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Ambitious
organisations
should step up
and contribute
to setting
industry
standards and
share best
practices for the
corporate world.
step up and contribute to setting industry
standards and share best practices for the
corporate world.
Is digital business the answer to
the climate crisis?
Demonstrating the strong sustainability
potential of technology, digital
transformation of six major industries
could help to remove 7.6 gigatons of
carbon emissions by 2030, including
utilities, transportation and logistics,
manufacturing, retail and consumer
products, agriculture and food processing,
and construction.
Utilities can integrate systems for energy
usage visibility and management, including
smart grids for energy load balancing and
optimisation, smart meters for managing
consumers’ energy and water consumption,
and expanding automation in power plants.
In transportation and logistics, real-time
traffic management and smart routing can
optimise shipping routes and airline flight
paths; and vehicle movement can cut fuel
consumption and lessen carbon emissions.
Manufacturers can use data analytics to
make more efficient use of plant facilities,
raw materials and energy consumption.
Internet of Things initiatives can improve
plant maintenance, while supply chain
partners can share machines and assets to
reduce carbon consumption.
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In retail, data analytics on inventory
can reduce the inventory needed on
hand, while reducing packaging material,
optimising manufacturing and driving
e-commerce systems for consumer traffic.
Agricultural firms can run weather and
farming simulations to optimise yields
and operational efficiencies for farm
equipment, livestock and crops and, on a
wider scale, drive higher yields and sustain
arable land.
In construction, IT can optimise
materials sourcing and pre-assembly, while
building management systems can reduce
energy consumption and resource usage in
facility maintenance and operation.
Enabling future cities
sustainability worldwide
Future cities around the world are using
real-time solutions to enhance their
sustainability, including:
• Hamburg Port Authority – One of
the world’s largest ports, the Hamburg
Port Authority aims to double
its throughput from nine million
containers to 18 million containers by
2025. Thanks to smart port logistics,
the port has reduced truck time by
5,000 hours per day for 40,000 trucks,
reducing congestion and air pollution.
• Buenos Aires – To help reduce
energy consumption and keep the
city illuminated and safe, the city’s
government converted 91,000 public
street lights to modern LED technology
with real-time insights on power
outages, broken lights and vandalism,
while also saving maintenance costs.
Buenos Aires is also on the front
line of climate change, with the city
automating maintenance on 1,500 km
of drainage pipes to reduce flooding.
• Nanjing, China – In a city of eight
million people, with more than a
million private cars, taxis and buses,
Nanjing has deployed a smart traffic
system to better manage congestion
and reduce air and noise pollution.
One of the best examples of a customer
undergoing digital transformation to
deliver sustainability is Levi’s Stadium in
San Francisco. Organisers at the stadium
can monitor high-tech eco-friendly
features, including energy usage from its
solar panels, the recycled water system and
the rooftop garden.
SAP puts sustainability at the
heart of our strategy
As one of the world’s largest technology
organisations, SAP, with 85,000 employees
in more than 180 countries worldwide,
is committed to embracing the United
Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals.
With 82 per cent of our employees
actively contributing to sustainability,
they can track sustainability KPIs on
an online dashboard. Many of them
also participate in a global network of
sustainability champions, who dedicate 10
per cent of their work time to promoting
sustainability.
With one recent industry report
showing that, by 2030, overall digital
business processes and data-driven
resource decisions could cut 12.1 gigatons
of carbon emissions, sustainability
must be at the heart of driving
efficient organisations that support the
environment across the Middle East.
While
sustainability
requires strong
leadership,
it cannot be
mandated only
from the top.
Middle East
organisations
need the support
of all employees.
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