Tag: sap
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SAP Sustainability Report 3rd quarter updates
I have posted here in the past on just how way ahead of the pack SAP’s 2009 Sustainability Report is, however having gone through it in detail when it came out, I didn’t revisit it much until the other day. Why did I go back to visit the Sustainability Report again recently? Because I was…
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The smart building space just got smarter
I attended an IBM Analysts day last week in London where IBM briefed us on a number of announcements in the Smart buildings space. Why do we need smart buildings in the first place? What problem are they solving? Well, according to IBM, worldwide, buildings consume 42% of all electricity generated and by 2025 they…
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Utilities developing more of a customer focus
I attended the SAP for Utilities conference earlier this week in Huntington Beach and I have to say I am impressed by the progress American utility companies are making towards being more customer centric! The event was titled Sustainability for the New Energy Era and there was a full track dedicated to Smart Grids (obviously…
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Adobe seems to have no commitment whatsoever to Sustainability
I was extremely lucky to be given a tour of Adobe’s triple platinum LEED certified HQ in Palo Alto last year. I video’d highlights of the tour and posted them here. At the time I was extremely impressed with Adobe’s sustainability initiatives. However, since then I have been more and more convinced […]
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SAP’s Peter Graf demo’ing SAP software on his iPad
While at the SapphireNow conference in Orlando, I had the opportunity to grab a quick chat with SAP’s Chief Sustainability Officer, Peter Graf…
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Sustainable SAP
I attended SAP’s Sapphire Now conference in Orlando earlier this week along with around 12,000 others. It was a very interesting few days of talks, meetings, and showcases. SAP’s commitment to Sustainability was evident throughout the event. The two keynote speakers invited by SAP were Al Gore and Richard Branson, for example – both of…
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SAP’s latest Sustainability Report is Awesome!
SAP released its 2009 Sustainability Report during the week and if last years Sustainability Report was good, this one is outta the park! SAP released their first Sustainability Report in November 08 reporting on the 2007 year. It was a good initial effort (prepared in accordance with the GRI guidelines and achieving a “C” level…