Realized Emissions vs Baseline (Power BI Report)

APPLIES TO: Business Central 2025 release wave 1 and later.

The Realized Emissions vs Baseline report lets you compare your actual emissions to a predefined baseline from the scorecard. You can compare different periods to ensure you're progressing toward the baseline.

Use the report

Sustainability Managers use the report to evaluate the organization's carbon footprint against the baseline. Comparing actual emissions to a baseline can help you identify trends and deviations. The report can help you make informed decisions about where to make changes to ensure you improve against the baseline.

Executives use this report to get a high-level view that helps identify how they're performing against the baseline. The report helps them ensure that their long-term vision is coming true.

Environmental Analysts use this data to identify specific areas or emissions baselines that aren't being met, and conduct a root cause analysis to propose actionable recommendations.

Key performance indicators (KPIs)

The Realized Emissions vs Baseline report includes the following KPIs and measures:

• CO2e vs Baseline (%)
• CO2e Current Value
• CO2e Baseline
• CO2 vs Baseline (%)
• CO2 Current Value
• CO2 Baseline
• CO2 Emissions
• CH4 vs Baseline (%)
• CH4 Current Value
• CH4 Baseline
• CH4 Emissions
• N2O vs Baseline (%)
• N2O Current Value
• N2O Baseline
• N2O Emissions

Choose the link for a KPI to learn more about what it means, its calculation, and what data is used in the calculations.

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You can easily track the KPIs that the Power BI reports display against your business objectives. To learn more, go to Track your business KPIs with Power BI metrics.

Data used in the report

The Realized Emissions vs Baseline report uses data from the following tables in Business Central:

• Sustainability Ledger Entry
• Sustainability Account Category

Try the report

Try the report here: Realized Emissions vs Baseline

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Related information

Sustainability Overview (Power BI Report)
Sustainability management overview
Sustainability reports and analytics in Business Central