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Enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems provider SAP is keen to stay ahead of the competition in regards to its environmentally-friendly practices, it has been suggested.

In an interview with Forbes, the Germany-based firm's first-ever sustainability officer Peter Graf noted the organisation understands the importance of green measures and realises they can fundamentally change the way company operations work.

The industry figure stated: "We must, as the leader in business process software, be a leader in sustainability if we don't want to lose our leadership position."

He observed SAP, which provides ERP systems such as SAP Business One, has implemented a target of reducing its carbon footprint this year by half of what it was in 2007.

This would mean a drop of 64 per cent on a per-employee basis, Mr Graf added.

The sustainability drive at the corporation was recently highlighted when its North American campus in Pennsylvania achieved Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Platinum certification.

Posted by Victoria Browne