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# What's New: Sustainability (2026 release wave 1)

> Sustainability changes in Business Central 2026 release wave 1: new APIs (ESG reporting lines, value entries, purchase lines, goals), ESG sales invoice and quote layouts with carbon footprint, a product classification field with UNSPSC, and a carbon tracking method field (average or specific) that is in public preview.

[Watch on YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lqVWc-Yuots) · Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central (YouTube) · 2026-04-01 · 10:59 · tier official · reviewed (checked by Opus)

## Overview

The video walks through the sustainability features of the 2026 release wave 1. It covers new APIs for exporting ESG reporting data and exchanging carbon data and goals with external tools, plus new sales report layouts that show carbon footprint to customers.

It then covers product classification on the item card with UNSPSC support, and the carbon costing model, which is in public preview. The specific method needs item tracking and the presenter recommends testing it in a sandbox. Demos show the ESG sales invoice and quote layouts and the item card fields.

## Key points

- New API for posted ESG reporting lines has a read-only get method, for exporting CSRD and other compliance data to external tools; native Microsoft integration needs a Power Platform license.
- Sustainability value entry API is read-only; entries are created automatically from posting purchase, sales and production documents.
- Sustainability purchase line API and goals API support get, post and patch, for integrating external software for carbon calculations, emission data import and goals.
- Two ESG posted sales invoice layouts and ESG sales quote layouts show carbon equivalent per line or unit and total carbon footprint in kilograms.
- The item card has a new product classification field; only UNSPSC is available now, it is extendable, and OABL e-document integration is enabled for Denmark as a pilot.
- The carbon tracking method field on the item sustainability fast tab is in public preview; average stays the default to avoid breaking changes, and only one method can be chosen per item.
- The specific carbon costing method requires item tracking with serial or lot numbers; test it in a sandbox.

## Chapters

- [0:00](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lqVWc-Yuots&t=0s) Introduction and overview of sustainability features
- [0:33](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lqVWc-Yuots&t=33s) New sustainability APIs and ESG reporting
- [1:54](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lqVWc-Yuots&t=114s) Additional APIs for value chain and goals
- [2:58](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lqVWc-Yuots&t=178s) New sales layout reports with carbon footprint
- [4:06](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lqVWc-Yuots&t=246s) Product classification and UNSPSC integration
- [5:23](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lqVWc-Yuots&t=323s) Carbon costing model in public preview
- [7:01](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lqVWc-Yuots&t=421s) Carbon tracking method details and requirements
- [7:48](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lqVWc-Yuots&t=468s) Demo of ESG sales invoice and quote layouts
- [9:19](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lqVWc-Yuots&t=559s) Demo of item card carbon tracking and product classification
- [10:27](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lqVWc-Yuots&t=627s) Closing and resources

## Features

| Feature | Status | At | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Posted ESG reporting lines API | status not stated | [0:45](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lqVWc-Yuots&t=45s) |  |
| Sustainability value entry API | status not stated | [1:54](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lqVWc-Yuots&t=114s) |  |
| Sustainability purchase line API | status not stated | [2:20](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lqVWc-Yuots&t=140s) |  |
| Sustainability goals API | status not stated | [2:58](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lqVWc-Yuots&t=178s) |  |
| ESG sales invoice layouts | status not stated, demoed | [3:13](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lqVWc-Yuots&t=193s) |  |
| ESG sales quote layouts | status not stated, demoed | [3:43](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lqVWc-Yuots&t=223s) |  |
| Product classification item card field | status not stated, demoed | [4:16](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lqVWc-Yuots&t=256s) |  |
| Carbon tracking method field | generally available (roadmap [Use specific method for carbon footprint calculation when enabling item tracking](../features/573379.md)), demoed | [5:58](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lqVWc-Yuots&t=358s) | "You have new field carbon tracking method and this is currently in a public preview." ([6:35](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lqVWc-Yuots&t=395s)) |
| Specific carbon costing method | generally available (roadmap [Use specific method for carbon footprint calculation when enabling item tracking](../features/573379.md)) | [6:35](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lqVWc-Yuots&t=395s) | "If you want to check specific method, please do it in a sandbox because this is a public preview." ([10:27](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lqVWc-Yuots&t=627s)) |

A status with a roadmap link comes from the Microsoft 365 roadmap feature this part of the video covers (matched by Haiku; links Opus dropped are not used); other statuses need a status word in the video itself.

## AL objects mentioned

As heard in the captions. A name that matches one object page by exact type and name links to it; the others stay as named.

- [table 6227 "Sustainability Value Entry"](../objects/table/6227.md) at [1:54](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lqVWc-Yuots&t=114s)
- table "Sustainability purchase line" at [2:32](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lqVWc-Yuots&t=152s)
- table "Product classification" at [4:55](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lqVWc-Yuots&t=295s)

Not found in BC28-30: table "Sustainability purchase line", table "Product classification".

## Quotes

- [0:17](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lqVWc-Yuots&t=17s) "This time you will see a few features uh because we are very close to finish this module. I say the finish it will"
- [0:55](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lqVWc-Yuots&t=55s) "If you started to use um reporting for uh CSRD and other types, depends in which country you are, this is something what we"
- [1:39](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lqVWc-Yuots&t=99s) "So, if you want to use any other tool or if you want to use some other reporting reason for whatever reason you have,"
- [4:55](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lqVWc-Yuots&t=295s) "So, this integration doesn't exist, but you have all prerequisites here right now."
- [6:10](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lqVWc-Yuots&t=370s) "Previously, with no configuration option, you had only average model. So, this is the same as a costing method for your costs, but it"
- [6:35](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lqVWc-Yuots&t=395s) "You have new field carbon tracking method and this is currently in a public preview."
- [6:46](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lqVWc-Yuots&t=406s) "So, by default is average method. So, this is still by default and why? If you already started to use value chain, we didn't"
- [7:14](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lqVWc-Yuots&t=434s) "But what it requires, it requires item tracking. So, you cannot use specific method if you do not item tracking."
- [10:27](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lqVWc-Yuots&t=627s) "If you want to check specific method, please do it in a sandbox because this is a public preview."

## Disclaimers in the video

- [5:58](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lqVWc-Yuots&t=358s) preview: This is now in a public preview.
- [6:35](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lqVWc-Yuots&t=395s) preview: this is currently in a public preview
- [10:27](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lqVWc-Yuots&t=627s) preview: If you want to check specific method, please do it in a sandbox because this is a public preview.

Presenters (as heard): Aleksandar Totovic.