SAP
cloud-based software solutions to help customers tackle difficult sustainability challenges at industrial scale . These solutions cover a number of areas , including climate action , circular economy , social sustainability , as well as holistic steering – the evaluation of corporate impacts on society and wider economy – and reporting . Under a co-general management structure , a team was formed within SAP to build and help customers adopt the new solutions .
Together , Rothermel and Mendelsohn are Co-General Managers for Sustainability at SAP .
Rothermel spent most of his career in SAP . “ I work more on the technology platform side of the house ,” he says . Alongside his personal interest in the topic , Rothermel realised that there was a massive data challenge in corporate sustainability and this is why he began solving problems in this area .
Meanwhile , Mendelsohn cut her sustainability teeth in China . “ That ’ s where I really became committed to the idea of marrying up free-market solutions with sustainable outcomes ,” she says . “ I ’ m often called an OG in corporate sustainability . Before , we called it EHS and then CSR , then sustainability and then ESG . Now , we are moving towards business integration .”
A co-general manager structure makes sense for SAP and sustainability solutions , Mendelsohn adds : “ I think what Gunther and I combine very well at SAP is my understanding of the market need with his understanding of sustainability data and integrating it with other corporate data .”
This is exactly where SAP combines ambition with reality .
80 December 2023