SAP Best Tech Awards 2025 celebrate digital innovation in ANZ
The SAP Best Tech Awards 2025 have recognised organisations across Australia and New Zealand for their adoption and deployment of SAP solutions, with a focus on digital transformation and measurable business outcomes.
The awards spanned 13 categories and honoured both local organisations and the channel partners who supported their technology-driven projects. More than 100 organisations vied for recognition, with winners chosen based on their ability to deliver business impact, embrace innovative practices, and demonstrate leadership in their sectors using SAP's range of solutions.
Judging and selection
Award judges considered criteria such as operational streamlining, productivity improvement, customer and employee experience, data and artificial intelligence utilisation, and contributions to sustainable growth. The selection reflected the varied applications of SAP solutions to address contemporary business challenges.
Angela Colantuono, President and Managing Director of SAP ANZ, commented on the significance of this year's submissions:
"In today's unforgiving business environment, standing still is not an option. These award winners show that smart technology investments don't just cut costs, they unlock new revenue streams, sharpen competitive edge and turn IT into a true growth engine. It's inspiring to see these organisations and the channel partners they work with re-imagine how value gets created and set the benchmark for their industries."
Notable winners
Among the organisations recognised, Telstra and Bunnings shared honours in Business Transformation for their deployment of SAP technologies, while Zespri took home the Next Gen Innovator award. Nutrien Ag Solutions was selected as the Industry Disruptor, reflecting its efforts to challenge sector norms and drive industry change.
Woolworths Group secured the Business AI category, highlighting its integration of SAP Business AI into its operations. Transport for NSW received the Data and Analytics award, acknowledged for its data-driven approach to decision making and business operations.
Other category winners included Asahi Group Holdings for Supply Chain Management and Energy QLD for Intelligent ERP. Cochlear was named the winner in the SAP Concur category, recognising its streamlining of travel, expense, and invoice management processes.
Channel partner involvement
The role of SAP's network of channel partners was also underscored, with consultancies such as Accenture, Deloitte, DXC Technology, Covantage, and EPI-USE contributing to several of the successful projects nominated and awarded across categories. Their collaboration with client organisations was highlighted as integral in translating SAP technology into business value.
Projects from a diverse group of channel partners, including Bluetree, Bonfire, Delrae, Discovery Consulting, Gravity IT, Lagom, MSG Global and SimpleMDG, were also recognised among the award finalists and winners.
Detailed award categories
The SAP Best Tech Awards 2025 covered a range of categories reflecting business needs and technology use cases. In Business Transformation, Bunnings and Telstra topped the category, while Department of Education SA, RMIT University and Suncorp were finalists.
The Next Gen Innovator category, focused on digital transformation and agility, named Zespri as winner with Endeavour Group, Energy QLD, Nutrien Ag Solutions, and T&G Global Grower Portal as finalists. Industry Disruptor honours went to Nutrien Ag Solutions, with Lion as runner-up, and further finalists including T&G Global Grower Portal and Transport for NSW.
In Business AI, Woolworths Group led the category, ahead of finalists Lion and McGrath Nicol. Transport for NSW prevailed in Data and Analytics, with NXP Limited, Sunwater, and Transport and Main Roads named as finalists.
Asahi Group Holdings won Supply Chain Management, with Fonterra Oceania and Zespri as finalists. Human Capital Management was awarded to a name withheld, with Monash Health as runner-up and other finalists including Brisbane Catholic Education and Eagers Automotive.
Suntory Oceania received the Customer Experience award, while Spend Management and Human Capital Management were won by organisations choosing not to disclose their names. Concur honours went to Cochlear, who led over finalists Endeavour Energy, Fortescue, and UGL.
Squadron Energy took out the ERP Fast Growth category, while Energy QLD was recognised in Intelligent ERP, with NSW Government as runner-up and several organisations as category finalists. The Chris O'Brien Award, focused on achieving sustainability goals and social impact, was presented to The Smith Family, with Australian Gas Infrastructure Group, Orora, and Zespri as finalists.
Industry implications
The winners and finalists represented a cross-section of industries, including energy, retail, agriculture, utilities, logistics, manufacturing, and education. Their nominated projects illustrated the adoption of SAP's suite of products including SAP Signavio, SAP LeanIX, SAP WalkMe, SAP Business AI, and SAP Concur.
Representation from large, well-established organisations-such as Telstra, Woolworths Group, and Lion-as well as rapid-growth businesses such as Squadron Energy, highlighted the versatility of SAP's technology stack in addressing both scale and speed of digital transformation efforts.
The awards also emphasised the continuing relevance of strategic technology investment and collaboration between enterprises and IT consultancies across Australia and New Zealand as they navigate competitive pressures and shifting market dynamics.
