SAP SE is a multinational software corporation, providing enterprise application software to over 350 000 customers in 180 countries. Based in Baden Württemberg, Germany, SAP SE’s vision is to connect people and technology, and empower people through innovation. Working with over 15 000 partner companies globally, SAP utilizes innovation technology in order to address issues of data and IT security, cloud based services (partnering with IBM and HPE in 2015) and the expansion of the Internet of Things. SAP technology is utilized in the creation of medical innovations regarding prevention, treatment and cures for cancer, diabetes and other diseases. Via addressing economic, social and environmental issues, such as utilizing SAP technology to monitor resources so cities can run sustainably, supporting the 17 Sustainable Development goals utilizing data analytics to end deforestation and lowering energy consumption, SAP SE aims to make the world energy efficient, cleaner and sustainable.
Projects include partnering with Heidelberg University in order to make cancer screenings more available to women in Kenya, teaching refugee children basic coding skills, and introducing three month technology training programs in Africa. Within the US, SAP has campaigned for hiring of autistics workers, strengthened online platforms in India and committed to reducing CO2 emissions back to 2000 levels by 2020.