{"id":3017,"date":"2023-04-20T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-04-20T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cm-edgetun.pages.dev\/en-us\/innovation\/blog\/ms-industry\/microsoft-cloud-for-sustainability-make-significant-progress-faster-with-new-empowered-features\/"},"modified":"2026-04-11T12:41:42","modified_gmt":"2026-04-11T19:41:42","slug":"microsoft-cloud-for-sustainability-make-significant-progress-faster-with-new-empowered-features","status":"publish","type":"ms-industry","link":"https:\/\/cm-edgetun.pages.dev\/en-us\/microsoft-cloud\/blog\/general\/2023\/04\/20\/microsoft-cloud-for-sustainability-make-significant-progress-faster-with-new-empowered-features\/","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft Cloud for Sustainability: Make significant progress faster with new, empowered features"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In recognition of Earth Month and the latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report<sup>1 <\/sup>urging parties to hasten progress to net zero, we\u2019re pleased to announce timely updates to <a href=\"https:\/\/cm-edgetun.pages.dev\/en-us\/sustainability\/cloud?rtc=1\">Microsoft Cloud for Sustainability<\/a>. These new features deliver enhanced levels of insight (including Scope 3 waste data), data access and management, reporting, and customization to help organizations meet their goals and make progress faster.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"round-out-insights-with-custom-dimensions\">Round out insights with custom dimensions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Organizations can now add <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/industry\/sustainability\/report-custom-dimensions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">custom dimensions (Preview)<\/a><\/strong> to data model entities in <a href=\"https:\/\/cm-edgetun.pages.dev\/en-us\/sustainability?rtc=1\">Microsoft Sustainability Manager<\/a>, helping to refine calculations and analysis. For example, they can associate activity or emissions data with other contextual data such as emissions intensity per number of employees.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Once the data with custom dimensions are ingested, mapped, and calculated, it can be used to generate manufacturing intensities by domain. In the screenshot below, a dashboard shows emissions from laptop manufacturing by assembly line, model, and SKU.<\/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\/04\/Custom-Dimensions-1.png\" alt=\"Custom dimensions (Preview) applied to generate manufacturing intensities in Microsoft Sustainability Manager\u00a0\" class=\"wp-image-107657\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Custom dimensions (Preview) applied to generate manufacturing intensities in Microsoft Sustainability Manager<\/em>&nbsp;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"drive-momentum-with-data-approval-management\">Drive momentum with data approval management&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Especially valuable for mature organizations with data management control workflows, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/industry\/sustainability\/import-data-approval-management\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">data approval management (Preview)<\/a> <\/strong>enables the staging of data in a pending state so it can be stored without impacting calculations, analysis, and reporting. Once reviewed and approved by authorized users, the data becomes available for all these functions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"easily-access-microsoft-365-usage-based-emissions-data\">Easily access Microsoft 365 usage-based emissions data&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Organizations can now access the Microsoft datacenter emissions data associated with their usage of Microsoft 365 services, including Exchange Online, Outlook, SharePoint, OneDrive, Microsoft Teams, Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, using the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/industry\/sustainability\/api-overview\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Microsoft Cloud for Sustainability API (Preview)<\/a><\/strong>. The API uses our third-party\u2013validated <a href=\"https:\/\/go.microsoft.com\/fwlink\/p\/?linkid=2161861&amp;clcid=0x409&amp;culture=en-us&amp;country=us\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">emissions calculation methodology<\/a> to compute all three <a href=\"https:\/\/go.microsoft.com\/fwlink\/p\/?linkid=2202606\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">emissions scopes<\/a> as defined by the Greenhouse Gas Protocol. Microsoft 365 admins can enable access across the organization with role-based permissions, empowering teams to analyze the organization\u2019s Microsoft 365 usage\u2013based emissions data by scope, month, year, and region.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Organizations can also configure access to their Azure usage\u2013based emissions data via the Microsoft Cloud for Sustainability API portal, which is discoverable in the Microsoft Cloud Solution Center.<\/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\/04\/Data-Sources-1.png\" alt=\"Microsoft Cloud for Sustainability API (Preview) dashboard\u00a0\" class=\"wp-image-107658\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Microsoft Cloud for Sustainability API (Preview) dashboard<\/em>&nbsp;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"get-ahead-on-disclosure-preparation-with-reporting-enhancements\">Get ahead on disclosure preparation with reporting enhancements&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Considering <a href=\"https:\/\/cm-edgetun.pages.dev\/en-us\/industry\/blog\/sustainability\/2023\/03\/21\/get-ready-for-esg-reporting-with-increased-data-transparency\/?rtc=1\">emerging disclosure regulations<\/a>, one especially useful feature in Sustainability Manager is the ability to <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/industry\/sustainability\/report-quantitative-preparation-report\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">customize reports<\/a><\/strong> to include the sustainability information that\u2019s needed, regardless of disclosure format.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\">Now organizations can design a report that includes <strong>multiple types of sustainability information<\/strong>\u2014for example, emissions data plus Scope 1, Scope 2, and Scope 3 activity data. This can drastically reduce the number of reports needed to manage and streamline disclosure preparation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\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\/04\/Reporting-enhancements.png\" alt=\"Selecting information type in Microsoft Sustainability Manager report preparation\" class=\"wp-image-107659\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Selecting information type in Microsoft Sustainability Manager report preparation<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/industry\/sustainability\/setup-reporting-years\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Clarify period details<\/a> <\/strong>by naming a reporting year, defining the report&#8217;s starting date, and applying a template to determine the number of periods that will be created. Once the report is created, the reporting year will be available for selection on the insights pages.