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Move the Needle Analysis

Sustainability KPI Assessment

Based on extensive research of several industries, SAP has developed the following benchmarks on sustainability metrics, such as carbon emissions and energy consumption. These depict the potential impact to financial metrics with improvement of the sustainability metrics (i.e., if the needle is moved toward best-in-class.)

Industry: Consumer Products

KPI BENCHMARK PERFORMANCE POTENTIAL BENEFIT
GHG Intensity Total GHG Emissions (CO2 eq Tons per $M Revenue)
Bottom 25% Average Top
170.3 106.0 61.6
1% gap closure between avg and Q1 translates to annual benefits of $0.01 M
Resource Productivity Energy Cost
(% of Revenue)
Bottom 25% Average Top
3.36 1.71 0.84
1% gap closure between avg and Q1 translates to annual benefits of $0.05 M
Direct Water Use (000 Gallons per $M Revenue)
Bottom 25% Average Top
1,465.8 802.5 208.9
1% gap closure between avg and Q1 translates to annual benefits of $0.03 M
Product Lifecycle Total Waste Generated (Tons per $M Revenue)
Bottom 25% Average Top
72.2 21.9 15.0
1% gap closure between average and Q1 translates to 43.27 tons less waste