SAP releases SaaS app to help businesses reduce carbon footprints

Thursday, September 23, 2010

Software corporation SAP has released a new SaaS application to designed help businesses monitor and reduce their energy and carbon footprints.

SAP Carbon Impact OnDemand 5.0 is the company’s first native cloud application. The cloud-based service will inventory and benchmark a company’s global environment performance across their entire operation and product supply chain.

The app requires no software installation, and benefits include reduced reporting costs, improved data accuracy and shorter reporting cycles, according to SAP.

“Due to the uncertainty and volatility in energy prices, as well as the growing concern of consumers, NGOs and governments about organizations’ energy and carbon costs, companies face a tremendous challenge,” said Peter Graf, SAP’s chief sustainability officer.

Graf said Carbon Impact OnDemand 5.0 can help organizations meet energy and carbon reduction goals by expanding the reach of those efforts from a local to global level.

The release comes at a time when businesses are trying to reduce carbon footprints and meet stricter energy regulations, such as the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Mandatory Reporting Rule, which requires businesses to report greenhouse gas emissions.