According to a recent study, the earth will be operating at 200% of its resource capacity by 2030, which is clearly not sustainable. In this course, Fawad Qureshi shows you how data—particularly better access to data—can be used to address sustainability issues.
Fawad begins with an introduction to sustainability concepts, covers the key regulations, and takes you through the different solutions Microsoft Cloud for Sustainability offers to cover your environmental, social, and governance (ESG) needs.
The course combines video lectures and scenarios to provide an overview of sustainability, sustainable software engineering, and Microsoft sustainability solutions, and shows real-world examples of how organizations can use Microsoft sustainability solutions to achieve their sustainability goals.
Syllabus
Introduction
- Introduction to the course
1. Sustainability Basics
- Who cares wins
- Understanding carbon emissions
- Key sustainability regulations
- Focusing on long-termism vs. short-termism
- Sustainability challenges
2. Microsoft Sustainability Solutions
- What are Microsoft Sustainability Solutions?
- What are the benefits of using Microsoft Sustainability Solutions?
3. Microsoft Sustainability Data Model
- The need for data models
- Microsoft Cloud for Sustainability model
- Project ESG Lake
4. Microsoft Sustainability Manager
- What is Microsoft Sustainability Manager?
- What are the solution focus areas?
- How to use Microsoft Sustainability Manager
- ESG value chain
5. Compliance Reporting
- Microsoft Purview compliance manager
- CSRD template in Microsoft Purview
6. Emissions Impact Dashboard
- Emissions Impact Dashboard
- Calculation methodology
- Two types of Emissions Impact Dashboards
7. Credit Service
- What are carbon credits?
- Cap and trade system
- What is measurement, reporting, and verification (MRV)?
- What is the Microsoft Environment Credit Service?
Conclusion
- How to get started with Microsoft Sustainability Solutions
- Leave it the way you found it
