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Enhancing ESG reporting in Agribusiness with SAP Sustainability Control Tower

RES, Royal Eswatini Sugar Corporation Limited

Customer story

As the largest sugar producer in the country, Royal Eswatini Sugar Corporation Limited (RES Corporation) had a challenge to fulfill the company’s sustainability strategy while staying compliant and aligned with industry market trends. With SAP Sustainability Control Tower, they now benefit from a centralized ESG data hub with 25 standard and 4 tailored KPIs, automated reporting, and improved transparency, empowering the ability to make strategic, data-driven decisions.

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COMPANY

Royal Eswatini Sugar Corporation Limited (RES Corporation)

HEADQUARTERS

Simunye, Eswatini

EMPLOYEES

4500+

INDUSTRY

Sugar industry and ethanol production

PRODUCTS & SERVICES

Food

WEBSITE

www.res.co.sz

Being able to report our data-driven sustainability ambitions, activities, goals, and outcomes in RES’s first stand-alone Sustainability Report was exactly the start we needed on our sustainability journey. With SAP SCT and msg global solution's team on our side, we can now continuously strengthen our sustainability footprint, improve reporting, and stay aligned with global frameworks and customer expectations. Many thanks for the professional implementation and ongoing support.

Rob Coombe

Group IT Manager, Royal Eswatini Sugar Corporation

What was accomplished

SAP SCT enabled Royal Eswatini Sugar Corporation to centralize ESG data, tailor KPIs, and automate reporting replacing manual processes with a transparent, scalable framework aligned to their sustainability goals.

 

 

SOLUTION

Streamlining Sustainability Reporting with SAP SCT

  • Comprehensive ESG metric configuration: Implemented and validated both predefined and custom ESG metrics within SAP SCT
  • Customization of calculations: Developed tailored ESG calculations to meet company-specific reporting and compliance needs
  • Customized deployment of SAP SCT: Combined standard SAP capabilities with custom developments to address unique business requirements

 

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CHALLENGES

Navigating ESG complexity and legacy system transition

  • The ESG data landscape was fragmented, a problem common in the agribusiness sector, posing significant challenges for standardization and effective consolidation.
  • The diversity of data from various stages of sugar production made ESG alignment and validation a cross-functional challenge.
  • Transitioning from legacy systems to SAP SCT demanded structured change management and comprehensive user training.

BENEFITS

Driving ESG efficiency across Agribusiness operations

  • Streamlined ESG processes reduced manual effort and improved reporting accuracy and timeliness with industry-specific templates.
  • The solution enabled a shift from static tables to interactive charts and comparative views, enhancing decision-making and stakeholder communication.
  • Operational data now fully supports industry-specific ESG objectives and external reporting requirements, enhancing governance and stakeholder trust.
  • Improving reporting provides greater transparency and stronger alignment with the company’s Sustainability strategy.

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Paul Cradick

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