What's new and planned for Microsoft Cloud for Sustainability
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Access your scope 3 emissions via API | Users by admins, makers, or analysts |
Jan 9, 2023 |
- |
| Connect to Blue Yonder with Azure Logic Apps connector | Users by admins, makers, or analysts | Feb 2023 | Mar 2023 |
| Record detailed audit trails | Admins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automatically |
Jan 30, 2023 |
Mar 2023 |
| Add custom dimensions to schema | Users, automatically | Feb 2023 | Mar 2023 |
| Use gates for controlling data transitions | Users by admins, makers, or analysts | Feb 2023 | Mar 2023 |
| Develop first-party framework for Azure Logic Apps framework | Admins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automatically | Feb 2023 | To be announced |
| Import data from different sources more quickly | Users, automatically | Mar 2023 | To be announced |
| Proactively receive and resolve data import errors | Admins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automatically | Mar 2023 | To be announced |
| Store water quantity and quality data | Users, automatically |
Oct 31, 2022 |
To be announced |
| Develop third-party connectors with an Azure Logic Apps framework | Admins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automatically | Mar 2023 | To be announced |
| Enter water measurement data in forms | Users, automatically | Mar 2023 | To be announced |
| Import data from utility companies with the Urjanet connector | Users by admins, makers, or analysts | Mar 2023 | To be announced |
| Ingest water quantity and quality data | Admins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automatically | Mar 2023 | To be announced |
| Report scope 2 market-based method | Users, automatically | Mar 2023 | To be announced |
Lifecycle assessment
Create more sustainable products and services
| Feature | Enabled for | Public preview | General availability |
|---|---|---|---|
| Claim forecasted, or ex-ante, carbon credits | Users, automatically | Mar 2023 | To be announced |
Smart facilities
Reduce the environmental impact of buildings, spaces, and equipment.
| Feature | Enabled for | Public preview | General availability |
|---|---|---|---|
| View facilities sustainability data | Admins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automatically | Mar 2023 | To be announced |
System expansion and enhancement
This section lists enhancements and expansions for Microsoft Cloud for Sustainability.
| Feature | Enabled for | Public preview | General availability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Mar 2023 | To be announced |
| Report scope 3 category 7 employee commuting | Admins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automatically | Mar 2023 | To be announced |
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.