Case: Sustainability considerations in SAP s/4 HANA transformation
Our client, a leading company in the chemicals industry, is undergoing a comprehensive S/4HANA transformation to modernize its business processes. As part of this initiative, they aim to seamlessly integrate sustainability considerations, ensuring future developments align with their commitment to environmental and social responsibility. This strategic approach positions our client as a leader in sustainable innovation while maintaining efficiency and growth through technological advancement.
Challenge
The client and the industry in which they operate are facing a number of regulatory and customer demand changes in the foreseeable future. Additionally, they need to define what sustainability related data must be collected, organized and evaluated to ensure a compliance with future regulatory and market requirements.
Integrating a sustainability logic into a company's ERP system is essential for systematically tracking and managing sustainability goals while aligning them with core business operations. This approach enables data-driven decision-making and long-term value creation.
Solution
Deloitte assessed regulatory and market developments and derived their implications for our client’s business. We then analysed, the process- and value flows throughout the entire value chain to ensure that these crucial sustainability aspects were integrated throughout the transition of our client’s enterprise resource planning (ERP) system.
Impact
Our efforts delivered significant value to our client by providing them with key industry and regulatory insights, creating transparency and enabling them to strategically integrate sustainability matters into their ERP system to meet their ambitious sustainability goals. In addition, we enabled them to implement crucial strategic business steering measures.
Dr. Nicole Röttmer
