Microsoft Cloud for Sustainability: ESG and the Future of Business

Introduction

• Introduction to the course

1. Sustainability Basics

• Who cares wins
• Understanding carbon emissions
• Key sustainability regulations
• Focusing on long-termism vs. short-termism
• Sustainability challenges

2. Microsoft Sustainability Solutions

• What are Microsoft Sustainability Solutions?
• What are the benefits of using Microsoft Sustainability Solutions?

3. Microsoft Sustainability Data Model

• The need for data models
• Microsoft Cloud for Sustainability model
• Project ESG Lake

4. Microsoft Sustainability Manager

• What is Microsoft Sustainability Manager?
• What are the solution focus areas?
• How to use Microsoft Sustainability Manager
• ESG value chain

5. Compliance Reporting

• Microsoft Purview compliance manager
• CSRD template in Microsoft Purview

6. Emissions Impact Dashboard

• Emissions Impact Dashboard
• Calculation methodology
• Two types of Emissions Impact Dashboards

7. Credit Service

• What are carbon credits?
• Cap and trade system
• What is measurement, reporting, and verification (MRV)?
• What is the Microsoft Environment Credit Service?

Conclusion

• How to get started with Microsoft Sustainability Solutions
• Leave it the way you found it