• Venkata Vijay Krishna Paruchuru
• Aneesh Kumar Perukilakattunirappel Sundareswaran
• Dr Abhishek Jain

The application of SAP Sustainability Footprint Management (SFM) in business has garnered significant attention as organizations seek to manage rising environmental regulations as well as consumer demands for sustainability. This review discusses the importance of SAP SFM in reducing environmental footprints while simultaneously enhancing business strategies. Studies between 2015 and 2024 have shown that SAP SFM enables organizations to track and control their ecological footprint across various processes, from supply chains to product life cycles, hence enabling the possibility of shifting to sustainable operations. Studies determine the contribution of SAP SFM in green supply chain management, application of circular economy, and enhanced stakeholder engagement, with organizations attaining significant waste, emission, and resource reduction. Despite the advantages underpinning this tool, challenges still remain, mostly in the form of high costs of implementation and data quality management, mostly for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). One of the key gaps in current literature is the review of SAP SFM's overall potential in driving environmental sustainability innovation as well as its long-term contribution to the sustainability strategies of global corporations. While current research has mostly explored the short-term operational benefits, less research has comprehensively reviewed SAP SFM's contribution in enhancing a culture of sustainability innovation across various industries. More research is needed to explore the overall implications of SAP SFM on global sustainability models and its capacity to contribute to organizations in the attainment of ambitious climate targets such as net-zero emissions and circular business models. This study establishes the need for closing the gaps to enhance SAP SFM's contribution to environmental as well as business performance.

SAP Sustainability Footprint Management, environmental footprint reduction, business strategy, green supply chain management, circular economy, stakeholder engagement, sustainability reporting, greenhouse gas emissions reduction, sustainability innovation, corporate social responsibility, SME adoption, climate goals, net-zero emissions, sustainable business practices.

"The Impact of SAP SFM (Sustainability Footprint Management) on Business Strategy and Environmental Footprint Reduction", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.12, Issue 3, page no.h731-h753, March-2025, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2502784.pdf

"The Impact of SAP SFM (Sustainability Footprint Management) on Business Strategy and Environmental Footprint Reduction", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.12, Issue 3, page no. pph731-h753, March-2025, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2502784.pdf