Measure your ESG data through Microsoft's Cloud for Sustainability

Building innovative and sustainable solutions can be quite the challenge. So, to help you achieve your organization’s environmental, social and governance goals, we’ve partnered with EpicHorizons, a data-driven company that specializes in helping companies meet new sustainability regulations like CSRD. Together, we’ll help you navigate the wide range of tools that can take your ESG reporting to the next level. Ready to dive in?

What is ESG data?

ESG data provides key insights into your organization’s environmental, social, and governance impact, covering areas such as carbon emissions, resource usage, community engagement, diversity and inclusion practices, and corporate governance structures.

Unfortunately, this kind of data is often quite complex, which can significantly slow down the progress of your sustainability goals. That’s why Microsoft developed some very useful tools to collect, analyze and transform ESG data into a common format.

Sustainable solutions, powered by Microsoft

Microsoft’s Cloud for Sustainability is an innovative platform designed to help organizations keep track of various metrics related to their sustainable development. It provides a wide range of solutions that improve data quality and consistency, while simultaneously reducing the time and effort necessary for analysis and visualization.

But where should you start? Let’s take a closer look at the two most essential data tools: Microsoft Sustainability Manager and Sustainability Data Solutions in Microsoft Fabric. And explore, through some practical use cases, how you can use these solutions to gain valuable knowledge about your business ESG progress.

Mapping the footprint of your supply chain using Microsoft Sustainability Manager

With the ESG Value Chain Solution in Microsoft Sustainability Manager, you can get a better view over the footprint of your supply chain. This solution is built on Power Platform, offering you immediate access to the data of any external party you work with. In a few clicks, you can easily add new suppliers, send and retrieve forms, create templates for data collection and store the data in the ESG Data Model.

Thanks to this streamlined process you can centralize all sustainability data about your company’s activities in mere seconds, providing the most uniform an reliable solution.

Centralizing your ESG data using Sustainability Data Solutions in Microsoft Fabric

To assist Microsoft Sustainability Manager in bringing all your data together for ESG reporting, we recommend using the Sustainability Data Solutions from Microsoft Fabric. It effectively pulls data from various sources and formats and organizes it for you, giving you the necessary insights to develop your sustainable solutions.

Together with Microsoft Sustainability Manager, it creates a robust ecosystem for all your ESG data. This organized approach not only simplifies your reporting process, but also ensures you have a clear and comprehensive view of your company's sustainability footprint, making it easier to pinpoint areas for impactful change.

Stronger together: Arxus & EpicHorizons

Sustainability is an enormous field of expertise, so claiming to know everything is pretty unrealistic. That’s why we’ve decided to partner with EpicHorizons. To provide you with all the knowledge and skills you need for your sustainability journey.

Let us guide you through each step of your sustainable journey, as your reliable partner.