September 2025

2. Open-Source Integration Accelerator (ABAP)

SAP now provides an open-source ABAP-based integration package that simplifies the connection between on-premises SAP ERP (ECC or older S/4HANA systems) and SAP Sustainability Footprint Management (SFM) on SAP BTP. It contains preconfigured tools to extract, transform, and transfer relevant sustainability data using standard push APIs.

Key Features: 

• Ready-to-use ABAP reports for data extraction and replication
• Support for master data and transactional data
• Initial and delta load options, as well as single-record reload
• Error handling with reprocessing logic
• Sample BAdI implementation included for custom enhancements

System Requirements

• SAP ECC 6.0 EHP7 SP16+, or S/4HANA 1909/2021
• SAP_BASIS release ≥ 740
• Connectivity to SAP BTP with SFM replication services enabled

GitHub Repository: 

Our team is ready to support you in setting up the Accelerator Package, ensuring a smooth and optimized implementation with your SAP ECC system.

SAP SFM Integration Accelerator (Link)

3. Flexible Allocation Rules for All Scope Categories

With new flexible allocation rules, you can allocate emissions based on meter readings, physical or economic allocations, or based on fixed ratios.

The Manage Allocations app enables you to allocate emissions from all scope categories to various receivers—such as individual products or facilities. The example shown in the screenshot illustrates how to configure the allocation of scope 3.11 use phase emissions using a customized ratio between two final products. We can support you in defining and implementing tailored allocation schemes that align with your specific use cases.  

4. AI-assisted Emission Factor Mapping Enhancement

Discover improved AI algorithms for more precise mapping of ERP product data to emission factors in the Manage Purchased Product Footprint application.

The enhancements cover the following aspects:

1. Unit of Measure matching, ensuring accurate and relevant data alignment
2. Similarity Scores enhancements to increase mapping confidence:

• Country/Region - higher scores for closer regional matches
• Commodity Codes - the more matching digits, the higher the score

5. New Emission Factor Packages Available

SFM now includes new default content in the Manage Emission Factors app from UK DEFRA and EMBER.

The following emission factor packages are now available by default in the Manage Emission Factors app:

• UK Department for Energy Security and Net Zero and UK Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (UK DEFRA): This data source includes emission factor data for energy use, water consumption, waste disposal, recycling, and transport activities.
• EMBER: This data source includes emission factor data for electricity generation for over 200 geographies.

 6. Consolidated Location Master Data with Cost Center Linkage

Integrating SAP Sustainability Footprint Management with other SAP systems often reveals inconsistent location data, impacting calculations and reporting. SAP’s new Manage Locations app centralizes location management, harmonizes data across systems, and supports manual entry, imports, or Excel uploads. It also links locations to cost centers for improved financial alignment.

When integrating SAP Sustainability Footprint Management with other SAP systems, inconsistent location data may cause issues. A warehouse in one system might be labeled a facility or resource in another, complicating footprint calculations, energy flow modeling, and linking environmental data to financials.

To solve this, SAP introduced the Manage Locations app—a centralized tool for handling location data across systems and business contexts. It helps align locations with different meanings in various SAP solutions. With this app, users can view and manage all locations in one place, whether they are manually created or imported from other SAP modules.

Another key feature is assigning cost centers to locations for financial alignment. These assignments are time-based to ensure accuracy for each period. After footprint calculations, the Manage Footprint Results app displays the cost center valid at the start of the calculation period. Cost centers can also now be linked to energy sources in Model Energy Flows, enabling better tracking and analysis of energy-related expenses.

The cost center assignments enable more informed and comprehensive decisions in sustainability management, advancing the transition toward ledger-based carbon accounting with SAP Green Ledger.

Feel free to contact us, we can offer you expert guidance on setting up and customizing the Manage Locations app and configuring cost center assignments as a start of your journey towards SAP Green Ledger.

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7. Calculate Energy Use Based on Meter Readings and Planned Consumption

Calculating Scope 1 and 2 emissions is often delayed by missing energy bills. SAP now lets you record energy consumption using either actual bill data or estimates from meter readings. This applies to new and existing energy sources, giving you more flexibility and timely, accurate sustainability data.

A common issue in calculating Scope 1 and 2 emissions is the delayed availability of energy bills needed to record actual consumption. SAP Sustainability Footprint Management now offers more flexibility in capturing energy data. When setting up energy sources, you can choose between the actual consumption from energy bills (most accurate) or estimated values using meter readings and planned consumption rates (ideal when bills are missing).

This functionality also applies to existing energy sources. However, updating an energy source won’t automatically refresh all related footprint inventories—you’ll need to manually edit those to trigger recalculations based on the new method.

This enhancement helps maintain more complete and timely energy records, ensuring greater accuracy in sustainability reporting even without immediate access to billing data.