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Beyond reporting requirements and transparency imperatives, there&rsquo;s a huge financial incentive to manage your company&rsquo;s sustainability activities with data-driven business decision-making. To do so, efforts must be anchored in a data strategy that merges the financial and the ESG analysis. In this episode, <a href="https://www.mckinsey.com/our-people/peter-spiller">Peter Spiller</a>, a partner based in our Frankfurt office who co-leads our efforts in environmentally sustainable operations, speaks with <a href="https://www.sap.com/australia/about/company/leadership/dominik-asam.html">Dominik Asam</a>, Member of the Executive Board and CFO at enterprise planning software giant <a href="https://www.sap.com/">SAP</a>. Dominik talks about his role in helping steer the company and their customers towards decarbonization, and how to balance the financial ledger with the sustainability &lsquo;Green Ledger&rsquo; in a future-ready way that centers on driving real progress while protecting the bottom line.
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