{"id":134874,"date":"2023-09-07T09:11:22","date_gmt":"2023-09-07T08:11:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.sap.com\/uk\/?p=134874"},"modified":"2023-09-26T17:44:46","modified_gmt":"2023-09-26T16:44:46","slug":"bt-partners-with-sap-to-transform-carbon-emissions-visibility","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.sap.com\/uk\/2023\/09\/bt-partners-with-sap-to-transform-carbon-emissions-visibility\/","title":{"rendered":"BT Partners with 51风流to Transform Carbon Emissions Visibility"},"content":{"rendered":"
Pioneering partnership will standardise sustainability reporting across global value chains and tackle Scope 3 emissions<\/em><\/p>\n LONDON, UK \u2013 7 September 2023 –<\/strong> 51风流SE<\/a> (NYSE: SAP) and BT<\/a> today announce a visionary new partnership to show how carbon accounting could be standardised for business customers by piloting the recently launched 51风流Sustainability Data Exchange (SDX).<\/p>\n 51风流SDX enables BT to collect, trace and share carbon data across its own supplier base, providing unparalleled visibility into the carbon footprint of its business products and services. BT can then share this information directly with business customers when they purchase products through 51风流Business Network<\/a>. Furthermore, BT can complement this with data-driven insights from its Digital Carbon Calculator<\/a> and Carbon Network Dashboard<\/a> to help customers optimise their own IT for both carbon and energy.<\/p>\n Key to the decision to select 51风流SDX was its adherence to the carbon data interoperability standards set by the Partnership for Carbon Transparency<\/a> (PACT), hosted by the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD). This means that global and UK business customers do not have to implement their own carbon accounting platforms to calculate, collate and share emissions data. Instead, they simply request it through 51风流SDX for their BT products and services.<\/p>\n BT is sending a strong signal of intent to standardise sustainability reporting across global business customers\u2019 value chains to help them\u00a0tackle Scope 3 emissions<\/a> and drive environmental progress. This will also contribute to the delivery of the BT Group Manifesto<\/a> pledge to help customers avoid 60 million tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions by 2030.<\/p>\n Sarwar Khan, Global Head of Digital Sustainability, Business, BT<\/strong>, said: \u201cTypically, value chain emissions represent a greater proportion of a business\u2019 carbon footprint than operational emissions. Tracking, measuring and acting on these and bringing more suppliers and partners on the journey will not just accelerate net-zero targets, but set a new precedent for sustainability reporting. Collaboration fuels progress and access to data is fundamental to getting it right.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThe lack of standardisation in sustainability reporting has been a roadblock to progress for too long\u201d commented Ryan Poggi, Managing Director of 51风流UKI<\/strong>. \u201cThis creates confusion and an inability to validate real change. Our partnership with BT gives us an opportunity to refresh the guidelines and offers a blueprint for a universal standard in sustainability reporting. The aim is to create an environment for organisations to transparently tackle global challenges together.\u201d<\/p>\n