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This post is part of the New Functionality In Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central 2025 Wave 1 series in which I am taking a look at the new functionality introduced in Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central 2025 Wave 1.

The 10th of the new functionality in the Sustainability management section is use sustainability Scope 3 value chain in manufacturing.

Sustainability Scope 3 value chain process automation involves standard ERP processes to streamline the collection, calculation, and reporting of indirect emissions data across a company’s upstream and downstream value chain, improving accuracy, efficiency, and compliance with sustainability goals. Scope 3 is significant for accurate tracking because it represents a majority of emissions, influences business decisions, and aligns with many regulations.

Scope 3 is also probably the most complex for measuring because it requires data from multiple sources. For example, from vendors, but also internal operations such as transfers, manufacturing, and so on. This feature provides more control by enabling you to track emissions in the manufacturing process and automatically calculate newly added emission in both downstream and upstream activities related to their inventory.

Enabled for: Users, automatically
Public Preview: Apr 2025
General Availability: Oct 2025

Feature Details

This feature allows you to calculate CO2e for finished goods by using raw material emissions data from purchase documents and adding emissions from manufacturing processes.

To facilitate this, the new CO2e per Unit and Total CO2e fields are available on the following pages

• Production BOM
• Routing
• Components
• Operations
• Production Order Lines
• Consumption
• Output Journals

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This post is part of the New Functionality In Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central 2025 Wave 1 series in which I am taking a look at the new functionality introduced in Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central 2025 Wave 1.

The 9th of the new functionality in the Sustainability management section is start value chain in purchase process for Scope 3 in sustainability.

Sustainability Scope 3 value chain process automation involves standard ERP processes to streamline the collection, calculation, and reporting of indirect emissions data across a company’s upstream and downstream value chain. The processes improve accuracy, efficiency, and compliance with sustainability goals. This feature provides flexibility by enabling you to track emissions starting with the purchase process, and to start the final emission calculation.

Enabled for: Users, automatically
Public Preview: Apr 2025
General Availability: Oct 2025

Feature Details

Scope 3 is significant for accurate tracking because it represents the majority of emissions, influences business decisions, and aligns with many regulations. Scope 3 is also probably the most complex for measuring because it requires data from multiple sources. For example, from vendors, but also internal operations such as transfers, manufacturing, and so on.

When you post emission values with purchase invoices, Business Central creates a sustainability ledger entry, as usual. It also creates and a new sustainability value entry that references the item ledger entry with the same item ledger entry type, and records details related to the calculated CO2e Amount. This marks the beginning of the emission valuation process, where Business Central tracks all emission changes through other processes. This feature in purchase documents currently applies only to items. It doesn’t yet support item charges for adding additional emissions. Also, this release supports only the Average model of emission calculation.

This post is part of the New Functionality In Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central 2025 Wave 1 series in which I am taking a look at the new functionality introduced in Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central 2025 Wave 1.

The 8th of the new functionality in the Sustainability management section is use ESG Reporting integrated with Business Central.

Business Central users can now seamlessly integrate the Project ESG Reporting app with the Sustainability module for streamlined compliance reporting aligned with standards like CSRD, ASRS, and BRSR, with future expansions planned. This feature eliminates the need for repetitive data entry and lets you manage non-transactional data outside of Business Central. It marks another milestone in Microsoft’s commitment to fostering collaboration across business applications, enhancing efficiency and compliance for users.

Enabled for: Users, automatically
Public Preview: –
General Availability: Apr 2025

Feature Details

Business Central users can leverage the Sustainability module to measure environmental impacts such as greenhouse gas emissions, water usage, and waste intensity while maintaining data required for compliance reporting. You can also use features such as statistical accounts to track and measure social and governance impacts.

This functionality allows you to collect sustainability data and align it with regulatory taxonomies required for reporting under various standards, such as Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) and Business Responsibility and Sustainability Reporting (BRSR). After you collect and aggregate data in Business Central, you can seamlessly transfer it to the Project ESG Reporting app, where you can add more text or contextual information as needed. The reporting process ends with the generation of regulatory-compliant files for submission, which streamlines the entire sustainability reporting workflow.

