Use specific method for carbon footprint calculation when enabling item tracking

Microsoft 365 roadmap 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

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Videos

• What’s New: Sustainability (2026 release wave 1): Carbon tracking method field at 5:58; Specific carbon costing method at 6:35
• What’s new in Sustainability (2026 release wave 2): Scope three tracking by item tracking level at 0:59

Microsoft Learn

• Sustainability value chain setup

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