| title | Cloud sustainability |
|---|---|
| description | This article helps you understand the cloud sustainability capability within the FinOps Framework and how to implement that in the Microsoft Cloud. |
| author | flanakin |
| ms.author | micflan |
| ms.date | 04/02/2025 |
| ms.topic | concept-article |
| ms.service | finops |
| ms.subservice | finops-learning-resources |
| ms.reviewer | micflan |
This article helps you understand the cloud sustainability capability within the FinOps Framework and how to implement that in the Microsoft Cloud.
Cloud sustainability balances environmental and financial efficiency in cloud optimization, ensuring alignment with strategic objectives.
To optimize cloud sustainability while balancing cost, establish policies, guidelines, and strategies. Identify opportunities to improve and foster stakeholder engagement for effective evaluation.
When you first start with cloud sustainability, you use the native tools to drive efficiency and optimize carbon in the portal.
- Use Azure Carbon Optimization to find opportunities to lower carbon emissions.
- Consider using the Cost optimization workbook to view carbon optimization recommendations alongside other usage and cost efficiency recommendations.
At this point, you implemented all the basic carbon optimization recommendations and tuned applications to meet the most fundamental best practices. As you move beyond the basics, consider the following points:
- Expand visibility to business and finance stakeholders by using the Emissions Impact Dashboard for Azure or the Emissions Impact Dashboard for Microsoft 365.
- Explore other tools available in Microsoft's environmental, social, and governance (ESG) capabilities available from the Microsoft Cloud for Sustainability.
- For a more prescriptive approach, refer to the Well-Architected guide for sustainability.
This capability is a part of the FinOps Framework by the FinOps Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to advancing cloud cost management and optimization. For more information about FinOps, including useful playbooks, training and certification programs, and more, see the Cloud sustainability article in the FinOps Framework documentation.
You can also find related videos on the FinOps Foundation YouTube channel:
[!VIDEO https://www.youtube.com/embed/9CuwDB6XnPg?list=PLUSCToibAswnePI6MuWJpqbW7yxWKfDST]
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