This post is part of the New Functionality In Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central 2025 Wave 1 series in which I am taking a look at the new functionality introduced in Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central 2025 Wave 1.

The 7th of the new functionality in the Sustainability management section is provide carbon equivalent data for sales based on Scope 3 automation.

Sustainability Scope 3 value chain process automation involves using standard ERP processes to streamline the collection, calculation, and reporting of indirect emissions data across the upstream and downstream corporate value chain. The processes improve accuracy, efficiency, and compliance with sustainability goals. Scope 3 is significant for accurate tracking because it represents the majority of emissions, influences business decisions, and aligns with many regulations.

Scope 3 is also probably the most complex for measuring because it requires data from multiple sources. For example, information from vendors but also internal operations such as transfers, manufacturing, and so on. This feature provides flexibility by enabling you to provide accurate emissions information about the items you sell.

Enabled for: Users, automatically
Public Preview: Apr 2025
General Availability: Oct 2025

Feature Details

Business Central can accurately calculate item emissions based on values in Sustainability Value Entries, which currently only use the Average method. These values are used to add the calculated, read-only CO2e per Unit and Total CO2e fields on lines on sales documents. Note that this release doesn’t extend document reports to include the additional CO2e emission values.

This post is part of the New Functionality In Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central 2025 Wave 1 series in which I am taking a look at the new functionality introduced in Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central 2025 Wave 1.

The 6th of the new functionality in the Sustainability management section is enable sustainability Scope 3 value chain for assembly and transfers.

Sustainability Scope 3 value chain process automation involves using standard ERP processes to streamline the collection, calculation, and reporting of indirect emissions data across the upstream and downstream corporate value chain. The processes improve accuracy, efficiency, and compliance with sustainability goals. Scope 3 is significant for accurate tracking because it represents the majority of emissions, influences business decisions, and aligns with many regulations.

Scope 3 is also probably the most complex for measuring because it requires data from multiple sources. For example, information from vendors but also internal operations such as transfers, manufacturing, and so on. This feature provides flexibility by enabling you to provide accurate emissions information about the items you sell.

Enabled for: Users, automatically
Public Preview: Apr 2025
General Availability: Oct 2025

Feature Details

Business Central can accurately calculate item emissions based on values in Sustainability Value Entries, which currently only use the Average method. These values are used to add the calculated, read-only CO2e per Unit and Total CO2e fields on lines on sales documents. Note that this release doesn’t extend document reports to include the additional CO2e emission values.

This post is part of the New Functionality In Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central 2025 Wave 1 series in which I am taking a look at the new functionality introduced in Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central 2025 Wave 1.

The 5th of the new functionality in the Sustainability management section is use water and waste management with sustainability.

Enjoy an improved ability to track your company’s environmental impacts in Business Central. Microsoft are broadening the measurement capabilities to include water and waste, which improves your ability to prepare for compliance reporting about specific areas, particularly for Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD).

Enabled for: Users, automatically
Public Preview: –
General Availability: Apr 2025

Feature Details

You can use the Sustainability Journals and Recurring Sustainability Journals pages to record water and waste intensity data, based on the existing Chart of Sustainability Accounts, but using new Emission Scopes – Water and Waste. You can use different account groups, subgroups, and formulas to make the collection of water and waste intensity as easy as possible. This feature also uses existing Sustainability Ledger Entries where data is recorded and used for reporting, so you can report both gas emissions and water and waste from the single source.

You can specifically track Water Intensity, Discharged Into Water, and Waste Intensity, using Water/Waste Intensity Type (Withdrawn, Discharged, Consumed, Recycled, Generated, Disposed, Recovered) and Water Type (Surface water, Sea water, Ground water, Third party water, Produced water). Sustainability Goals are also extended to cover water and waste management features.

This post is part of the New Functionality In Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central 2025 Wave 1 series in which I am taking a look at the new functionality introduced in Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central 2025 Wave 1.

The 4th of the new functionality in the Sustainability management section is capture sustainability data with general journals.

Recording greenhouse gases using general journals allows businesses to track and reduce their carbon footprint and use double materiality more effectively. By integrating environmental data with financial records, companies can identify high-emission activities, make informed sustainability decisions, and enhance their corporate responsibility. The proactive approach not only meets regulatory requirements but also attracts eco-conscious customers, strengthens brand reputation, and can lead to cost savings through more efficient resource management.

