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id: feature/573379
type: feature
title: Use specific method for carbon footprint calculation when enabling item tracking
summary: "Sustainability Management: Use specific method for carbon footprint calculation when enabling item tracking. Generally available, GA 2026-10 (Microsoft 365 roadmap). This feature introduces a new calculation method for carbon footprint tracking in sustainability value entries. In addition to the current Average method, you can enable a Specific method for items that you track with serial or lot numbers."
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wave: 2026 release wave 2
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roadmap_status: Launched
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---

# Use specific method for carbon footprint calculation when enabling item tracking

> Sustainability Management: Use specific method for carbon footprint calculation when enabling item tracking. Generally available, GA 2026-10 (Microsoft 365 roadmap). This feature introduces a new calculation method for carbon footprint tracking in sustainability value entries. In addition to the current Average method, you can enable a Specific method for items that you track with serial or lot numbers.

[Microsoft 365 roadmap 573379](https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?id=573379) · Sustainability Management · generally available · roadmap status "Launched", phase General Availability

## What Microsoft says

This feature introduces a new calculation method for carbon footprint tracking in sustainability value entries. In addition to the current Average method, you can enable a Specific method for items that you track with serial or lot numbers. On the Item Card page, on the Sustainability FastTab, you can choose one of the following options in the Carbon Tracking Method field: Average (default) – Use the current behavior for all postings. Specific – Use the exact emission value for the unit received, similar to specific costing, when you track items by using serial or lot numbers.

## Dates

- General availability: October CY2026 (2026 release wave 2)
- Public preview: not given
- On the roadmap since 2026-09-30, last changed 2026-09-30

## Covered by

Matched by Haiku among videos and Learn pages in the same galaxy system, checked against the roadmap ids and the evidence text. Every link below was reviewed by Opus.

### Videos

- [What's New: Sustainability (2026 release wave 1)](../videos/lqVWc-Yuots.md): Carbon tracking method field at [5:58](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lqVWc-Yuots&t=358s); Specific carbon costing method at [6:35](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lqVWc-Yuots&t=395s)
- [What's new in Sustainability (2026 release wave 2)](../videos/t_UXxbvgnHY.md): Scope three tracking by item tracking level at [0:59](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t_UXxbvgnHY&t=59s)

### Microsoft Learn

- [Sustainability value chain setup](https://learn.microsoft.com/dynamics365/business-central/value-chain-howto-setup)

Source: Microsoft 365 roadmap. Status words follow the roadmap.