Generate reports with Project ESG Reporting
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Important
Some of the functionality described in this release plan has not been released. Delivery timelines may change and projected functionality may not be released (see Microsoft policy). Learn more: What's new and planned
| Enabled for | Public preview | General availability |
|---|---|---|
| Users by admins, makers, or analysts | 
Aug 20, 2024 |
Dec 2024 |
Business value
Project ESG Reporting (preview) enables your organization to collaboratively create voluntary and regulatory disclosure reports across a range of standards and frameworks. Approval and audit workflows help your organization ensure compliance and data accuracy.
With flexible collaboration and approval workflows plus the ability to organize and reuse disclosure data, Project ESG Reporting (preview) reduces complexity, enhances efficiency, and provides greater transparency for ESG reporting.
Feature details
ESG disclosure reporting can be a complex and challenging process for sustainability practitioners who need to report against numerous voluntary and regulatory reporting frameworks. Because these reports aren't standardized, it's difficult to know which metrics to report and how to structure disclosures. Project ESG Reporting (preview) addresses these challenges by providing templates based on various ESG standards or frameworks. It helps you with the creation, completion, and approval of comprehensive reports across both quantitative and qualitative metrics.
Project ESG Reporting (preview) includes standard and framework reporting templates for:
- Standard and framework templates for Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD)
- Australian Sustainability Reporting Standards (ASRS)
- Business Responsibility and Sustainability Reporting (BRSR) 1 and 2
- Global Reporting Initiative (GRI)
- International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) 1 and 2
- Various Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB)
In addition, Project ESG Reporting (preview) provides:
- Extensibility for custom template creation.
- XBRL framework compatibility, allowing you to create and reuse concepts, facts, and dimensions across reports.
- Support for various response types for quantitative and qualitative disclosures including rich text, and numeric.
- Workflow UI for task creation and management and content approval.
- Disclosure generation in Excel.