The goal is to boost Africa’s role in decarbonizing the textile industry
SAP recently announced that ARISE Integrated Industrial Platforms (ARISE IIP) has chosen digital innovations including SAP S/4HANA Cloud, SAP Sustainability Control Tower, and SAP Environmental Health and Safety to help decarbonize the textile industry by using cloud sustainability to transform the value chain in Africa.
Based in Dubai, ARISE IIP designs, finances, builds and operates industrial and manufacturing ecosystems in Africa. Working in partnership with governments and investors, ARISE IIP currently works in 11 countries including Benin, Togo, and Gabon.
“The textile industry is responsible for up to 10% of global emissions,” noted Vinodanand Jha, Group CIO, ARISE IIP. “From producing the raw fibres for textiles to processing, dyeing, production, and distribution, there is a great opportunity to improve sustainability across the entire textile value chain in Africa. That’s why we are working with SAP integrate sustainability data across our operations,” he continued.
Sustainable innovation
ARISE IIP has identified 108 key performance indicators measuring carbon neutrality, circular economy, diversity and inclusion, and responsible supply chain management. The SAP solutions offer a single platform to track and report on traceability, sustainability, circularity, efficiency, and social compliance.
“At ARISE IIP, sustainability and digitalization are not parallel tracks—they are interconnected drivers of how we operate and grow,” stated Bhavin Vvas, Chief ESG Officer, Arise IIP.
Sustainability in action
Benin is one of Africa’s largest cotton producers of cotton. Supported by ARISE IIP, Benin Textile produces high-quality home textiles like bed linen and towels using locally sourced cotton. These products are distributed to a range of leading European retailers.
“The SAP platform is helping manage resources more efficiently and ensure greater transparency with our partners,” remarked Vireshwar Joshi, Benin Textile CEO. “It represents a major step forward in building a responsible and future-ready textile value chain,” he added.
Using SAP sustainability and ERP solutions, Benin Textile is integrating sustainability into its core business processes. It can process high-quality data and streamline reporting, aligned to key compliance standards including the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), the EU Taxonomy, and the European Sustainability Reporting Standard (ESRS), a press statement concluded.
