Scope 3 emissions dashboard

Scope 3 emissions are indirect emissions that occur in the value chain of an organization, and that aren't included in scope 2. The Scope 3 emissions dashboard in Microsoft Sustainability Manager lets you view scope 3 emissions by reporting period.

To open the Scope 3 emissions dashboard:

  1. On the left navigation under Analytics, select Emissions insights.
  2. On the top menu, select Scope 3.

Filter by reporting period or organizational hierarchy

Filter by reporting period or organizational hierarchy.

View summary statistics

View summary statistics in the left tile. These statistics include total scope 3 emissions for the reporting period compared to the previous period. The tile also shows all categories of scope 3 emissions classified as either upstream or downstream. Scope 3 emissions have the following 15 categories.

Upstream

  • Purchased Goods and Services
  • Capital Goods
  • Fuel and energy related activities
  • Upstream transportation and distribution
  • Waste generated in operations
  • Business travel
  • Employee commuting
  • Upstream leased assets

Downstream

  • Downstream transportation and distribution
  • Processing of sold products
  • Use of sold products
  • End-of-life treatment of sold products
  • Downstream leased assets
  • Franchises
  • Investments

The top tile has three tabs: Scope 3 emissions, Scope 3 emissions by category, and Scope 3 emissions by category (line chart). Each tab has a toggle that you can use to show a comparison by year. When the toggle is off, data for the selected reporting period is shown in a monthly view. When the toggle is on, the data that is shown represents all available reporting periods.

View details by category

The bottom-left tile has four tabs:

  • By category – This tab shows scope 3 emissions by category and type.
  • Category 1 (Purchased Goods and Services) by supplier – This tab shows the number of records and emissions by supplier.
  • Category 2 (Capital Goods) by supplier – This tab shows the number of records and emissions by supplier.
  • Category 6 by business travel – This tab shows the mode of business travel, frequency, and associated emissions.

View data by country/region, organizational unit, or facility

The bottom-right tile has three tabs: By country/region, By organizational unit, and By facility. Each tab shows scope 3 emissions for the corresponding delineation of data.