David Marchesseau
Industry and value advisory in Tech
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David's introduction

With over two decades of experience in enterprise software and consulting, I've dedicated my career to helping organizations leverage technology to achieve their business and sustainability goals. At SAP, I led the launch and growth of Sustainability Cloud solutions across 25 industries.

My expertise spans digital transformation, strategic advisory around business models and process change which is crucial for any company that wants to embed sustainability in their core business strategy and operations.

IT solutions that cover sustainability have become essential for any company, big and small, and I can guide companies to find the right one, being an expert in solutions that cover Holistic ESG steering and reporting, Climate action and carbon accounting, Circular economy processes like responsible design, waste management, recommerce, and material traceability, Sustainable procurement and responsible supply chain, Protecting employee health and safety.

Currently, I'm working on GreenFrog.ai, a program exploring 3 domains: how to make IT greener, how to use IT to greenify your business (“IT for Green”) and how AI can accelerate sustainability strategy, transformation roadmap definition, and solution identification for companies. I am keen to work with any CSO or sustainability consultant to discuss how to augment their impact using tech, and especially AI agents.

Top 3 pieces of advice to The Matcha Initiative (TMI) users ?
  • Invest in robust data management for transparency
  • Integrate sustainability into core strategy and operations –  showing each business area along the value chain “what’s in it for them
  • Think big and bold with ambitious, science-based targets
How could you help TMI users ?
  • Share best practices and lessons learned
  • Provide guidance for technology choices, with a value-based     approach (no tech for the sake of tech)
  • Green Ventures coaching
  • Facilitate collaborations and introductions
  • Serve as a thought partner and sounding board
  • Evangelize and amplify user efforts

Expertise
What brought you to sustainability?

My journey began in 2008 with a carbon accounting project for Danone. Over time, I witnessed technology's critical role in making businesses more sustainable. Two pivotal moments solidified my focus:

  1. The COVID-19 pandemic, which showed global determination to tackle a crisis.
  2. Launching SAP's sustainability solutions across 8 industries, demonstrating the potential for integrating ESG into core business processes.

I believe every company can benefit from sustainable practices while reducing their environmental footprint. Technology for sustainability is a great imperative and opportunity of our time.

Which sustainable actions are you in charge of or have you implemented in your organisation?

I am an industry and value advisor at heart.

At SAP, I also led global go-to-market for sustainability solutions across many industries, covering:

·      Holistic ESG steering andreporting  

·      Climate action and carbonaccounting  

·      Enabling circular economyprocesses like responsible design, waste management, recommerce, and material traceability    

·      Sustainable procurement and responsible supply chains    

·      Protecting employee health and safety  

This work inspired GreenFrog.ai, a program exploring how AI can democratize sustainability transformation roadmaps.

Which challenges did you meet and how did you overcome them?
  1. Moving sustainability from peripheral to core business priority - Solution: Focus on business model transformation and ROI-positive business cases
  2. Change management and upskilling employees - Solution: Comprehensive sustainability training and internal champion networks
What are you most proud of?

Being part of creating SAP's sustainability solutions, seeing immense traction from customers (190% growth year over year),and tangible results at customers like reducing waste by 20% and implementing closed-loop takeback programs.

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