How sustainable are Belgian entreprises? What do they consider as sustainable? What measures do they take to save on energy or natural resources? That is the scope of this study, organised by SAP Belgium.

1. Survey: How sustainable are Belgian companies?

2. © SAP 2007 / Page An active sustainability policy requires substantial investments 49%

3. © SAP 2007 / Page Sustainability is a matter of regulation 54%

4. © SAP 2007 / Page Sustainable entrepreneurship is indispensable due to the threatening shortage of energy supplies 79%

5. © SAP 2007 / Page Sustainability is merely about preserving the environment 73%

6. © SAP 2007 / Page With a sustainability strategy my company is more attractive to potential employees 67%

7. © SAP 2007 / Page Sustainability is a hype 57%

8. Has sustainability ever been a topic of the board meeting in your company?

9. © SAP 2007 / Page Is someone in your organization (full-time or not) responsible for a sustainability policy?

10. © SAP 2007 / Page Motivation

11. © SAP 2007 / Page Specific measures to preserve the environment Reduce paper usage 71,1%

12. © SAP 2007 / Page Specific measures to preserve the environment Buying green power 36,9%

13. © SAP 2007 / Page Specific measures to preserve the environment Buying/leasing eco-friendly cars 32,7%

14. © SAP 2007 / Page Specific measures to preserve the environment Installing solar pannels 25,3%

15. Specific measures to preserve the environment Eco-friendly lighting 80,70% Reduce the stand-by power use of pc's / pc monitors 72,70% Separate electricity meters for day and night consumption 59,90% Eco-friendly heating 44,00% Green IT 16,10% Smart meters 13,60%

16. Sustainability Survey © SAP 2007 / Page Do you measure the efficiency of what you do to reduce energy usage? 32,5%

17. Sustainability Survey © SAP 2007 / Page Do you measure your CO2 emissions? 6,5%

18. Sustainability Survey © SAP 2007 / Page Do you have a long term business plan? 65,3%

19. Sustainability Survey © SAP 2007 / Page Did you postpone sustainability measures due to the economic crisis? 30,2%

20. © SAP 2007 / Page (How) Do your customers impose sustainable measures from you? Use of sustainable base materials 21,30% Proximity (to reduce unnecessary transport) 19,10% An appropriate HR policy 13,90% No child labour 12,70% No convictions related to environmental issues 8,90% Other 2,60% Our customers have never imposed such demands upon us 67,00%

23. More info: - press release (in Dutch) - press release (in French) www.SAPSustainabilityReport.com