WALLDORF, Germany, Jan. 15, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- SAP SE (NYSE: SAP)
today announced that the company has joined the Ellen MacArthur
Foundation's Circular Economy 100 (CE100) Network.
The CE100 is a collaborative network of businesses, innovators,
cities and governments, universities and thought leaders who work
together to accelerate adoption of circular economy practices and
processes that maximize the use of resources. The Ellen MacArthur
Foundation is an organization that leads in transitioning to a
circular economy model built on three principles: design out waste
and pollution, keep products and materials in use and regenerate
natural capital.
"SAP believes that business can deliver circular solutions at
scale," said Daniel Schmid, Chief
Sustainability Officer, SAP. "We aspire to a world of zero waste
and enable companies with digital solutions to enhance their
resource productivity. We are excited to join and collaborate with
CE100 Network to bring our technical capabilities to both large and
small companies across industries, and to help them to innovate
ways to advance the circular economy."
Many of the world's largest companies are SAP's customers, and
77 percent of the world's transaction revenue touches an SAP®
system. SAP frequently collaborates with industry partners to
contribute to Goal 12 of the UN Sustainable Development Goals:
"Responsible Consumption and Production." The objective is to
create new circular solutions that accelerate marketplaces for
waste materials, enable more responsible production methods through
the use of advanced data, provide waste management insights and
ensure better consumer and citizen experiences.
"Having SAP join CE100 is exciting because they have experience
working across major industries," said Joe
Murphy, CE100 lead, Ellen MacArthur Foundation. "It will be
great to have their unique expertise in the network."
The SAP product portfolio includes cloud software designed
specifically to support corporate materials management, such as
plastics and packaging, metals, wood and paper products,
electronics and capital equipment. The company's Ariba® Network,
the world's largest business-to-business network, is creating a new
global marketplace for suppliers of recycled plastics and plastic
alternatives. It will allow brands to connect more sustainably with
recycled plastics and alternative supply sources through
waste-picker communities.
SAP is committed to eliminating single-use plastics in the
organization by the end of 2020 and aims to be a carbon-neutral
organization by 2025.
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About SAP
As the Experience Company powered by the Intelligent
Enterprise, SAP is the market leader in enterprise application
software, helping companies of all sizes and in all industries run
at their best: 77% of the world's transaction revenue touches an
SAP® system. Our machine learning, Internet of Things (IoT), and
advanced analytics technologies help turn customers' businesses
into intelligent enterprises. SAP helps give people and
organizations deep business insight and fosters collaboration that
helps them stay ahead of their competition. We simplify technology
for companies so they can consume our software the way they want –
without disruption. Our end-to-end suite of applications and
services enables more than 437,000 business and public customers to
operate profitably, adapt continuously, and make a difference. With
a global network of customers, partners, employees, and thought
leaders, SAP helps the world run better and improve people's lives.
For more information, visit www.sap.com.
About the Ellen MacArthur Foundation and the CE100
The Ellen MacArthur Foundation was launched in 2010 with the aim
of accelerating the transition to the circular economy. Since its
creation, the UK-registered charity has emerged as a global thought
leader, putting the circular economy on the agenda of
decision-makers around the world. The Ellen MacArthur Foundation's
CE100 Network is the world's leading circular economy network,
providing a precompetitive space to learn, share and put ideas into
practice.
Further information: ellenmacarthurfoundation.org |
@circulareconomy | ce100@ellenmacarthurfoundation.org
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