Get started with Environmental, social, and governance reporting

ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) disclosure reporting is often complex due to the variety of voluntary and regulatory frameworks, and the lack of standardization makes it challenging to select metrics and structure disclosures. Microsoft Sustainability Manager streamlines ESG reporting, reduces complexity, and enhances transparency and efficiency for organizations. External ESG reporting offers templates aligned with major ESG standards and frameworks.

In this Learning Path, you’ll obtain an understanding of how you use External ESG reporting in Sustainability Manager to collaborate, create, and approve both voluntary and regulatory disclosure reports, ensuring compliance and data accuracy through approval and audit workflows.

Prerequisites

  • None.

Modules in this learning path

External ESG Reporting empowers organizations to collaboratively develop voluntary and regulatory disclosure reports in accordance with various standards and frameworks. The inclusion of approval and audit workflows ensures compliance and data accuracy. When you use these capabilities, External ESG Reporting simplifies the reporting process, improves efficiency, and enhances transparency in ESG reporting. In this module, you learn about the capabilities of External ESG Reporting with Microsoft Sustainability Manager. You also learn about the process of approving comprehensive reports.

Microsoft Sustainability Manager provides robust capabilities for tracking, analyzing, and reporting social and governance data. You can report this data alongside environmental metrics, delivering a holistic environmental, social, and governance (ESG) solution for organizations. With the social and governance data you can gain deeper insights, demonstrate regulatory compliance, and drive meaningful sustainability progress.