MSM - Microsoft 365 Emissions API

Microsoft | 2021-2023

Designed and launched the Microsoft 365 Emissions API experience, enabling customers to seamlessly export and connect emissions data for deeper analysis and integration into their sustainability reporting systems.

Context & Challenge

  • Customers needed programmatic access to emissions data for integration and analysis.

  • Team had to deliver quickly for Public Preview.

Solution

  • Seamless export and connection flows.

  • Extensible to future API use cases.

Impact

  • Enabled data access: Contributed to the successful Public Preview launch of the API for Microsoft 365 Emissions (Apr 2023), giving customers programmatic access to greenhouse gas emissions by scope type, month, year, and region.

  • Designed critical workflows: Partnered with product and engineering through multiple iterations and an XR Review to create seamless “Export Data” and “Connect Data” experiences.

  • Accelerated delivery: Leveraged existing export and connection design patterns to streamline development and reduce design redundancy.

  • Delivered customer value: Empowered organizations to integrate emissions data into their own tools and reporting systems, increasing transparency and enabling sustainability-driven decisions.

Final Solution

Connect Data

Connecting data through an API streamlines setup, keeps information current, and builds user trust by eliminating manual work and ensuring accurate insights.

Export Data

Exporting data with an API empowers users to easily integrate product insights into their own tools and workflows, saving time and building trust through flexibility and openness.