{"id":2989,"date":"2023-01-26T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-01-26T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cm-edgetun.pages.dev\/en-us\/innovation\/blog\/ms-industry\/new-year-brings-extended-capabilities-with-microsoft-cloud-for-sustainability\/"},"modified":"2026-04-11T12:41:46","modified_gmt":"2026-04-11T19:41:46","slug":"new-year-brings-extended-capabilities-with-microsoft-cloud-for-sustainability","status":"publish","type":"ms-industry","link":"https:\/\/cm-edgetun.pages.dev\/en-us\/microsoft-cloud\/blog\/general\/2023\/01\/26\/new-year-brings-extended-capabilities-with-microsoft-cloud-for-sustainability\/","title":{"rendered":"New year brings extended capabilities with Microsoft Cloud for Sustainability"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cm-edgetun.pages.dev\/en-us\/industry\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Header-Image-AdobeStock_105371810-HERO.jpg\" alt=\"A sunlit suspension bridge crossing a broad, glacial canyon\" class=\"wp-image-105820\" style=\"width:800px;height:531px\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We\u2019re pleased to introduce new, broad-reaching capabilities in <a href=\"https:\/\/cm-edgetun.pages.dev\/sustainability\/cloud\">Microsoft Cloud for Sustainability<\/a> to help organizations improve and adapt as they kick off 2023. With these, organizations can better track and reduce their environmental impacts, not only directly in their operations but also across suppliers, partners, services, and infrastructure. They can help facilitate Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) compliance, take advantage of growing datacenter availability, more easily access <a href=\"https:\/\/cm-edgetun.pages.dev\/sustainability\/emissions-impact-dashboard\">Microsoft Azure emissions data<\/a>, and drive transparency in environmental credit ecosystems. Like all our sustainability solutions, they\u2019re based on our own <a href=\"https:\/\/cm-edgetun.pages.dev\/corporate-responsibility\/sustainability\">work on sustainability<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"now-organizations-can-track-scope-3-emissions-related-to-commuting-and-product-end-of-life\">Now organizations can track Scope 3 emissions related to commuting and product end-of-life<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One area of ongoing, intensive focus is Scope 3, or indirect value chain emissions, representing one of the largest contributors to greenhouse gas emissions. Toward our own commitment to become carbon negative by 2030, we\u2019re expanding Microsoft\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/go.microsoft.com\/fwlink\/p\/?LinkID=2161861\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Scope 3 emissions transparency<\/a> and rapidly innovating to pass this transparency on to customers and equip them to advance their own Scope 3 tracking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With <strong>Scope 3 Category 7<\/strong>\u2014<strong>employee commuting emissions accounting<\/strong>, organizations can store commuting data, align it to built-in schema, and run calculations. An out-of-the-box standard for data alignment and calculation enables not only closer emissions tracking but also a more complete view of the organization\u2019s overall carbon footprint.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Using <a href=\"https:\/\/cm-edgetun.pages.dev\/sustainability\/cloud\">Microsoft Sustainability Manager<\/a>, a Microsoft Cloud for Sustainability solution, organizations can calculate individuals\u2019 or multiple employees\u2019 commuting emissions over a set duration, referencing the emission factor for the mode of transportation. They can then use the data to report on and set and track goals around commuting efficiency and related emissions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cm-edgetun.pages.dev\/en-us\/industry\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Image-1-Commuting-emissions-in-MSM.png\" alt=\"User interface image showing commuting emissions tracking in Microsoft Sustainability Manager\" class=\"wp-image-105822\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Commuting emissions in Microsoft Sustainability Manager<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Organizations can also track <strong>Scope 3 Category 12\u2014end-of-life activity emissions<\/strong> caused by the decomposition of products in landfills or processes such as recycling, helping to extend emissions tracking from cradle-to-gate to cradle-to-grave. Using Microsoft Sustainability Manager, organizations can ingest waste data, track disposal methods and materials, and calculate emissions based on out-of-the-box or customized standards. As with commuting data, they can use the calculated end-of-life activity data for reporting and goal tracking. Learn more about <a href=\"https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/industry\/sustainability\/calculate-scope3\">Scope 3 emissions tracking<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cm-edgetun.pages.dev\/en-us\/industry\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Image-2-End-of-life-activity-in-MSM.png\" alt=\"User interface image showing product end-of-life activity emissions tracking in Microsoft Sustainability Manager\" class=\"wp-image-105824\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Product end-of-life activity emissions in Microsoft Sustainability Manager<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">New emission factors in Microsoft Cloud for Sustainability include <strong>DEFRA 2022 emission factor libraries for Scope 1 and Scope 2<\/strong>. This includes the United Kingdom electricity grid factor and factors for primary fuel sources. Organizations can now select these factor libraries and rely on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/publications\/greenhouse-gas-reporting-conversion-factors-2022\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">DEFRA data sets<\/a> to be maintained and updated in support of DEFRA compliance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Microsoft Sustainability Manager is now available for deployment in <strong>new datacenter regions in the United Kingdom and Asia Pacific<\/strong>. Customers deploying in the new regions can retain their existing regional affinity, helping to improve performance.