{"id":120040,"date":"2025-01-22T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-01-22T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newed.any0.dpdns.org\/en-us\/industry\/blog\/?p=120040"},"modified":"2025-08-18T07:51:23","modified_gmt":"2025-08-18T14:51:23","slug":"expedite-reporting-with-enhanced-tools-and-ai-in-microsoft-cloud-for-sustainability","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newed.any0.dpdns.org\/en-us\/industry\/blog\/sustainability\/2025\/01\/22\/expedite-reporting-with-enhanced-tools-and-ai-in-microsoft-cloud-for-sustainability\/","title":{"rendered":"Expedite reporting with enhanced tools and AI in Microsoft Cloud for Sustainability"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Organizations are experiencing a tidal shift from voluntary to mandatory environmental, social, and governance (ESG) reporting requirements. The European Union\u2019s Corporate Sustainability Directive (CSRD) is one of more than 1,200 global ESG policy standards.<sup>1<\/sup> While these requirements aim to increase ESG transparency and standardization, build investor confidence, and accelerate progress, many organizations find meeting them increasingly challenging.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To address reporting complexity, organizations need reliable methods of centralizing, analyzing, and reporting on disparate ESG data that\u2019s spread-out across their value chains, and for driving insights to take action. <a href=\"https:\/\/newed.any0.dpdns.org\/en-us\/sustainability\/cloud\">Microsoft Cloud for Sustainability<\/a> is built to meet this need, equipping organizations with powerful <a href=\"https:\/\/info.microsoft.com\/ww-landing-lets-talk-sustainability-video-series.html?lcid=en-us\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ESG data readiness and reporting<\/a> capabilities and AI-powered actionable insights. With solutions built on Microsoft Cloud for Sustainability, companies can more easily respond to emerging regulations, identify ways to improve progress, and find new business models and value.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-msxcm-cta-block\" data-moray data-bi-an=\"CTA Block\">\n\t<div class=\"card d-block mx-ng mx-md-0\">\n\t\t<div class=\"row no-gutters material-color-brand-light bg-fabric-white\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/newed.any0.dpdns.org\/en-us\/industry\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/MSC25-Sustainability-living-planet-GettyImages-1373074946-rgb-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"card-img img-object-cover\" alt=\"Woman working with laptop outdoors in urban office park, surrounded by green plants.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newed.any0.dpdns.org\/en-us\/industry\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/MSC25-Sustainability-living-planet-GettyImages-1373074946-rgb-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/newed.any0.dpdns.org\/en-us\/industry\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/MSC25-Sustainability-living-planet-GettyImages-1373074946-rgb-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/newed.any0.dpdns.org\/en-us\/industry\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/MSC25-Sustainability-living-planet-GettyImages-1373074946-rgb-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/newed.any0.dpdns.org\/en-us\/industry\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/MSC25-Sustainability-living-planet-GettyImages-1373074946-rgb.jpg 1260w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"d-flex col-md\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-body align-self-center p-4 p-md-5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Microsoft Cloud for Sustainability<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mb-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Data and AI capabilities to help you transform for the future<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"link-group\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/newed.any0.dpdns.org\/en-us\/sustainability\/cloud\" class=\"btn btn-link text-decoration-none p-0\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Explore our solutions<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"glyph-append glyph-append-chevron-right glyph-append-xsmall\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>In this blog, we\u2019ll zero in on the latest Microsoft Cloud for Sustainability reporting and AI capabilities that can help you confidently tackle your 2025 reporting goals.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-msxcm-kicker-container\">\n\t<div class=\" wp-block-msxcm-kicker-block wp-block-msxcm-kicker--align-right\" data-bi-an=\"Kicker Right\">\n\t\t<p class=\"wp-block-msxcm-kicker__title small text-neutral-400 text-uppercase\">\n\t\t\tDriving business value with ESG data readiness\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t<a\n\t\t\tclass=\"wp-block-msxcm-kicker__cta btn btn-link p-0 text-decoration-none\"\n\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/newed.any0.dpdns.org\/en-us\/industry\/blog\/sustainability\/2024\/09\/25\/driving-business-value-with-esg-data-readiness\/\"\n\t\t\ttarget=\"_blank\"\t\t>\n\t\t\t<span>Read the blog<\/span> <span class=\"glyph-append glyph-append-xsmall wp-block-msxcm-kicker__glyph glyph-append-chevron-right\"><\/span>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"drive-efficient-reporting-processes-from-assessment-to-approval\">Drive efficient reporting processes\u2014from assessment to approval&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>ESG reporting involves wrangling not just disparate data but varying reporting standards that examine new sustainability dimensions and specific areas like Scope 3 (indirect) supply chain emissions, and water and waste management. Collaboration and AI assistance can be key to streamlining.