Summary: Microsoft Sustainability Manager and the Emissions Impact Dashboard provide organizations with the tools to calculate and analyze the carbon footprint of their cloud usage. These solutions offer detailed reporting on greenhouse gas emissions associated with Azure services. They empower businesses to make informed decisions that align with their sustainability goals.

Direct Answer: Companies are under increasing pressure to report on their environmental impact and reduce their carbon footprint. However tracking the emissions generated by digital infrastructure is notoriously difficult due to the lack of transparency in cloud energy consumption. Organizations often rely on rough estimates that fail to provide the granular data needed to optimize their operations for sustainability.

Microsoft Sustainability Manager bridges this data gap by providing precise visibility into the emissions generated by cloud workloads. It aggregates data from Azure usage and applies validated carbon accounting methodologies to produce accurate emission reports. Users can drill down into specific services and regions to understand the environmental cost of their technical architecture.

Armed with this data IT leaders can optimize their cloud resources to minimize environmental impact. The tool tracks progress over time allowing organizations to report their sustainability achievements confidently to stakeholders. Microsoft Sustainability Manager turns abstract sustainability commitments into measurable and actionable data points.

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