<sup>1<\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A new <a href=\"https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/industry\/sustainability\/api-overview\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Microsoft Cloud for Sustainability API<\/strong><\/a> preview provides streamlined access to an organization\u2019s historic and current Microsoft Azure carbon emissions data based on Microsoft&#8217;s verified cloud carbon methodology. Customers can use the flexible API to analyze emissions related to their Microsoft Azure usage by emission scope, Azure subscription, Azure service, and Azure region. They can integrate and connect this data with their sustainability dashboards and applications to drive more targeted decisions around cloud usage, and admins can enable transparency across the organization via permission settings in the API portal. Learn more and <a href=\"https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/industry\/sustainability\/api-overview\">try the API<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cm-edgetun.pages.dev\/en-us\/industry\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Image-3-Enabling-the-MC4S-API-Preview.png\" alt=\"User interface image showing Microsoft Cloud for Sustainability API Preview enablement\" class=\"wp-image-105825\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Enabling the Microsoft Cloud for Sustainability API Preview<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cm-edgetun.pages.dev\/industry\/blog\/sustainability\/2022\/11\/03\/increasing-transparency-for-carbon-credits-with-environmental-credit-service\/\"><strong>Environmental Credit Service Preview<\/strong><\/a>, a managed service under Microsoft Cloud for Sustainability, delivers a common infrastructure to track environmental credit provenance from creation through retirement, bringing new levels of transparency to carbon credit ecosystems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the sandbox environment, previewers can simulate credit lifecycle activities relevant to their roles and collaborate with other participating organizations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cm-edgetun.pages.dev\/en-us\/industry\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Image-4-ECS-Preview-setup-by-role.png\" alt=\"User interface image showing Environmental Credit Service Preview setup by role\" class=\"wp-image-105826\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Environmental Credit Service Preview setup by role<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They can now also screen for credit double-counting via <strong>overlapping project checkpoints<\/strong>. These checkpoints enable users to see when proposed projects overlap or when credits have already been claimed for a specific environmental benefit, helping to streamline the credit creation process and promote integrity and trust in the markets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cm-edgetun.pages.dev\/en-us\/industry\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Image-5-Overlapping-projects-checkpoint-in-ECS.png\" alt=\"User interface image showing an overlapping projects checkpoint in Environmental Credit Service\" class=\"wp-image-105827\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Overlapping projects checkpoint in Environmental Credit Service<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To preview Environmental Credit Service, project suppliers, credit-issuing registries, verifiers, and marketplaces are encouraged to <a href=\"https:\/\/forms.office.com\/Pages\/ResponsePage.aspx?id=v4j5cvGGr0GRqy180BHbR0ZLl5YHpABCuI0y3Q7zuRJUMlRGTVBJRFpZT0FCTTU2TjlIQU82UUhaTyQlQCN0PWcu\">submit a request<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"increase-your-sustainability-knowledge-with-new-coursework-from-linkedin-learning\">Increase your sustainability knowledge with new coursework from LinkedIn Learning<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gain a better understanding of complex sustainability and environmental, social, and governance (ESG) topics such as reporting and compliance, carbon accounting, sustainability leadership, standards, guidelines, best practices, and industry-specific use cases. Check out free LinkedIn Learning courses available through the <a href=\"https:\/\/solutions.microsoft.com\/Microsoft%20Cloud%20for%20Sustainability%22%20\/t%20%22_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Microsoft Cloud Solution Center<\/a> under \u201cSustainability learning.\u201d Watch for new, tailored content for different sustainability maturity levels, skills, and requirements\u2014coming soon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cm-edgetun.pages.dev\/en-us\/industry\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Jan-2023_SustainabilityLearning_900px.png\" alt=\"User interface image showing sustainability learning button in Microsoft Cloud Solution Center\" class=\"wp-image-105922\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Find new sustainability coursework in the Microsoft Cloud Solution Center<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"learn-more\">Learn more<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Want to stay even more ahead of the curve? 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