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/newed.any0.dpdns.org\/sustainability\/microsoft-sustainability-manager\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">External reporting in Microsoft Sustainability Manager<\/a><\/strong> (formerly Project ESG Reporting), now generally available, equips organizations with templates, frameworks, and AI-powered insights to reduce reporting complexity, enhance efficiency, and provide greater transparency to processes. Using these tools through <a href=\"https:\/\/newed.any0.dpdns.org\/en-us\/power-platform\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Microsoft Power Platform<\/a> or in Microsoft Sustainability Manager, organizations can seamlessly connect their ESG data, organize and review it, and collaboratively create voluntary and regulatory disclosure reports across a range of standards and frameworks including:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Australian Sustainability Reporting Standards (ASRS)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Business Responsibility and Sustainability Reporting (BRSR) 1 and 2<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Global Reporting Initiative (GRI)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) 1 and 2<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB)&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Other features include approval and audit workflows to help <a href=\"https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/industry\/sustainability\/project-esg-reporting-standards\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ensure compliance and data accuracy<\/a>; Microsoft Sustainability Manager profile and data integration; workflow UI to support task management and content approval; disclosure generation in Microsoft Excel; and extensibility for custom template creation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Aiming to foster collaboration and enhance data quality and transparency, sustainability services partner<strong> <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fellowmind.com\/en\/services\/sustainability-services\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Fellowmind<\/strong><\/a> is working alongside Microsoft to support customers using the preview capabilities of external reporting in Microsoft Sustainability Manager.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote blockquote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote blockquote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><em>&#8220;External reporting in Microsoft Sustainability Manager is a true game changer to our customers as they strive to comply with the EU\u2019s Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD). Customers can leverage their existing Microsoft platform technology and data for efficient and compliant sustainability reporting.&#8221;\u202f<\/em><\/p>\n<cite><em>Louise\u202fOl-Ers, Fellowmind Group Sustainability Manager, Fellowmind<\/em>&nbsp;<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Learn more about <a href=\"https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/industry\/sustainability\/external-reporting\/overview\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">external reporting in Sustainability Manager<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"find-facts-and-finish-reports-faster-with-microsoft-copilot\">Find facts and finish reports faster with Microsoft Copilot&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Synthesizing large amounts of data in comprehensive reports involves large-scale data processing and reporting in multiple formats simultaneously. By enabling <a href=\"https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/industry\/sustainability\/sustainability-manager-copilot-overview\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Microsoft Copilot in Microsoft Sustainability Manager<\/strong><\/a> (preview), you can simplify drafting from different source documents, greatly speeding up disclosure reporting.\u202f&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Copilot in Microsoft Sustainability Manager uses a large language model to help you write qualitative and quantitative responses to fulfill ESG disclosure requirements. You can upload documentation and draft responses with references for various requirements, such as CSRD, GRI, and IFRS.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Relieved of having to individually review large amounts of data to create a cohesive response for every requirement, with Copilot in Microsoft Sustainability Manager, you can fast-track your way to the report review phases.\u202fThis feature is enabled by admins in external reporting\u202fin Microsoft Sustainability Manager.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"create-emissions-water-waste-and-csrd-preparatory-reports\">Create emissions, water, waste, and CSRD preparatory reports&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>With Copilot in Microsoft Sustainability Manager, you can also use natural language to generate emissions, water, waste, and CSRD preparatory reports. Simply enter a trigger phrase, such as \u201cCreate a CSRD report\u201d and describe the report you want to create, based on detailed parameters, for example: \u201cCreate a CSRD report in English for the year 2023 called \u20182023 CSRD preparation report\u2019 for \u2018Contoso Corp\u2019 organizational unit.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/newed.any0.dpdns.org\/en-us\/industry\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/image006.webp\" alt=\"Screenshot showing report creation using Copilot in Sustainability Manager: A user at Contoso Corp asks Copilot to create a CSRD preparatory report for 2023.\" class=\"wp-image-120056 webp-format\" srcset=\"\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/newed.any0.dpdns.org\/en-us\/industry\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/image006.webp\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Report creation using Copilot in Microsoft Sustainability Manager: A user at Contoso Corp asks Copilot in Microsoft Sustainability Manager to create a CSRD preparatory report for 2023.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Learn more about <a href=\"https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/industry\/sustainability\/sustainability-manager-copilot-reports\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">creating emissions, water, waste, and CSRD reports<\/a> with Copilot in Microsoft Sustainability Manager.