Enabled for: Users, automatically
Public Preview: –
General Availability: Apr 2025

Feature Details

If you have emission details related to your financial data, you can post both types of data in a single line on the General Journals page. Just open a general journal and add the usual financial details. Then select the Sustainability Account, and enter the emission amounts you track for each account in the Total Emission CO2, Total Emission CH4, and Total Emission N2O fields. On the General Ledger Entries page, you can easily find the related Sustainability Entry using the Find entries action. This information is also available on the Posted General Journal page.

This post is part of the New Functionality In Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central 2025 Wave 1 series in which I am taking a look at the new functionality introduced in Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central 2025 Wave 1.

The 3rd of the new functionality in the Sustainability management section is enable taxonomy elements for ESRS and other standards.

Businesses can map entries in Business Central with required taxonomies to get their data ready for Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) reporting.

Business Central helps companies in the European Union to comply with the CSRD by enabling taxonomy elements for the European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS) and other frameworks. This capability helps ensure accurate, transparent, and comprehensive sustainability reporting. Integrating these taxonomy elements simplifies the reporting process, saving you time and reducing the risk of noncompliance.

Enabled for: Users, automatically
Public Preview: Apr 2025
General Availability: Jul 2025

Feature Details

You can set up taxonomies in Business Central using various transactional data sources. The initial setups are prepared for the demo data, but you can adjust them to meet your specific needs. After configuration, you can aggregate existing data based on these taxonomies.

After you aggregate data for a specific reporting period, you can integrate with the ESG Reporting tool to prepare the data for reporting. Because Business Central doesn’t contain all the data needed for CSRD reporting, you can switch to the ESG Reporting tool where you’ll find a preconfigured CSRD template where you can add any missing metrics so you can generate the reporting file.

In the future, Microsoft say they will extend this integration to other ESG reporting standards.

This post is part of the New Functionality In Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central 2025 Wave 1 series in which I am taking a look at the new functionality introduced in Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central 2025 Wave 1.

The 2nd of the new functionality in the Sustainability management section is specify default sustainability values for various entities.

You can enhance your sustainability tracking by configuring inbound emissions for each item, resource, and general ledger account, and for internal operations such as work or machine centers and transfer journals. This comprehensive setup helps ensure that you accurately monitor and report on your company’s environmental impact.

Enabled for: Users, automatically
Public Preview: –
General Availability: Apr 2025

Feature Details

A new Default Sust. Account field is available in the following tables:

• G/L Account
• Item
• Item Category
• Resource
• Work Center
• Machine Center

If you fill in the Default Sust. Account field in the Item Category table, items assigned to the category inherit the value.

Additionally, there are new Default CO2 Emission, Default CH4 Emission, and Default N2O Emission fields in the Item, Resource, Work Center, and Machine Center tables. You can edit the values in these fields on the Item card if you specify Purchase in the Replenishment System field for the items. Otherwise, Business Central calculates the values. If these fields have a value and you change the selection in the Replenishment System field, a message warns you that the values in the emission fields will be removed.

To use these fields, you must enable them on the Sustainability Setup page. Requiring configuration means less clutter in the user experience for businesses that don’t want to use them.

If you specify a value in the Default Sust. Account field, and you work with purchase documents or general journals, the value transfers to the related Sustainability Account and Emission Amount fields.

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This post is part of the New Functionality In Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central 2025 Wave 1 series in which I am taking a look at the new functionality introduced in Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central 2025 Wave 1.

The 1st of the new functionality in the Sustainability management section is generate a CSRD preparation report.

You can simplify your Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) reporting by printing reports with prepared data and taxonomies if you don’t want to use integration for ESG reporting.

Enabled for: Users, automatically
Public Preview: –
General Availability: May 2025

Feature Details

You can configure taxonomies in Business Central, drawing from various transactional data sources. The initial setup is prepped for demo data, but you can adjust it to suit specific needs. After configuration, you can aggregate existing data based on the set taxonomies. If there’s no integration with a reporting tool, you can generate a report layout to serve as a preparation document for CSRD reporting.