Business View Caribbean | Volume 8, Issue 7

66 BUSINESS VIEW CARIBBEAN VOLUME 8, ISSUE 7 company? SAP: Our purpose is to help the world run better and improve people’s lives with sustainability at the core. Our objective is to create a positive economic, environmental, and social impact worldwide. We bring this to life by providing products and services that meet the sustainability challenges and opportunities of our customers (enabler) and leading by example in our own sustainable business operations and practices (exemplar). Sharing how we measure success helps us build trust. We also strive to achieve the highest standards of ethics and compliance. SAP embraces the 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and embedded the framework as a foundation to our strategic approach to sustainability. Our contribution to the SDGs is a cross-company effort driven by experts from almost every board area and aligned through the internal SDG Network. We aspire to a world with zero waste, with responsible emissions, where everyone is equal complex business challenges, delivering the best outcome in the simplest way possible. We put egos aside and work as a team towards a common vision. SAP is passionate about developing deep and lasting relationships with all our employees. Our overall retention rate in 2019 was 93.3 percent. We care about building a culture of flexibility, learning, and belonging. At SAP, you can customize your benefits experience to meet your personal and professional needs and support a healthy and sustainable lifestyle. Life at SAP is balanced and fair – especially in challenging times. We pride ourselves on the progressive initiatives we’re working on internally, with our customers and partners, and with non-profits – donating our time, talent, and technologies. We go to great lengths to help ensure you have every opportunity to succeed in your own way. To grow. To lead. To innovate. But no matter how you define success, collaboration will be a big part of your life at SAP. BVC: What role does sustainability play for the