WALLDORF, Germany, Nov. 22,
2023 /PRNewswire/ -- SAP SE (NYSE: SAP) today
announced that The Hilti Group, a global leader providing
innovative hardware, software and services to the construction
industry, is using the Circelligence solution to increase the
circularity of its resources. Developed by Boston Consulting Group
(BCG), an SAP global strategic partner, the Circelligence tool,
built on SAP Business Technology Platform (SAP BTP), uses BCG's
"Circelligence" methodology to help Hilti maximize the value of raw
materials and resources.
Despite providing places for people to live, work and play, the
construction industry has a large footprint on the environment,
using 50% of the world's mined raw materials. Prioritizing the
circular economy and sustainability, Hilti is embedding circularity
in its operations, a move that establishes the benchmark for
sustainable practices in the construction industry. With
Circelligence, Hilti can calculate a qualitative and quantitative
circularity score. Leveraging SAP BTP, Hilti can automate updates
to BCG's Circelligence database of materials and track them across
the value chain from input to product design, production, business
model and usage and end of life with a user-friendly, Web-based
interface.
"There is no internationally recognized standard for measuring
circularity as opposed to, for example, measuring greenhouse gas
emissions. So, we created one for our purposes. Ultimately, we
wanted to set an example for the industry, not only the
construction industry but the broader landscape of any company
that's embarking on the journey of circularity," said Caroline Stern, Head of Circular Economy, The
Hilti Group. "It's about keeping materials in use, but also
mitigating supply chain risks and being less dependent on volatile
international markets for raw materials."
The transparency created by the database has helped define
Hilti's circularity initiatives, such as the creation of
remanufacturing operations at its 70 repair centers worldwide.
Here, Hilti technicians extract electronics, motors, rotors and
other parts from returned equipment, enabling reuse rather than
purchasing new parts without compromising on quality, thanks to
extensive testing. Additionally, parts that cannot be reused are
responsibly recycled by qualified partners, with Hilti providing
all information on reuse and recycling to its customers for full
transparency.
"Hilti and SAP have a 40-year-long history and today we are
writing another chapter by using our cloud solutions to set a new
standard for sustainability in the construction industry," said
Scott Russell, member of the
Executive Board of SAP SE and lead of Customer Success. "With the
help of our partner Boston Consulting Group, Hilti will now be
leveraging the power of SAP Business Technology Platform to use
more contextual data across their processes to get closer to their
vision of helping to create a circular economy."
Alexander Meyer zum Felde, Global
Product Lead Circular Economy, BCG, said: "Working with the Hilti
Group and SAP, BCG was able to digitize Circelligence and improve
it with a user-friendly Web-app interface. These latest evolutions
lay the groundwork for streamlining the process of running and
updating circularity assessments and integrating interactive
scenario assessments while setting the stage for future automation.
We're proud to see how the Hilti Group has pioneered the
development and use of this methodology, and we're looking forward
to seeing how Circelligence can help other organizations improve
their circularity initiatives, achieving greater resource
efficiency by doing more with less."
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