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\"><strong>Enhance control of data<\/strong> by changing the status of a period from the default \u201copen\u201d to \u201cclosed\u201d and help prevent changes to data during an audit or after a disclosure.\u202f&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"create-custom-views-for-analyzing-emissions\">Create custom views for analyzing emissions&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/industry\/sustainability\/report-allocations\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">allocations dashboard (Preview)<\/a><\/strong>, organizations can track how they\u2019re generating emissions by headcount, area, production type, or any method they can define. This feature allows organizations to assess how different internal metrics affect the overall emissions across their business.<\/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\/04\/Sus-6.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-107605\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Allocations dashboard (Preview) dashboard in Microsoft Sustainability Manager<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"improve-understanding-of-scope-2-market-and-location-based-emissions\">Improve understanding of Scope 2 market- and location-based emissions&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Users can improve accounting for their Scope 2 emissions thanks to an additional calculation methodology, improved insights, and reporting. The <a href=\"https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/industry\/sustainability\/calculate-scope2#step-2-determine-the-emission-factors\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">new model<\/a> (in preview) calculates location- and market-based emissions data together, enabling tracking and reporting on both types of Scope 2 emissions data for the same activity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"expedite-ingestion-of-scope-2-energy-activity-data\">Expedite ingestion of Scope 2 energy activity data&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/industry\/sustainability\/record-data-capture\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Data capture (Preview)<\/a><\/strong> enables organizations to leverage <a href=\"https:\/\/powerapps.microsoft.com\/en-us\/ai-builder\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">AI Builder<\/a> to ingest purchased energy invoices. This involves training a custom optical character recognition model to detect key attributes from the invoices, using invoice collections to differentiate between energy providers.&nbsp;<\/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\/04\/Data-Capture-2.jpeg\" alt=\"AI-driven energy invoice data capture (Preview) in Microsoft Sustainability Manager\" class=\"wp-image-107662\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>AI-driven energy invoice data capture (Preview) in Microsoft Sustainability Manager<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Once trained, the model can be used within Microsoft Sustainability Manager to seamlessly upload and process further invoices, which can then be ingested as Scope 2 activity data.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"ingest-diverse-data-from-multiple-sources-with-a-guided-experience\">Ingest diverse data from multiple sources with a guided experience&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With enhanced data processing, mapping, and transformation, users can more quickly import deconstructed data from single or multiple sources. The enhancements can also reduce the time it takes for solution onboarding, enabling organizations to speed up progress on their sustainability goals.\u202f&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Data can be added to Sustainability Manager in multiple ways, depending on the data type, source, user maturity, and import frequency. A new <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/industry\/sustainability\/sustainability-manager-import-data-overview\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">data importing guided experience<\/a><\/strong> includes Excel templates, a Power Query guided flow, and partner solutions. Users can flexibly apply any of these methods to ingest data.&nbsp;<\/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\/04\/Data-Imports.png\" alt=\"Data importing options in Microsoft Sustainability Manager\" class=\"wp-image-107663\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Data importing options in Microsoft Sustainability Manager<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Users can also gain flexibility and control over data transformations and import a wide range of data by setting up just one import. They can add entities throughout the import setup step and find detailed guidance along the way to ensure success. <strong>Data transformation and data model attribute mapping<\/strong> can be done together in one process or as two separate steps, which makes it easier for different people to manage each task.<\/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\/04\/Power-query.png\" alt=\"Defining data for ingestion in Microsoft Sustainability Manager\" class=\"wp-image-107664\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Defining data for ingestion in Microsoft Sustainability Manager<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"accelerate-environmental-credit-processes-with-environmental-credit-service-preview\">Accelerate environmental credit processes with Environmental Credit Service (Preview)&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">New features in <a href=\"https:\/\/cm-edgetun.pages.dev\/en-us\/industry\/blog\/sustainability\/2022\/11\/03\/increasing-transparency-for-carbon-credits-with-environmental-credit-service\/\">Environmental Credit Service (Preview)<\/a> help clarify and speed up processes that ultimately enable the service to improve transparency and scalability in environmental market ecosystems through a common infrastructure and shared data standard.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/industry\/sustainability\/environmental-credit-service-identity-handling\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Identity handling (Preview)<\/a> <\/strong>enables voluntary environmental market participants\u2014such as environmental project suppliers, buyers, and marketplaces\u2014to leverage their existing identities to interact with other ecosystem participants seamlessly via Environmental Credit Service. The service helps with handling identities as part of its multi-party workflows while the ecosystem participants still authenticate and authorize the identities.