis scores in Ariba or water metrics from AquaSphere, our solutions embed actionable environmental insights into the SAP systems your teams use every day.
Yes—water recycling optimization is a core AquaSphere capability. By combining IoT sensor data with SAP Datasphere analytics, we provide real-time monitoring of recycling processes, helping organizations identify where water can be recovered and reused more effectively, reducing overall consumption and meeting sustainability targets.
Our NIO solution connects directly to SAP S/4HANA, capturing real-time operational data—including power consumption, water usage, effluent and by-products—at both production and batch levels. This tight integration ensures sustainability insights are embedded in the same system your operations teams already rely on daily.
Absolutely. Our sustainable sourcing solution brings EcoVadis ESG risk ratings directly into SAP Ariba, automating audit requests and surfacing supplier sustainability scores during selection. This means your procurement teams can factor environmental and social performance into sourcing decisions without leaving their existing SAP workflows.
Yes. Our NIO IoT solution monitors both water usage and power consumption in real time across manufacturing and logistics operations. Data is captured at production and batch levels directly in SAP S/4HANA—giving your teams the granular visibility needed to identify inefficiencies and take meaningful corrective action.
Our SAP sustainability solutions primarily address scope 2 and scope 3 emissions. The Ariba and EcoVadis integration targets scope 3 through improved supplier selection, while our NIO IoT solution helps reduce scope 2 emissions by monitoring and optimizing energy consumption across manufacturing and distribution operations in real time.
We do. Our sustainable digital supply chain SAP capabilities span the full supply chain lifecycle—from sourcing and production through to distribution. We help clients embed sustainability into supply chain design decisions, using SAP tools to monitor emissions, optimize logistics and build environmental responsibility into every operational layer.
