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Davis recalls working in a warehouse years ago , developing a pallet redistribution programme to ensure pallets were cleared from the warehouse floor in order to improve employee safety and reduce incidents , returned , reused , and recycled .
“ It was all in an AS 400 system ,” says Davis . So yes , I ’ m dating myself !” She adds that much of the waste inherent in moving products via pallets can be eliminated by digitising the process .
Davis continues : “ As for inequality , we have the ability to track products back through the value chain to product origin . Our software captures data from all the parties that interacted with any given product , using tamper-proof blockchain for security .
“ With this , customers can seamlessly check product provenance by , for
Customers can check product provenance by scanning a can or a package of coffee to see where it originated
example , simply scanning a can or a package of coffee to see where it originated , or if it was traded fairly .”
SAP HELPING CUSTOMERS EXCEL ON ENVIRONMENTAL , SOCIAL , AND GOVERNANCE ( ESG ) TARGETS SAP ’ s customers - and their suppliers - can certainly see the difference when it comes to ESG .
A consumer coffee brand well-known for hand-roasted and specialty coffees across Europe , is using SAP solutions to improve their sustainability practices .
“ As part of their sustainability ambitions , this brand wanted to make their coffee supply chain more transparent , both to themselves and their consumers ,” explains Davis . “ The goal was to achieve greater consumer trust and engagement , and also to be recognised as a sustainable brand by having full traceability on the coffee value chain .”
This coffee producer uses SAP solutions to trace materials end-toend across their supply chain , and this is seamlessly integrated with the company ’ s IT landscape .
“ At the farm level , they source highquality coffee from smallholder farmers
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