Case Study: Suez Environment (Sita) achieves 100% invoice spend visibility and faster on-time payments with Basware

How Suez escaped paper and processed 20,000 invoices per month, thanks to Basware’s seamless integration with SAP

Suez Environment, a global leader in resource recovery and waste management, faced a heavy monthly invoice workload—about 12–15,000 invoices from roughly 5,000 suppliers—handled through a largely paper-based process that led to lost documents, no tracking or audit trail, and poor visibility. With a concurrent SAP implementation, the company needed an automated, SAP‑integrated invoicing solution to streamline processing and improve payment performance.

Suez selected Basware (AP Automation and Basware Network) including Scan & Capture and Track & Trace, implementing the solution in under six months and fully integrating it with SAP. The result: roughly 20,000 invoices processed per month (~240k/year), 100% invoice visibility, on‑time payment rates above 85%, fewer supplier queries, elimination of paper invoicing, and significantly reduced processing time.

Suez Environment Sita

Greg Panigas

General Manager - Business Improvement