Terra Reporting and Microsoft Cloud for Sustainability
Next steps for a more sustainable future
In today's rapidly evolving business landscape, sustainability has taken centre stage, and ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) reporting is at the forefront of this movement. At Terra Reporting, we are thrilled to announce our strategic adoption of Microsoft Cloud for Sustainability as a first-party solution, on which we are building Terra Reporting solutions. This significant step strengthens our ability to provide exceptional support to our clients in their ESG reporting journey. Together with Microsoft, we are committed to empowering our clients with actionable insights and streamlined processes, driving them towards a more sustainable and resilient future.
As a pivotal component of the Microsoft Cloud for Sustainability solution, the Microsoft Sustainability Manager is the transformative solution that empowers organizations, regardless of where they are on their sustainability journey, to record, report, and reduce their emissions and water or waste impact seamlessly.
Record
Microsoft Sustainability Manager streamlines record-keeping, automating tasks for efficient tracking of emissions, water usage, and waste impact. Seamlessly integrated with existing systems, it eliminates data silos and ambiguity, utilizing the Microsoft Cloud for Sustainability data model. This extensible solution supports customization, enabling bespoke reports through Azure and Power Platform tools. Notably, it offers real-time visibility into emissions and water data, fostering collaboration and scaling sustainability initiatives across the organization, driving holistic transformation.
Report
The reporting capabilities of Microsoft Sustainability Manager are equally impressive. Organizations can analyse and visualize their resource consumption, environmental impact, and sustainability progress in near real time. Whether it's tracking performance against sustainability goals or gaining actionable insights, this solution simplifies the reporting process.
Act
The reduction of emissions, water and waste footprint is at the heart of sustainability efforts, and Microsoft Sustainability Manager empowers organizations to set and track sustainability targets. Collaboration becomes seamless as sustainability insights are integrated, supporting emission reduction strategies. This solution encourages organizations to re-imagine fundamental processes to achieve their sustainability goals.
Leveraging Microsoft Cloud for Sustainability
We are extending the platform by developing our own solutions, components, and applications that will be compatible with Microsoft Cloud for Sustainability. This strategic initiative aims to bring more productivity and benefits to our customers, further enhancing their capabilities to make a positive impact on the world.
In conclusion, as we integrate Microsoft Cloud for Sustainability with Terra Reporting solutions, we stand stable to contribute to a brighter and more sustainable future. By leveraging cutting-edge technology and our commitment to environmental responsibility, we are confident in our ability to drive positive change and inspire sustainable practices across industries.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
Microsoft Cloud for Sustainability is a suite of cloud-based tools and services from Microsoft aimed at helping organisations measure, manage, report, and reduce their ESG impacts.
It helps organisations by centralising ESG data, tracking emissions and resource use, automating compliance reporting, and providing actionable insights.
Terra Reporting uses Microsoft Cloud for Sustainability to build the Terra ESG Platform. It delivers a modular, out-of-the-box solution that adapts to the evolving ESG landscape, supported by Microsoft’s cloud infrastructure, data analytics, AI, and collaboration tools.
Microsoft Sustainability Manager is an application within Microsoft Cloud for Sustainability that allows organizations to record, calculate, and analyze sustainability data, integrate with business systems, and create compliance-ready reports.
Common challenges include evolving regulations and frameworks, reliance on manual processes, fragmented or siloed data, limited value chain visibility, poor alignment, and balancing financial constraints with sustainability goals.
Technology automates manual tasks, integrates data across systems, and provides dashboards for monitoring KPIs. Modern ESG platforms use AI and analytics for decision support, scenario modeling, and compliance assurance.
Most sustainability impacts, such as Scope 3 emissions, occur in the value chain. Transparency enables accurate ESG reporting, identifies risks, improves supplier practices, and builds credibility.
More details: Scope 3 Data Ingestion