Client
Global industrial manufacturer
Industry
Industrial manufacturing
Primary goal
Sustainability reporting
Technologies
SAP Sustainability Control Tower
Make compliance compelling
Subject to the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) — the mandatory EU law requiring companies to report on ESG/ environmental, social and governance impacts, risks, and opportunities using European Sustainability Reporting Standards — this world-leading industrial manufacturer specializing in aviation and defense needed to accelerate their compliance structures to comply.
With an already-established commitment to regulatory compliance, net zero carbon emissions goals and criticality to drive profitable growth, the organization invested more than £2m in ESG transformation with world-class technology tools in mind. SAP Sustainability Control Tower emerged as the leading technology solution to meet these objectives — supporting regulatory reporting while continuously collecting trusted data to enable real‑time value creation and strengthen performance management.
Client transformation journey
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- During
- After
Reporting requirements as a catalyst for change
The organization needed a clear roadmap outlining technology pathways to support current disclosures, enable sustainable enterprise performance management, and drive carbon reductions across their operations.
The organization chose KPMG in the UK for its Double Materiality Assessment (DMA) — a sustainability evaluation tool that considers both how a company's activities affect the environment and society (impact materiality) and how ESG factors impact the company's finances (financial materiality). The DMA tool is a critical step under the CSRD.
A pause yields a pivot
The KPMG team worked with the organization’s Chief Strategy Officer and Chief Sustainability Officer to perform the assessment, which not only satisfied the upcoming reporting requirements but also uncovered opportunities to drive growth and create value.
When the EU Omnibus simplification package delayed the regulatory trigger of the CSRD, the engagement with KPMG in the UK pivoted to reporting on and overseeing sustainable performance. KPMG professionals leveraged SAP Sustainability Control Tower to deliver trusted, seamless data insights and reporting, supporting future compliance while driving carbon reductions and value creation.
A clear path to sustainable enterprise transformation
SAP Sustainability Control Tower consolidates ESG data across financial and operational systems to enable real-time tracking, management, and reporting of sustainability performance, while supporting standardized reporting frameworks (e.g., CSRD/ESRS) and audit-ready data governance. With SAP Sustainability Control Tower implemented, the company achieved a 50% reduction in hours required to collate, calculate and control group-wide ESG data; projected a 75% reduction in hours to analyze and tag scope three emissions; and consolidated approximately 600 data points to produce trustworthy reporting across 50 material metrics. Ultimately, the organization learned how to harness regulations to strengthen governance and leverage public reporting as a source of sustained industry leadership.
This successful implementation of SAP Sustainability Control Tower has led to discussions about how KPMG can further support the client in embedding sustainable value outcomes across its SAP Cloud ERP transformation, including a commitment to co-develop a multi-year roadmap with KPMG as their long-term ESG advisor.
How we make the difference
Leading companies are recognizing the value-creation and value-protection opportunities that regulatory compliance can unlock. By adopting modern technology and innovation tools, they can actively measure the pace, progress, impact, and success of their sustainability strategies across the organization.
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