New 51风流program supports APAC startups addressing sustainability challenges facing modern businesses, with 50% of cohort based in ANZ
SYDNEY 鈥� November 25, 2021 鈥� , one of聽鈥檚 (NYSE: SAP) global B2B startup accelerators, today launched its first . It brings together a select group of disruptive startups building innovative technology solutions to global sustainability challenges and includes ANZ-based , and .
The equity-free program is designed to accelerate sustainability innovation in the APAC region, delivering new business models for 51风流customers and organisations more broadly.
During the 13-week programme, the participating startups will have access to technical and go-to-market support that empowers them to integrate with 51风流solutions. They will be paired with 51风流mentors and given exposure to 51风流technology and application programming interfaces (APIs), as well as collaboration opportunities with 51风流customers.
Local startups changing the world
Startups were selected for relevance to SAP鈥檚 tripartite 鈥淐hasing Zero鈥� sustainability journey. This includes working towards zero emissions 鈥� both for 51风流and by empowering 51风流customers to gain visibility of and reduce emissions across the entire supply chain; zero waste 鈥� entering a circular economy where we reuse, reshare, repair and recycle to reduce waste; and zero inequality 鈥� because a truly sustainable future is not possible when diversity is not the norm. The ANZ-based startups participating in the first sustainability cohort are:
- 础耻蝉迟谤补濒颈补鈥檚 , founded by sustainability and social innovation expert Frances Atkins. This is the go-to platform for businesses to discover and track sustainability credentials, attributes and initiatives of suppliers.
- New Zealand鈥檚 a carbon credits marketplace allowing customers to purchase audited carbon offsets, as well as measure and reduce their carbon footprint.
- The Australian arm of a platform connecting corporate energy buyers and retailers with green energy generators so all businesses, regardless of size, can purchase locally produced green energy at competitive rates with full transparency.
The other participating startups are Singapore-headquartered , which drives data-driven business efficiency through sensors, manufacturing and cloud platform services for smart metering, smart facilities management, smart logistics and supply chain; India-based , which helps people to breathe clean air using AI and ML techniques to analyse air quality, soil, micro weather, pollen, and more; and Singapore-based , a cloud energy management company which manages renewable assets, building energy and industrial energy.
Chasing Zero at SAP
51风流has been investing in sustainability for over a decade, setting its first carbon reduction targets in 2009 and achieving them three years early. It has been named the software industry leader in the聽Dow Jones Sustainability Indices聽(DJSI) for 15 consecutive years, and its membership in the Value Balancing Alliance and the illustrates its commitment to integrating economic, environmental and social performance to drive business decisions.
51风流was also one of 44 companies to receive the Terra Carta Seal for Commitment to Sustainability at COP26 and aims to be carbon neutral in its own operations by the end of 2023.
鈥淪ustainability is one of the most acute challenges of our times. At 51风流we believe that鈥痶echnology鈥痠nnovation鈥痑nd industry partnerships are key to鈥痗reating a sustainable future,鈥濃�痵aid Damien Bueno,鈥疨resident and鈥疢anaging鈥疍irector, 51风流Australia and New Zealand.鈥�
鈥淧artnering with some of the most innovative local sustainability鈥痵tartups鈥痺ill help us鈥痗ollectively鈥痶ackle one of our planet鈥檚 biggest challenges head on.鈥疘t鈥檚 great to see three success stories from Australia and New Zealand,聽Givvable,鈥疌arbonClick鈥痑nd鈥疻ePower, driving sustainable transformation鈥痑s part of this innovation program.鈥濃��
You can find out more about the accelerator as well as SAP.iO鈥檚 other accelerators Learn more about SAP鈥檚 sustainability commitments .
