What's new and planned for Microsoft Cloud for Sustainability
This topic lists features that are planned to release from October 2023 through March 2024. 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 previous 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 and integration and calculations.
| Feature | Enabled for | Public preview | General availability |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trace activity data for emissions records | Users, automatically | Dec 2023 | - |
| Estimate waste generation when data is unavailable | Users, automatically | Mar 2024 | - |
| Build framework for third-party connectors | Admins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automatically | Feb 2024 | Mar 2024 |
| Easily resolve and reduce data import errors | Admins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automatically | Mar 2024 | Mar 2024 |
| Restate emissions from previous cycles | Users by admins, makers, or analysts | Mar 2024 | To be announced |
Reporting, disclosure, and automated insights
Analyze and report environmental impact and sustainability progress.
| Feature | Enabled for | Public preview | General availability |
|---|---|---|---|
| View emissions trends with Generated insights | Admins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automatically | Nov 2023 | - |
| Explore and plan data to meet CSRD requirements | Users by admins, makers, or analysts | Dec 2023 | - |
| Use what-if analysis to forecast emissions | Users by admins, makers, or analysts | Mar 2024 | - |
| Meet disclosure standards with expanded reporting | Users by admins, makers, or analysts | Feb 2024 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bring Project ESG Lake data into Sustainability Manager | Admins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automatically | Dec 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.
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