Microsoft today announced the addition of a set of new data and AI solutions to its sustainability platform, Microsoft Cloud for Sustainability. This includes tools aimed at allowing users to more quickly access their ESG data analysis and insights, improve the management and reporting of sustainability data, collect and analyze it. Data across the value chain.
Microsoft announced its Cloud for Sustainability platform in 2021. The platform focuses on enabling companies to record, report, reduce and replace emissions through software as a service (SaaS) tools, which it then transforms into data intelligence-focused solutions. Integrated with Sustainability Manager. Organizations will be provided with an increasingly automated view of the emissions impact of their entire operations and value chain.
Among the new tools Microsoft has released in preview is the company’s recently released AI-powered Microsoft Fabric sustainability data solution. It aims to enable organizations to connect their ESG data with other company data from multiple sources to provide meaningful insights and prepare for analysis and regulatory reporting. , in addition to tracking progress against publicly available data and industry benchmarks.
Additional AI-based solutions released in preview include Copilot for Microsoft Sustainability Manager. This enables organizations to use generative AI and natural language queries to ask questions, receive answers quickly, and analyze environmental data. Interactive AI models enable deeper analysis of calculated emissions data, including determining where more complete data is needed, identifying reduction opportunities, and fine-tuning decisions based on historical trends, seasonality, and data anomalies. becomes possible.
Microsoft also announced the general availability of ESG value chain solutions in Microsoft Sustainability Manager. This enables simplified data collection while providing a more secure process for suppliers, allowing users to perform advanced analysis on their ESG value chain data to uncover internal emissions reduction opportunities. You will be able to find it. value chain.
In a post announcing the new solution, Satish Thomas, corporate vice president of Microsoft Industry Cloud, said:
“Today, we are introducing new data and AI solutions to Microsoft Cloud for Sustainability to give organizations the capabilities they need to advance their sustainability efforts. These include environmental, social, and governance (ESG) Includes faster data analysis and insights, an AI assistant that helps accelerate impactful decisions and reporting, and other advanced features, all of which can help organizations transform faster. It is designed to.”
