Performing a Sustainability Audit with Microsoft Sustainability Manager

56mIntermediate2024-10-15

Authors

Fawad Qureshi

Technology Strategist | Analytics, Cloud, Big Data

Course details

Combining video lectures, interactive demonstrations, and practical, hands-on exercises, this course provides an overview of the skills required to perform a sustainability audit with Microsoft Cloud for Sustainability. Explore the basics of Microsoft Sustainability Manager, sustainability metrics, and sustainable software development with instructor Fawad Qureshi, before transitioning into exercises to practice collecting and reporting on sustainability metrics. By the end of this course, you’ll be prepared to leverage the power of Microsoft Sustainability Manager to develop more sustainable solutions.

Learning objectives
Leverage the features of Microsoft Cloud for Sustainability.
Collect and report on sustainability metrics using Microsoft Cloud for Sustainability.
Develop sustainable solutions using Microsoft Cloud for Sustainability.
Build extensible connectors using Microsoft Cloud for Sustainability.

Skills covered

Sustainability AwarenessSustainable Business StrategyCloud PlatformsCloud ComputingProfessional DevelopmentBusiness Analysis and StrategyOne-Off

Concepts

Introduction

Introduction to Microsoft Cloud for Sustainability
The five Rs in Microsoft Cloud for Sustainability

Explore and Overview of Case Study

Case study overview - Global supply chain

Well-Architected for Microsoft Cloud for Sustainability

Building and operating sustainability solutions
Microsoft Sustainability Manager - Well-architected assessment
Design principles
Microsoft Sustainability Manager journey
Types of data
Data management considerations

Deploying Microsoft Cloud for Sustainability

Acquiring licenses
Microsoft Cloud Solution Center

Microsoft Sustainability Manager

Walkthrough of MSM
Remove sample data
Define your organization
Value chain
Set up reference data
Set up calculations
Import data
Run a calculation
Validate analytics and set reports
Define sustainability goals
Set up Teams collaboration

Working with the ESG Data Model

Introducing Dataverse
Introduction to the ESG data model
Extending the ESG data model

Managing the ESG Value Chain

Understanding the ESG value chain
Setting up value chain surveys

Sustainable IT Practices

Measuring the carbon footprint of your IT infrastructure
Using Impact Emissions Dashboards

Preview Features

Preview features not covered in the course

Conclusion

Where to go from here