What's new and planned for Microsoft Cloud for Sustainability
Important
This content is archived and is not being updated. For the latest documentation, go to the Microsoft Dynamics 365 documentation. For the latest release plans, go to Dynamics 365 and Microsoft Power Platform release plans.
This topic lists features that are planned to release from October 2022 through March 2023. Because this topic lists features that may not have released yet, delivery timelines may change and projected functionality may not be released. For more information, go to Microsoft policy.
- For a list of the next wave's release plans, go to 2023 release wave 1 plan.
In the General availability column, the feature will be delivered within the month listed. The delivery date can be any day within that month. Released features show the full date, including the date of release.
This check mark (
) shows which features have been released for public preview or early access and for public preview, early access, and general availability.
Data integration and calculations
Streamline data ingestion, integration, and calculations.
| Feature | Enabled for | Public preview | General availability |
|---|---|---|---|
| Store water quantity and quality data | Users, automatically |
Oct 31, 2022 |
- |
| Access Azure scope 3 emissions data via API | Users by admins, makers, or analysts |
Jan 9, 2023 |
- |
| Enter water measurement data in forms | Users, automatically |
Mar 31, 2023 |
- |
| Estimate water volumes with intensity formulas | Users, automatically |
Mar 31, 2023 |
- |
| Ingest water quantity and quality data | Admins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automatically |
Mar 31, 2023 |
- |
| Manage data approvals | Users by admins, makers, or analysts |
Mar 31, 2023 |
- |
| Manually enter water sustainability reference data | Users by admins, makers, or analysts |
Mar 31, 2023 |
- |
| Report scope 2 market-based method | Users, automatically |
Mar 31, 2023 |
- |
| Cloud for Sustainability is available in Germany and Australia | Admins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automatically | - |
Mar 31, 2023 |
| Record detailed audit trails | Admins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automatically |
Jan 30, 2023 |
Mar 31, 2023 |
| Add custom dimensions to schema | Users, automatically |
Mar 31, 2023 |
Mar 31, 2023 |
| Ingest heterogenous data from multiple sources with guided experience | Users, automatically |
Mar 31, 2023 |
Mar 31, 2023 |
| Build first-party connectors with Azure Logic Apps framework | Admins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automatically |
Feb 27, 2023 |
To be announced |
| Store waste quantity and reference data | Users, automatically |
Mar 31, 2023 |
To be announced |
| Allocate emissions from products and services | Users, automatically |
Mar 31, 2023 |
To be announced |
Reporting, disclosure, and automated insights
Analyze and report environmental impact and sustainability progress.
| Feature | Enabled for | Public preview | General availability |
|---|---|---|---|
| Report water usage data | Users by admins, makers, or analysts |
Mar 31, 2023 |
- |
| Visualize water data in dashboards | Users by admins, makers, or analysts |
Mar 31, 2023 |
- |
System expansion and enhancement
This section lists enhancements and expansions for Microsoft Cloud for Sustainability.
| Feature | Enabled for | Public preview | General availability |
|---|---|---|---|
| Access Microsoft 365 scope 3 emissions via API | Users by admins, makers, or analysts |
Mar 31, 2023 |
- |
| Sustainability Manager available in UK, APAC regions | Admins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automatically | - |
Dec 1, 2022 |
Value chain visibility
Increase value chain transparency.
| Feature | Enabled for | Public preview | General availability |
|---|---|---|---|
| Report scope 3 category 12 emissions | Admins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automatically |
Dec 31, 2022 |
Mar 31, 2023 |
| Report scope 3 category 7 employee commuting | Admins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automatically |
Dec 31, 2022 |
Mar 31, 2023 |
Description of Enabled for column values:
Users, automatically: These features include changes to the user experience and are enabled automatically.
Admins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automatically: These features are meant to be used by administrators, makers, marketers, or business analysts and are enabled automatically.
Users by admins, makers, or analysts: These features must be enabled or configured by the administrators, makers, or business analysts to be available for their users.
For a list of the countries or regions where Dynamics 365 business applications are available, go to the International availability guide. For more information about geographic areas and datacenters (regions), go to the Dynamics 365 and Microsoft Power Platform availability page.