Archived what's new in 2023

Important new features and enhancements were introduced in previous years.

December 2023

Envizi Supply Chain Intelligence Suite module availability: Envizi Supply Chain Intelligence Suite module is available. The module captures and aggregates high-volume supplier and product-level transaction data for Scope 3 emissions and reporting, with a focus on Category 1 – Purchased Goods & Services. For more information about this module, refer to the IBM Envizi: Supply Chain Intelligence micro site.

AI Assist added for Scope 3 Category 1 spend data: Clients can use AI Assist to add Scope 3, category 1 purchased goods and services, spend-based data. You can read more about this new feature in Adding spend data by using AI Assist.
Password expiry reminders: You can configure password expiry reminders to users. For more information, refer to Setting a password policy.
Account styles in your organization: You can review the list of account styles that are available in your organization. For more information, refer to Reviewing Account styles.

CRREM Scenario Modeler PowerReport availability: A CRREM Scenario Modeler PowerReport is available. For more information, refer to CRREM Scenario Modeler.
Monthly Data Summary report fields added: Four new fields have been added to the Monthly Data Summary report. For more information, refer to the Monthly data summary report.
Multi-language support: Multi-language support has been added to the platform. For more information, refer to Multi-languages and Support for multiple languages.
ENERGY STAR data synchronization enhancements: ENERGY STAR partial data sync mode is available. For more information, refer to Uploading data and requesting an ENERGY STAR score.

Tagged data availability: Tagged data is available in the Monthly Dataset. For information about configuring tagged data, refer to Setting dashboard and reporting preferences. For information about setting up custom tag types, refer to Tagged data in monthly dataset and Setting up custom tags.
User activation flow enhancements: The Automated User Activation Email feature has been enhanced. For more information, refer to Creating users.

New ENERGY STAR settings: New ENERGY STAR Location Settings are available. For more information, refer to Building Ratings and Benchmarks.
Virtual Accounts availability: Virtual Accounts are now available. For more information, refer to Setting up virtual accounts.
Tag Management enhancements: Tag Management enhancements have been added for managing and view tags. For more information, refer to Setting up custom tags.

Data Flow Automation: Data Flow Automation is now available. For more information, refer to Setting up Data Flow Automation.
Loading account data in bulk: The Universal Account Setup and Data Loading Process is available. For more information, refer to Loading account data in bulk.
Envizi ESG Suite API Access Tokens usage: Envizi ESG Suite API Access Tokens. For more information, refer to Access tokens. For more information about advanced administration of API tokens, refer to Managing the access tokens of others.

Data capture issues enhancements: Bulk generation and scheduling of data capture issues. For more information, refer to Scheduling data capture requests.
Tag access enhancements: Tag access level user. For more information about a tag access level user, refer to Setting up users . For more information about the Tag Summary page refer to Tag Summary pages.
PowerReport survey dataset updates: PowerReport survey dataset. For more information, refer to Survey data set.

Tag management updates: Enhancements to managing and viewing tags. For more information, refer to Setting up custom tags.
ENERGY STAR updates: ENERGY STAR API Transaction Logs. For more information, refer to Building Ratings and Benchmarks.
Notification updates: Enhancements to managing notification contacts and due dates in bulk. For more information, refer to Setting up notification contacts.
Emission and Energy Factors report changes: Changes to the Emission and Energy Factors report. Due to a new licensing agreement with IEA, we can no longer display paid or sensitive emission factor values in a downloadable spreadsheet. As a result, the report has been updated to show ‘Value unable to be disclosed’ if it's a paid factor. A new report Emission and Energy Factors - PDF Version has been made available in the Audit Report folder and is only available as a PDF file.
Login enhancements: The Envizi login page has been changed to support both SSO users and non-SSO users. For more information, refer to Creating users. For more information about managing logins when using SSO SAML 2.0, refer to Managing user logins.
GRESB 2023 Questionnaire and updates: GRESB 2023 Questionnaire and updates. You can read more about GRESB 2023 at GRESB.

CDP Climate report availability: A CDP - Climate - 2023 PowerReport. For more information, refer to CDP Climate PowerReport 2024
Utility Account Analytics report availability: A Utility Account Analytics PowerReport allows you to understand when, where, and how much energy and water is being used by your organization.