Track investments emissions for scope 3 category 15

Enabled for	Public preview	General availability
Users by admins, makers, or analysts	Jun 27, 2023	Jun 7, 2024

Business value

Financial institutions report emissions almost entirely in scope 3 category 15, emissions from investments. This category is essential to support the financial services sector. Calculating category 15 is complex and includes data from external sources and advanced allocation mechanisms. Microsoft Sustainability Manager has built a foundation that enables this engagement. This feature will utilize a solid methodology that can be widely used or modified to meet financial institutions' needs. General availability reflects that this category completed the verification process. Organizations using Microsoft Sustainability Manager can confidently rely on verified categories for their sustainability assessments.

Feature details

Sustainability Manager successfully completed the verification process for scope 3 category 15: Investments emissions of the GHG Protocol. This category is now generally available, and the "Preview" label is removed from it throughout the product, including import, activity data, calculations, and documentation.

The verification process involved rigorous assessment and validation of data, methodologies, and calculations related to scope 3 category 15. Independent experts reviewed the accuracy, consistency, and compliance with industry standards. Their findings are on the Independent validation opinion. page.

Calculating scope 3 category 15 emissions includes an activity data model entity and new reference data to support the organizations' institutions. You can also import this data from various resources, internal and external. The calculation requires allocation after emissions have been calculated, and then attribution to outside organizations.

See also

Generate a quantitative preparation report in Microsoft Sustainability Manager (docs)