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"do-more-with-copilot-in-microsoft-sustainability-manager\">Do more with Copilot in Microsoft Sustainability Manager&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Of course, Copilot in Microsoft Sustainability Manager can help with much more than report preparation. With a growing set of skills, Copilot in Microsoft Sustainability Manager can help you:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/industry\/sustainability\/sustainability-manager-copilot-document-analysis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Analyze documents<\/a> when you upload ESG-related documents and ask questions about their contents.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/industry\/sustainability\/sustainability-manager-copilot-calculation-models\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Create calculation models<\/a> by simply describing the calculation model you&#8217;d like to create.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/industry\/sustainability\/sustainability-manager-copilot-data-query\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Query your organizational data<\/a> to quickly extract the information you need, such as a particular assessment report value or an organizational unit&#8217;s revenue.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/newed.any0.dpdns.org\/en-us\/industry\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/image007.webp\" alt=\"Screenshot showing data querying using Microsoft Copilot in Microsoft Sustainability Manager: A user asks Copilot to summarize their facilities&rsquo; water risk index against standards and to list details about transport modes.\" class=\"wp-image-120057 webp-format\" srcset=\"\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/newed.any0.dpdns.org\/en-us\/industry\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/image007.webp\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Data querying using Copilot in Microsoft Sustainability Manager: A user asks Copilot in Microsoft Sustainability Manager to summarize their facilities&rsquo; water risk index against standards and to list details about transport modes.<\/em>&nbsp;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Learn more about <a href=\"https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/industry\/sustainability\/sustainability-manager-copilot-overview\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Copilot in Microsoft Sustainability Manager<\/a>.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"explore-sustainability-solutions-with-microsoft\">Explore sustainability solutions with Microsoft\u202f&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-msxcm-cta-block\" data-moray data-bi-an=\"CTA Block\">\n\t<div class=\"card d-block mx-ng mx-md-0\">\n\t\t<div class=\"row no-gutters material-color-brand-dark\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"d-flex col-md\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-body align-self-center p-4 p-md-5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Insight to impact: AI use cases to advance sustainability<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mb-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Explore five actionable ways that organizations use AI.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"link-group\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/info.microsoft.com\/ww-landing-insight-to-impact-ai-use-cases-to-advance-sustainability.html?lcid=en-us\" class=\"btn btn-link text-decoration-none p-0\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Read the e-book<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"glyph-append glyph-append-chevron-right glyph-append-xsmall\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/newed.any0.dpdns.org\/en-us\/industry\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/MSC25-Sustainability-industry-transformation-GettyImages-1322805583-rgb-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"card-img img-object-cover\" alt=\"One woman, holding a laptop, and one man, working in a wind turbine at sunset.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newed.any0.dpdns.org\/en-us\/industry\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/MSC25-Sustainability-industry-transformation-GettyImages-1322805583-rgb-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/newed.any0.dpdns.org\/en-us\/industry\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/MSC25-Sustainability-industry-transformation-GettyImages-1322805583-rgb-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/newed.any0.dpdns.org\/en-us\/industry\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/MSC25-Sustainability-industry-transformation-GettyImages-1322805583-rgb-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/newed.any0.dpdns.org\/en-us\/industry\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/MSC25-Sustainability-industry-transformation-GettyImages-1322805583-rgb.jpg 1260w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Bookmark\u202f<a href=\"https:\/\/newed.any0.dpdns.org\/en-us\/industry\/blog\/sustainability\/\">Microsoft Industry Blogs: Sustainability<\/a>\u202ffor the latest updates, including new capabilities in Microsoft Cloud for Sustainability.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Discover solutions with\u202f<a href=\"https:\/\/newed.any0.dpdns.org\/sustainability\/microsoft-sustainability-manager\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Microsoft Sustainability Manager<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Explore the\u202f<a href=\"https:\/\/community.sustainability.microsoft.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Microsoft Cloud for Sustainability Community<\/a>,\u202fwhere you can find answers to questions and connect with peers and experts.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>See\u202fwhat\u2019s new\u202fin\u202f<a href=\"https:\/\/newed.any0.dpdns.org\/sustainability\/cloud\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Microsoft Cloud for Sustainability<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><sup>1<\/sup> <a href=\"https:\/\/esgnews.com\/global-esg-regulation-increases-by-155-over-the-past-decade\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ESG News Survey, &#8220;Global ESG Regulation Increases by 155% Over the Past Decade,&#8221; 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