Sustainability planning and analysis

Achieve cost-saving emissions reductions at the core of your business with ESG software
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Green goals, lean costs

Use IBM® Planning Analytics for sustainability performance, simulation and optimization that match ESG frameworks (GRI, CDP, SASB, EHS) at any level of granularity.

Whether it's Scope 1, Scope 2, or Scope 3 emissions reduction reporting, we've got you covered. Accurate, real-time data is available to all stakeholders in one secure management software. Conduct greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) planning and simulation, and run optimization workflows that help meet sustainability metrics.

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What you can do
Emissions management

Break down targets and estimates with ESG functionalities that help predict and optimize emissions by department and product. Measure against benchmarks while reducing costs and waste.  With the support of AI, analyze your organization's energy consumption and run simulations to forecast and optimize the journey to net zero emissions.

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Scope 3 emissions forecasting

Manage the strategic planning efforts, analysis and simulation of Scope 3 emissions. Incorporate sustainability practices in your procurement initiatives so you can select partnerships that best align with your sustainability programs.

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Supply chain optimization

Choose the scenario that best balances your long-term sustainability efforts with short-term supply chain goals by simulating risk management parameters. Establish the baseline, create sustainability metrics transparency and identify action steps for emissions reduction improvements.

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Sustainability analytics

Easily measure your performance against emissions KPIs with real-time visibility into reliable sustainability data. Manage stakeholder engagement around carbon emissions prioritization and management to lock down internal and external buy-in on what's attainable. The level of detailed granularity provides your planning team with insights for confident decision-making.

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Business partner solutions
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Iena Green Track

Track, model and analyze your environmental impact. Use data collection and advanced raw material modeling tools to optimize the product’s carbon footprint.

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Saima Sustainability

Meet your Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) with an accurate and agile sustainability management solution.

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Cubewise Supply Focus

Easy-to-use, fast, flexible and collaborative tools for supply chain reporting and management in a centralized, fully customizable business planning platform.

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TIMETOACT

Take control of your sustainability goals by streamlining data management entry, access, and processing.

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Why IBM Planning Analytics? 
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Save costs with better insights

Integrate sustainability strategy with existing financial plans such as cost-planning, profit and loss, or balance sheet. Get better visibility into the environmental impact of your sustainability initiatives.

Plan and adapt continuously

Assess your ESG data considering short-term waste management requirements and the latest regulatory conditions. Plan your roadmap and re-forecast as often as needed.

Simple integration

This software solution interacts with all data formats and management systems, including legacy ERP systems and reporting tools. Integrate procurement with core activities like financial information, capacity and production planning, or HR needs.

AI has the potential to stabilize all the production and all the optimization we have here. We’re definitely looking on to those different possibilities of how to optimize our heat production, and our electricity output so that its best for the grid, best for us.
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Case study

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Government-owned company Nukissiorfiit is already using renewables for 72% of its utility production Discover how Nukissiorfiit, a government-owned company tasked with supplying Greenland with clean water, electricity and heat without using fossil fuels is on track to use renewables for 100% of its utility production by 2030.
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See IBM Planning Analytics in action. Discover how you can take your corporate sustainability to the next level.

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