D-Carb: The Missing Link Between Environmental Impact & Supply Chain Planning

Many major organisations today are waving the banner of sustainability—committing themselves to adopting practices that can reduce their negative impact on the environment, helping create a healthier planet and society. But saying and doing are two separate things, with companies often struggling to turn their vision into a reality.  

So how can you move forward strategically and with impact in your supply chain today?  

D-Carb from Deloitte Australia leverages SAP Integrated Business Planning (IBP) in combination with product carbon footprint data in order to support business decisions on the journey to decarbonised value chains. D-Carb brings visibility on future CO2e emissions, compares emission scenarios, and triggers tangible actions across the extended value chain to operationalise climate strategy. 

"D-Carb provides the missing link between environmental impact and supply chain planning on the path to a low-carbon future," said James Stone, SAP Partner from Deloitte. "We believe organisations must have a strong foundation of data-driven insights and intelligent capabilities if they truly want to transform their business processes and their cultures—and drive meaningful action on climate change, environmental protection, resource sustainability, and planetary health". 

In the context of Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP), D-Carb allows planners to not only make decisions based on demand, supply, and financial drivers, but also on CO2e emissions. This is possible through the flexibility and scalability of SAP IBP, which allows planners to create alternative scenarios on the spot and compare them against climate strategy targets. The output becomes a feasible, profitable, and sustainable S&OP plan, which will flow down to execution, ultimately making operations more resilient and future proof. 

"D-Carb enriches your SAP Supply Chain Planning process with carbon footprint data, in order to support business decisions on an organisation’s journey to decarbonisation. It allows business leaders to walk the talk by providing the missing link between their climate strategy and day-to-day planning activities," said James. 

Beyond decarbonisation, integrating CO2e emission scenarios into supply chain plans is only the first step towards seriously tackling the climate urgency. 

For more information on D-Carb from Deloitte, please visit: D-Carb | Deloitte Sustainable Supply Chain Planning powered by SAP IBP