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SAP | Sustainability Performance

https://www.sap.com

Develops and provides enterprise software solutions, including ERP, CRM, and supply chain management.

1972

Germany

10,001+ employees

Computer Software

$10B+ in revenue

$1B - 10B in profitability

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Sustainability Ranking & Industry Benchmark

#9269
Overallⓘ
#429
in Germanyⓘ
#290
in Computer Softwareⓘ

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Industry Rank

43 out of 346

Overview
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Carbon emissionsCarbon certificatesEnergy consumptionWaste ManagementWater ManagementNature and biodiversity
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Diversity and InclusionPay GapsExternalities
Governance
TargetsSDG Impact
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CO2 scope 1 + 2 ⓘDirect emissions from owned or controlled sources, combined with indirect emissions from purchased electricity calculated using grid-average emission factors based on where the energy is consumed.
182.0KCO2e tonnes, 2025
Laggard
Renewable energy ⓘProportion of the company's total energy consumption sourced from renewable sources, expressed as a percentage.
38%2025
Laggard
Waste generated ⓘTotal waste generated through the company's direct operations, including both hazardous and non-hazardous materials.
797.0tonnes, 2025
Leading
Female employees ⓘProportion of women in the company's total workforce, expressed as a percentage.
36%2025
Critical
Externalities ⓘThe monetized estimate of environmental and social impacts caused by an organization that are not reflected in its financial accounts.
11.3M$, 2024
Leading
Market cap ⓘTotal market value of the company's outstanding shares, calculated by multiplying the share price by the number of shares outstanding.
186.1B$, 2026▲68.9% YoY
Revenue ⓘTotal revenue reported in the company's financial statements for the specified reporting year, reflecting income generated from primary business activities. Expressed in millions of USD.
36.8B$, 2025▼7.1% YoY
R&D intensity ⓘResearch and development expenditure expressed as a percentage of revenue, reflecting the company's relative investment in innovation.
18.01%2025

Intensity


Greenhouse gas intensity (Scope 1, 2, 3)(tCO₂e /$M)
Energy consumption (direct) intensity (MWh /$M)
Industry Benchmark

155.0

B/M 414.8

14.7

B/M 53.6


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  • SAP SE paid USD 220 million in April 2023 to settle US DOJ and SEC FCPA enforcement actions over alleged 2014-2018 SAP South Africa, Indonesia, Malawi, Kenya, Tanzania, Ghana, and Azerbaijan customer bribery schemes (SAP paid USD 12 million in alleged bribes via third-party intermediaries to South African Transnet, Eskom, Indonesian state-affiliated officials), with SAP entering a three-year DPA with US DOJ — alongside historic 2016 USD 3.9 million SEC Panama settlement.
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Total sustainability employees

11+

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