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/industry\/sustainability\/environmental-credit-service-process-claims\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Creation and management of processed claims (Preview)<\/a><\/strong>, exposed via the Environmental Credit Service API, helps standardize and streamline the validation of environmental claims that are typically carried out by validation and verification bodies (verifiers). This can help speed up the screening and approval of claims by issuing registries.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/industry\/sustainability\/environmental-credit-service-access-control?branch=sustainability-ecs-march2023\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Built-in role-based access control (Preview)<\/a> <\/strong>through the service and the UI enables admins to grant, modify, or remove access rights from members of their organization. An admin can also manage access for assets across organizations and define the parties approved for collaboration. For example, if a credit supplier has pre-committed credits to a certain buyer and doesn\u2019t want other buyers to view those credits, they can enable access for the designated buyer only.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"promote-waste-reduction-with-the-microsoft-cloud-for-sustainability-waste-data-model-preview\">Promote waste reduction with the Microsoft Cloud for Sustainability waste data model (Preview)&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Built on the Microsoft Cloud for Sustainability data model, the new, purpose-built <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/industry\/sustainability\/waste-data-model-intro\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">waste data model (Preview)<\/a><\/strong> enables storing and accessing waste sustainability data. The data is prepared for sustainability use cases using waste quantity and quality measurement data linked with sustainability reference data.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Users gain an enriched, unified view of<strong> <\/strong>waste quantity by waste type, source, and category across the company and facilities. They can also track and monitor the quality of the waste that\u2019s being disposed of. These insights can be used toward waste reduction and building a circular economy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The waste sustainability data model can be installed in the Dataverse environment from the <a href=\"https:\/\/solutions.microsoft.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Microsoft Cloud Solution Center<\/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\/04\/Waste-data-model.png\" alt=\"Setting up the Microsoft Cloud for Sustainability waste data model in the Microsoft Cloud Solution Center\" class=\"wp-image-107665\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Setting up the Microsoft Cloud for Sustainability waste data model in the Microsoft Cloud Solution Center<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In March 2023, we also announced the <strong>Microsoft Cloud for Sustainability <a href=\"https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/industry\/sustainability\/water-data-model-intro?WT.mc_id=industry_inproduct_solncenterSustainability\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">water data model (Preview)<\/a><\/strong>, enabling efficient calculations, visualization, analysis, and reporting of water sustainability data. The water data model provides organizations with a unified view of <a href=\"https:\/\/cm-edgetun.pages.dev\/en-us\/industry\/blog\/sustainability\/2023\/03\/22\/introducing-critical-new-water-data-capabilities-in-microsoft-cloud-for-sustainability\/\">water sustainability data<\/a> to help them track against mandatory and voluntary reporting requirements using custom data model configurations, monitoring, and reporting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"next-steps\">Next steps&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Start tackling what\u2019s next on your organization\u2019s sustainability journey: <a href=\"https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/industry\/sustainability\/configure-cloud-for-sustainability\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Set up and configure Microsoft Cloud for Sustainability<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Sustainability is moving fast.<\/strong> Stay informed about <a href=\"https:\/\/cm-edgetun.pages.dev\/en-us\/sustainability\/cloud?rtc=1\">Microsoft Cloud for Sustainability<\/a> by signing up for <a href=\"https:\/\/aka.ms\/sus-stay-informed\">news and updates<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"alignwide is-style-inline wp-block-bloginabox-theme-promotional\">\n\t\n<div class=\"promotional promotional--has-media promotional--media-right\">\n\t<div class=\"promotional__wrapper\">\n\t\t<div class=\"promotional__content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"promotional__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"microsoft-cloud-for-sustainability\">Microsoft Cloud for Sustainability<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Accelerate your sustainability journey<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-full-width-on-mobile\"><a data-bi-an=\"Global CTA\" data-bi-ct=\"cta link\" data-bi-id=\"cta-block\" class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/cm-edgetun.pages.dev\/en-us\/sustainability\/cloud?rtc=1\">Discover more<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"promotional__media-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"promotional__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cm-edgetun.pages.dev\/en-us\/industry\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/167093_IND_Cloud-for-Sustainability_GA_Blog-Hero-Image_1200x900-02.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><sup>1<\/sup><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ipcc.ch\/report\/ar6\/syr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u201cAR6 Synthesis Report: Climate Change 2023,\u201d Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, 2023<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With timely updates to Microsoft Cloud for Sustainability, organizations gain enhanced levels of insight (including Scope 3 waste data) plus new data access and management, reporting, and customization capabilities to help them make significant sustainability progress faster.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":10433,"template":"","categories":[1108],"tags":[1465,1657],"content-type":[115],"job-function":[],"coauthors":[1445],"class_list":["post-3017","ms-industry","type-ms-industry","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-general","tag-microsoft-industry-clouds","tag-sustainability","content-type-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>New Microsoft Cloud for Sustainability features deliver elevated insights and reporting | The Microsoft Cloud Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"With timely updates to Microsoft Cloud for Sustainability, organizations gain enhanced levels of insight (including Scope 3 waste data) plus new data access and management, reporting, and customization capabilities to help them make significant sustainability progress faster. 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