What's new and planned for Microsoft Sustainability Manager

This topic lists features that are planned to release from April 2026 through September 2026. Because this topic lists features that may not have released yet, delivery timelines may change and projected functionality may not be released. For more information, go to Microsoft policy.

For a list of the previous wave's release plans, go to 2025 release wave 2 plan.

In the General availability column, the feature will be delivered within the month listed. The delivery date can be any day within that month. Released features show the full date, including the date of release.

This check mark ( ) shows which features have been released for public preview and general availability.

Feature Enabled for Public preview General availability
Use up‑to‑date regulatory templates Users by admins, makers, or analysts Jul 2026 -
Enhance external sustainability reporting Users, automatically - Jul 2026
Capture snapshot‑based data trails Users, automatically Jul 2026 Sep 2026
Streamline ESG internal data collection Users, automatically - Sep 2026
Generate advanced emissions calculation outcomes Users, automatically Jul 2026 Jan 2027
Configure granular reporting‑period locking Users, automatically Jul 2026 Jan 2027
Calculate spend‑based carbon using Sustainability ledger Users by admins, makers, or analysts Jul 2026 -

Description of Enabled for column values:

  • Users, automatically: These features include changes to the user experience and are enabled automatically.

  • Admins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automatically: These features are meant to be used by administrators, makers, marketers, or business analysts and are enabled automatically.

  • Users by admins, makers, or analysts: These features must be enabled or configured by the administrators, makers, or business analysts to be available for their users.

For information on data residency in Dynamics 365 and Power Platform, visit the Microsoft Dynamics 365 and Power Platform data residency documentation. For more information about geo availability, visit the Dynamics 365 and Microsoft Power Platform availability page.